Brokers Issue Forecasts for Kadant’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:KAI)

Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI) – Research analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Kadant in a research report issued on Monday, December 16th. William Blair analyst R. Sparenblek forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $2.42 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 Q2 2025 earnings at $2.98 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $2.53 EPS.

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

Separately, Barrington Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $360.00 price objective on shares of Kadant in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th.

Kadant Stock Performance

KAI opened at $352.81 on Tuesday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $370.85 and its 200 day simple moving average is $332.32. Kadant has a 52-week low of $249.51 and a 52-week high of $429.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a current ratio of 2.29. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.14 billion, a PE ratio of 36.11 and a beta of 1.25.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kadant

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in KAI. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its position in shares of Kadant by 1.0% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 4,510 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,483,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares during the period. Synovus Financial Corp acquired a new stake in Kadant in the 3rd quarter worth about $585,000. Westside Investment Management Inc. bought a new stake in Kadant in the 3rd quarter valued at about $31,000. Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Kadant during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $444,000. Finally, DF Dent & Co. Inc. grew its position in shares of Kadant by 64.1% during the 3rd quarter. DF Dent & Co. Inc. now owns 83,163 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $28,109,000 after purchasing an additional 32,491 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.13% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Kadant

In related news, Director Rebecca Martinez O’mara sold 300 shares of the company’s 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 owns 1,293 shares in the company, valued at approximately $507,618.87. This represents a 18.83 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Thomas C. Leonard sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $337.40, for a total transaction of $674,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 4,250 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,433,950. This represents a 32.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 3,052 shares of company stock worth $1,091,455. Insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

Kadant Dividend Announcement

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

About Kadant

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.