Seaport Res Ptn Has Negative Forecast for Kadant Q2 Earnings

Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Kadant in a report released on Tuesday, February 18th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Liptak now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $2.68 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.84. The consensus estimate for Kadant’s current full-year earnings is $9.88 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Kadant’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.42 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $10.74 EPS.

Separately, Barrington Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $410.00 price target on shares of Kadant in a report on Friday, February 14th.

Kadant Stock Down 0.9 %

Shares of KAI opened at $395.00 on Wednesday. Kadant has a one year low of $249.51 and a one year high of $429.95. The company has a market cap of $4.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.67 and a beta of 1.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 2.29 and a quick ratio of 1.46. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $363.22 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $350.30.

Kadant (NYSE:KAI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The industrial products company reported $2.25 earnings per share (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%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kadant

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