Seaport Res Ptn Weighs in on Kadant's Q1 Earnings (NYSE:KAI)

Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Kadant in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 18th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Liptak now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings of $2.01 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate 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.

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

Separately, Barrington Research restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $410.00 target price on shares of Kadant in a research note on Friday, February 14th.

Kadant Stock Down 1.4 %

NYSE KAI traded down $5.34 during trading on Thursday, hitting $382.37. The stock had a trading volume of 238,504 shares, compared to its average volume of 188,032. The company has a market capitalization of $4.49 billion, a PE ratio of 40.33 and a beta of 1.29. The company's 50-day moving average price is $363.59 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $351.12. 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 has a 12 month low of $249.51 and a 12 month high of $429.95.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kadant

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new stake in shares of Kadant during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Hilltop National Bank bought a new stake in Kadant in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Kadant during the 3rd quarter worth $28,000. Westside Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Kadant in the third quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its stake in Kadant by 267.9% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 103 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.13% of the company's stock.

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.