Seaport Res Ptn Issues Negative Estimate for Kadant Earnings

Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Kadant in a report issued on Tuesday, February 18th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Liptak now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $2.01 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.32. The consensus estimate for Kadant’s current full-year earnings is $9.97 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Kadant’s Q3 2025 earnings at $2.83 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $9.94 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.28 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.85 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.00 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $2.60 EPS.

Separately, Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and set a $410.00 price objective on shares of Kadant in a research report on Friday, February 14th.

Kadant Stock Performance

NYSE:KAI opened at $382.37 on Thursday. 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 company has a fifty day moving average of $363.59 and a two-hundred day moving average of $351.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.49 billion, a PE ratio of 40.33 and a beta of 1.29. Kadant has a fifty-two week low of $249.51 and a fifty-two week high of $429.95.

Kadant (NYSE:KAI) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The industrial products company reported $2.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.08 by $0.17. Kadant had a net margin of 10.59% and a return on equity of 14.66%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kadant

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of KAI. Select Equity Group L.P. grew its holdings in shares of Kadant by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Select Equity Group L.P. now owns 13,029 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $4,495,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada grew its holdings in shares of Kadant by 21.2% in the fourth quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 76,714 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $26,466,000 after purchasing an additional 13,441 shares during the period. Man Group plc grew its holdings in shares of Kadant by 10.0% in the fourth quarter. Man Group plc now owns 19,448 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $6,709,000 after purchasing an additional 1,760 shares during the period. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Kadant in the fourth quarter valued at about $690,000. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Kadant by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 6,674 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,302,000 after purchasing an additional 265 shares during the period. 96.13% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.