Kadant (KAI) Competitors $382.36 -5.34 (-1.38%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$382.52 +0.16 (+0.04%) As of 02/21/2025 04:50 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends KAI vs. SNA, PNR, IEX, GGG, SWK, NDSN, LECO, ITT, RBC, and WWDShould you be buying Kadant stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kadant include Snap-on (SNA), Pentair (PNR), IDEX (IEX), Graco (GGG), Stanley Black & Decker (SWK), Nordson (NDSN), Lincoln Electric (LECO), ITT (ITT), RBC Bearings (RBC), and Woodward (WWD). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry. Kadant vs. Snap-on Pentair IDEX Graco Stanley Black & Decker Nordson Lincoln Electric ITT RBC Bearings Woodward Snap-on (NYSE:SNA) and Kadant (NYSE:KAI) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SNA or KAI? Snap-on received 58 more outperform votes than Kadant when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.51% of users gave Snap-on an outperform vote while only 58.20% of users gave Kadant an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSnap-onOutperform Votes37461.51% Underperform Votes23438.49% KadantOutperform Votes31658.20% Underperform Votes22741.80% Which has higher earnings & valuation, SNA or KAI? Snap-on has higher revenue and earnings than Kadant. Snap-on is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kadant, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSnap-on$5.11B3.44$1.04B$19.5017.22Kadant$1.05B4.26$111.60M$9.4840.33 Which has more risk & volatility, SNA or KAI? Snap-on has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kadant has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer SNA or KAI? Snap-on presently has a consensus price target of $345.40, suggesting a potential upside of 2.84%. Kadant has a consensus price target of $355.00, suggesting a potential downside of 7.16%. Given Snap-on's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Snap-on is more favorable than Kadant.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Snap-on 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40Kadant 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Is SNA or KAI more profitable? Snap-on has a net margin of 21.71% compared to Kadant's net margin of 10.59%. Snap-on's return on equity of 19.20% beat Kadant's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Snap-on21.71% 19.20% 13.13% Kadant 10.59%14.66%8.33% Is SNA or KAI a better dividend stock? Snap-on pays an annual dividend of $8.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Kadant pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Snap-on pays out 43.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kadant pays out 13.5% 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. Snap-on has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Kadant has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Snap-on is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media refer more to SNA or KAI? In the previous week, Snap-on had 8 more articles in the media than Kadant. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Snap-on and 18 mentions for Kadant. Snap-on's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Kadant's score of 0.23 indicating that Snap-on is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Snap-on 18 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Kadant 6 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SNA or KAI? 84.9% of Snap-on shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Kadant shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of Snap-on shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Kadant shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummarySnap-on beats Kadant on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Kadant News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KAI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KAI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKadantSpecial industry machinery, except metalworking machinery IndustryIndustrial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.49B$7.73B$9.06B$20.07BDividend Yield0.32%0.72%2.09%3.65%P/E Ratio40.3322.1416.7834.90Price / Sales4.264.014.1215.64Price / Cash30.6122.8822.2520.85Price / Book5.773.714.494.92Net Income$111.60M$397.48M$424.79M$1.02B7 Day Performance-2.01%-3.08%-2.83%-1.05%1 Month Performance1.97%-3.83%-5.46%-1.09%1 Year Performance18.12%3.94%29.53%13.70% Kadant Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KAIKadant1.4603 of 5 stars$382.37-1.4%$355.00-7.2%+21.4%$4.49B$1.05B40.333,100Analyst RevisionSNASnap-on3.9993 of 5 stars$339.12-0.2%$345.40+1.9%+24.8%$17.81B$5.11B17.392,700Insider TradePositive NewsPNRPentair4.6705 of 5 stars$96.71-0.5%$111.25+15.0%+24.5%$15.98B$4.08B25.8610,500Analyst RevisionIEXIDEX4.7751 of 5 stars$195.21+1.1%$241.00+23.5%-17.3%$14.78B$3.27B29.358,800Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGGGGraco3.6052 of 5 stars$85.84-0.3%$91.50+6.6%-3.0%$14.49B$2.11B30.444,000Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionSWKStanley Black & Decker4.8375 of 5 stars$87.18+0.4%$103.00+18.1%-0.8%$13.44B$15.37B44.9450,500Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastNDSNNordson4.8287 of 5 stars$216.42-0.4%$279.25+29.0%-17.7%$12.36B$2.69B26.698,000Earnings ReportNews CoverageLECOLincoln Electric4.1817 of 5 stars$213.82+0.0%$233.25+9.1%-15.9%$12.07B$4.19B25.5212,000Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeITTITT4.6481 of 5 stars$147.58-0.2%$168.38+14.1%+15.3%$12.03B$3.63B23.4310,600Analyst RevisionPositive NewsRBCRBC Bearings1.768 of 5 stars$363.80+0.3%$361.20-0.7%+34.0%$11.43B$1.56B49.975,302Positive NewsWWDWoodward3.7618 of 5 stars$186.53-2.2%$197.38+5.8%+33.9%$11.07B$3.32B31.249,300Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Snap-on Competitors Pentair Competitors IDEX Competitors Graco Competitors Stanley Black & Decker Competitors Nordson Competitors Lincoln Electric Competitors ITT Competitors RBC Bearings Competitors Woodward Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:KAI) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSecret financial plot unfolding in Washington DC… [DEVELOPING]What stocks are next up to soar in 2025? 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