Barrington Research Reiterates Outperform Rating for Kadant (NYSE:KAI)

Kadant (NYSE:KAI)‘s stock had its “outperform” rating reiterated by Barrington Research in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. They currently have a $380.00 price target on the industrial products company’s stock. Barrington Research’s price objective points to a potential upside of 11.96% from the company’s current price.

KAI has been the subject of a number of other reports. DA Davidson set a $303.00 price objective on shares of Kadant in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Kadant in a report on Monday, December 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Kadant currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $341.50.

Kadant Stock Up 1.1%

Shares of NYSE:KAI opened at $339.41 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 8.97, a quick ratio of 5.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $316.68 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $304.85. Kadant has a 12-month low of $244.87 and a 12-month high of $387.53. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.24 and a beta of 1.25.

Kadant (NYSE:KAI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The industrial products company reported $2.27 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.19 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $286.20 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $274.43 million. Kadant had a return on equity of 11.57% and a net margin of 9.69%.The company’s revenue was up 10.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.25 earnings per share. Kadant has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.780-1.880 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 10.500-10.750 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Kadant will post 9.97 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kadant

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. CWM LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Kadant by 102.3% during the 4th quarter. CWM LLC now owns 87 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 44 shares during the period. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd increased its position in Kadant by 1,300.0% during the third quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 84 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 78 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Kadant in the second quarter valued at about $27,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in Kadant in the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Finally, Danske Bank A S bought a new stake in shares of Kadant during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Institutional investors own 96.13% of the company’s stock.

Kadant Company Profile

Kadant Inc, headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts, is a global supplier of high‐value, critical components and engineered systems for the pulp and paper industry and other process industries. The company’s product portfolio spans stock preparation technologies, refiners and pulpers, fluid handling systems, and web‐handling equipment designed to optimize the efficiency and quality of paper production. In addition to capital equipment, Kadant offers aftermarket services, including spare parts, maintenance programs and process optimization consulting, which together support long‐term customer productivity and reliability.

Originally part of a larger industrial conglomerate, Kadant was established as an independent public company in 1991.