Seaport Res Ptn Weighs in on Kadant’s Q3 Earnings (NYSE:KAI)

Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Kadant in a report released on Wednesday, May 7th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Liptak now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $2.54 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.83. The consensus estimate for Kadant’s current full-year earnings is $9.97 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Kadant’s Q1 2026 earnings at $2.26 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.72 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $2.71 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also commented on the stock. DA Davidson reduced their price objective on shares of Kadant from $300.00 to $275.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $380.00 price target on shares of Kadant in a report on Thursday, May 1st.

Kadant Stock Performance

Shares of Kadant stock opened at $290.69 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.42 billion, a PE ratio of 30.66 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $326.88 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $355.73. Kadant has a one year low of $266.23 and a one year 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.

Kadant (NYSE:KAI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The industrial products company reported $2.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.97 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $239.21 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $239.41 million. Kadant had a return on equity of 14.66% and a net margin of 10.59%. The business’s revenue was down 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.38 EPS.

Kadant Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 7th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 9th were issued a $0.34 dividend. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.47%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 9th. This is an increase from Kadant’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.32. Kadant’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 14.44%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kadant

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. C2P Capital Advisory Group LLC d.b.a. Prosperity Capital Advisors acquired a new stake in Kadant in the 4th quarter worth approximately $193,595,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Kadant by 25.0% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,218,273 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $420,292,000 after buying an additional 243,267 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Kadant during the fourth quarter valued at $46,529,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Kadant in the 4th quarter valued at $39,400,000. Finally, Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Kadant in the 4th quarter worth $38,560,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.13% of the company’s stock.

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.