Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for Kadant Q3 Earnings

Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI) – Analysts at William Blair issued their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Kadant in a note issued to investors on Monday, December 16th. William Blair analyst R. Sparenblek anticipates that the industrial products company will earn $3.26 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Kadant’s current full-year earnings is $10.11 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Kadant’s FY2026 earnings at $12.90 EPS.

Separately, Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $360.00 price objective on shares of Kadant in a report on Wednesday, October 30th.

Kadant Trading Down 1.6 %

Shares of KAI opened at $354.38 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 2.29, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. Kadant has a 1-year low of $249.51 and a 1-year high of $429.95. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $370.23 and its 200-day moving average price is $332.17. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.27 and a beta of 1.25.

Kadant (NYSE:KAI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 29th. The industrial products company reported $2.84 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.43 by $0.41. The firm had revenue of $271.61 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $266.38 million. Kadant had a return on equity of 15.10% and a net margin of 11.12%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 11.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.69 EPS.

Kadant Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 9th will be issued a $0.32 dividend. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.36%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 9th. Kadant’s dividend payout ratio is 13.10%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Kadant news, Director Thomas C. Leonard sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $337.40, for a total value of $674,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 4,250 shares in the company, valued at $1,433,950. This represents a 32.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Rebecca Martinez O’mara sold 300 shares of Kadant stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $392.59, for a total value of $117,777.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 1,293 shares in the company, valued at approximately $507,618.87. The trade was a 18.83 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 3,052 shares of company stock valued at $1,091,455. Insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kadant

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in KAI. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC purchased a new position in shares of Kadant during the third quarter valued at about $25,000. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Kadant during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Westside Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Kadant during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Park Place Capital Corp grew its holdings in shares of Kadant by 68.6% in the third quarter. Park Place Capital Corp now owns 204 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $69,000 after purchasing an additional 83 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. bought a new stake in Kadant in the third quarter worth $74,000. 96.13% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Kadant Company Profile

Kadant Inc supplies technologies and engineered systems worldwide. It operates in three segments: Flow Control, Industrial Processing, and Material Handling. The Flow Control segment develops, manufactures, and markets fluid-handling systems and equipment, such as rotary joints, syphons, turbulator bars, expansion joints, and engineered steam and condensate systems; and doctoring, cleaning, and filtration systems and related consumables consisting of doctor systems and holders, doctor blades, cleaning shower and fabric-conditioning systems, forming systems and wear surfaces, and water-filtration systems.