Kadant (KAI) Competitors

Kadant (NYSE:KAI) and Pentair (NYSE:PNR) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability and media sentiment.

Does the media favor KAI or PNR?

In the previous week, Pentair had 2 more articles in the media than Kadant. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Pentair and 6 mentions for Kadant. Pentair's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Kadant's score of 0.77 indicating that Pentair is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kadant	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Pentair	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is KAI or PNR a better dividend stock?

Kadant pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Pentair pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Kadant pays out 13.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pentair pays out 23.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Kadant has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years.

Which has more volatility and risk, KAI or PNR?

Kadant has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pentair has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate KAI or PNR?

Kadant currently has a consensus price target of $355.00, indicating a potential downside of 5.58%. Pentair has a consensus price target of $111.13, indicating a potential upside of 5.50%. Given Pentair's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Pentair is more favorable than Kadant.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kadant	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Pentair	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, KAI or PNR?

Pentair has higher revenue and earnings than Kadant. Pentair is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kadant, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kadant	$957.67M	4.61	$116.07M	$9.77	38.48
Pentair	$4.10B	4.24	$622.70M	$4.00	26.33

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KAI or PNR?

Pentair received 338 more outperform votes than Kadant when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.12% of users gave Kadant an outperform vote while only 57.23% of users gave Pentair an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kadant	Outperform Votes 315 58.12%	Underperform Votes 227 41.88%
Pentair	Outperform Votes 653 57.23%	Underperform Votes 488 42.77%

Is KAI or PNR more profitable?

Pentair has a net margin of 16.29% compared to Kadant's net margin of 11.12%. Pentair's return on equity of 20.48% beat Kadant's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kadant	11.12%	15.10%	8.88%
Pentair	16.29%	20.48%	10.48%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of KAI or PNR?

96.1% of Kadant shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Pentair shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Kadant shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Pentair shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Pentair beats Kadant on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.