Kadant (NYSE:KAI) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Kadant (NYSE:KAI - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 9.700-10.050 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 10.540. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.0 billion-$1.1 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.1 billion. Kadant also updated its Q1 2025 guidance to 1.850-2.050 EPS.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Barrington Research reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $410.00 price objective on shares of Kadant in a research report on Friday.

Kadant Stock Up 10.2 %

NYSE KAI traded up $36.02 on Friday, reaching $390.21. 587,263 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 75,445. Kadant has a 12 month low of $249.51 and a 12 month high of $429.95. The company has a market cap of $4.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.94 and a beta of 1.29. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $363.28 and a 200-day moving average price of $348.92. 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 - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 12th. The industrial products company reported $2.25 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.08 by $0.17. Kadant had a return on equity of 15.10% and a net margin of 11.12%. As a group, research analysts forecast that Kadant will post 10.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Fredrik H. Westerhout sold 600 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, November 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $397.25, for a total value of $238,350.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 1,437 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $570,848.25. The trade was a 29.46 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Thomas C. Leonard sold 152 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $398.21, for a total value of $60,527.92. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 4,250 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,692,392.50. The trade was a 3.45 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 1.40% 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.