William Blair Issues Pessimistic Outlook for Kadant Earnings

Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI) – Investment analysts at William Blair decreased their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Kadant in a report issued on Thursday, May 1st. William Blair analyst R. Sparenblek now anticipates that the industrial products company will earn $2.24 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.43. The consensus estimate for Kadant’s current full-year earnings is $9.97 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Kadant’s FY2026 earnings at $11.40 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $380.00 price target on shares of Kadant in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. DA Davidson decreased their target price on Kadant from $300.00 to $275.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 1st.

Kadant Trading Down 1.3 %

KAI stock opened at $289.53 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.46, a current ratio of 2.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The company has a market cap of $3.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.54 and a beta of 1.30. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $328.55 and a 200-day simple moving average of $356.18. Kadant has a 52 week low of $266.23 and a 52 week high of $429.95.

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

Kadant Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 7th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 9th will be issued a dividend of $0.34 per share. This is a positive change from Kadant’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.32. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 9th. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.47%. Kadant’s payout ratio is presently 14.44%.

Institutional Trading of Kadant

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Synovus Financial Corp grew its stake in shares of Kadant by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 1,761 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $608,000 after buying an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can raised its stake in shares of Kadant by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 1,187 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $410,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares during the period. Apollon Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Kadant by 2.2% during the first quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,795 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $605,000 after purchasing an additional 39 shares in the last quarter. Zhang Financial LLC boosted its stake in shares of Kadant by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Zhang Financial LLC now owns 5,256 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,813,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the period. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers grew its holdings in Kadant by 5.6% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 760 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $256,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. 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.