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Kadant Inc. (KAI)
302.24  -3.62 (-1.18%)    08-28 16:00
Open: 305.73
High: 307.71
Volume: 148,480
  
Pre. Close: 305.86
Low: 296.39
Market Cap: 3,569(M)
Technical analysis
2026-08-28 4:38:37 PM
Short term     
Mid term     
Targets 6-month :  381.58 1-year :  403.46
Resists First :  326.69 Second :  345.42
Pivot price 318.78
Supports First :  296.39 Second :  246.59
MAs MA(5) :  305.89 MA(20) :  322.53
MA(100) :  312.99 MA(250) :  306.57
MACD MACD :  -2.9 Signal :  0.4
%K %D K(14,3) :  13.3 D(3) :  12.8
RSI RSI(14): 39.2
52-week High :  353.26 Low :  244.03
Price, MAs and Bollinger Bands

Price has closed below its short-term moving average. Short-term moving average is currently below mid-term; and below long-term moving average. From the relationship between price and moving averages: This stock is BEARISH in short-term; and NEUTRAL in mid-long term.
[ KAI ] has closed above bottom band by 17.3%. Bollinger Bands are 1.3% wider than normal. The current width of the bands does not suggest anything about the future direction or movement of prices.

Stock Price Prediction
If tomorrow: Open lower Open higher
High: 308.3 - 310.05 310.05 - 311.96
Low: 291.55 - 293.46 293.46 - 295.54
Close: 298.6 - 301.97 301.97 - 305.64
Company Description

Kadant Inc. supplies technologies and engineered systems worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Flow Control, Industrial Processing, and Material Handling. The Flow Control segment develops, manufactures, and markets fluid-handling systems, equipment, and integrated technologies, such as rotary joints, syphons, Turbulator bars, expansion joints, and engineered steam and condensate systems, as well as doctor systems and holders, doctor blades, cleaning showers and fabric-conditioning systems, forming systems and wear surfaces, and water-filtration systems. The Industrial Processing segment provides ring and rotary debarkers, stranders, chippers, engineered knife systems, and industrial automation and control products. This segment also offers recycling and approach flow systems, virgin pulping process equipment, boiler cleaning technologies, and single and double-screw presses. The Material Handling segment provides vibratory and conveying equipment; individual components and equipment for baling recyclable and waste materials; and fiber-based products. It sells its products and services through direct sales, independent sales agents, and distributors. The company was formerly known as Thermo Fibertek, Inc. and changed its name to Kadant Inc. in July 2001. Kadant Inc. was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts.

Headline News

Thu, 27 Aug 2026
Kadant (KAI) Stock May Be Fully Priced Despite Its 48% Run - Sahm

Tue, 25 Aug 2026
Kadant Inc (KAI) Stock Down 3.1% -- Now Undervalued? GF Score: 8 - GuruFocus

Sat, 08 Aug 2026
Results: Kadant Inc. Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts - simplywall.st

Wed, 05 Aug 2026
Amundi Purchases 14,760 Shares of Kadant Inc $KAI - MarketBeat

Tue, 04 Aug 2026
Kadant (NYSE:KAI) Reports Upbeat Q2 CY2026 But Quarterly Revenue Guidance Misses Expectations - Yahoo Finance

Thu, 30 Jul 2026
Kadant Inc. Announces Date for 2026 Second Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call - Quiver Quantitative

Financial Analysis
Price to Book Value:
P/BV, a ratio used to compare book value to its current market price, to gauge whether a stock is valued properly.
Underperform
Price to Earnings:
PE, the ratio for valuing a company that measures its current share price relative to its earnings per share (EPS).
Underperform
Discounted cash flow:
DCF, a valuation method used to estimate the value of an investment based on its expected future cash flows.
Neutral
Return on Assets:
ROA, indicates how profitable a company is in relation to its total assets, how efficiently uses assets to generate a profit.
Outperform
Return on Equity:
ROE, a measure of financial performance calculated by dividing net income by equity. a gauge of profitability and efficiency.
Outperform
Debt to Equity:
evaluate financial leverage, reflects the ability of equity to cover outstanding debts in the event of a business downturn.
Underperform
Stock Basics & Statistics
Exchange:
NYSE
Sector:
Industrials
Industry:
Industrial - Machinery
Shares Out 12 (M)
Shares Float 12 (M)
Held by Insiders 0.7 (%)
Held by Institutions 114.1 (%)
Shares Short 1,080 (K)
Shares Short P.Month 1,030 (K)
Stock Financials
EPS 9.31
EPS Est Next Qtrly 0
EPS Est This Year 0
EPS Est Next Year 0
Book Value (p.s.) 87.55
Profit Margin 9.5 %
Operating Margin 16.8 %
Return on Assets (ttm) 6.7 %
Return on Equity (ttm) 11.2 %
Qtrly Rev. Growth 22.6 %
Gross Profit (p.s.) 43.7
Sales Per Share 97.37
EBITDA (p.s.) 20.36
Qtrly Earnings Growth 23.8 %
Operating Cash Flow 183 (M)
Levered Free Cash Flow 106 (M)
Stock Valuations
PE Ratio 32.46
PEG Ratio 2.6
Price to Book value 3.45
Price to Sales 3.1
Price to Cash Flow 19.45
Stock Dividends
Dividend 0.36
Forward Dividend 0
Dividend Yield 0.1%
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