Seaport Res Ptn Forecasts Kadant’s Q3 Earnings (NYSE:KAI)

Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Kadant in a research note issued on Wednesday, May 7th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Liptak now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $2.54 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate 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.

KAI has been the topic of several other research reports. DA Davidson dropped their target price on Kadant from $300.00 to $275.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $380.00 price objective on shares of Kadant in a report on Thursday, May 1st.

Kadant Trading Up 1.0 %

Shares of Kadant stock opened at $303.85 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $3.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.05 and a beta of 1.30. Kadant has a 52-week low of $266.23 and a 52-week high of $429.95. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $324.33 and its 200-day simple moving average is $355.47. The company has a quick ratio of 1.46, a current ratio of 2.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37.

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

Kadant Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 7th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 9th were given a dividend of $0.34 per share. This is a positive change from Kadant’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.32. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.45%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, April 9th. Kadant’s dividend payout ratio is presently 14.44%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kadant

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its holdings in Kadant by 1.0% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 4,510 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,483,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of Kadant by 60.3% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 64,722 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $21,876,000 after buying an additional 24,358 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in shares of Kadant by 63.1% in the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,293 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $437,000 after buying an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. Hilltop National Bank acquired a new stake in Kadant in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Finally, Avanza Fonder AB purchased a new position in Kadant during the 4th quarter valued at about $160,000. 96.13% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.