What is Seaport Res Ptn’s Estimate for Kadant Q1 Earnings?

Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI) – Seaport Res Ptn reduced their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Kadant in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 18th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Liptak now forecasts that the industrial products company will earn $2.01 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.32. The consensus estimate for Kadant’s current full-year earnings is $9.91 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.

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

Kadant Stock Performance

Kadant stock opened at $387.61 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $4.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.89 and a beta of 1.29. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $363.33 and its 200-day moving average price is $350.56. Kadant has a fifty-two week low of $249.51 and a fifty-two week high of $429.95. 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 (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, topping the consensus estimate of $2.08 by $0.17. Kadant had a net margin of 10.59% and a return on equity of 14.66%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kadant

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of KAI. FMR LLC boosted its stake in shares of Kadant by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 144,344 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $48,788,000 after purchasing an additional 1,629 shares during the period. Dudley & Shanley Inc. grew its position in shares of Kadant by 196.7% in the 3rd quarter. Dudley & Shanley Inc. now owns 32,500 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $10,985,000 after buying an additional 21,545 shares during the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Kadant by 120.1% in the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 1,618 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $546,000 after buying an additional 883 shares during the last quarter. Synovus Financial Corp purchased a new stake in Kadant during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $585,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in Kadant by 60.3% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 64,722 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $21,876,000 after purchasing an additional 24,358 shares during the last quarter. 96.13% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.