Kadant
About: Kadant Inc. supplies process and engineering equipment for papermaking, recycling, lumber manufacturing, and related industries. The company's three reportable segments are the Flow Control segment which consists of the fluid-handling and doctoring, cleaning, & filtration product lines; the Industrial Processing segment which consists of the wood processing and stock-preparation product lines; and Material handling systems, which provides conveyor-belt equipment for industries such as mining, food processing, and packaging. The company has a geographic presence with sizable revenue from the U.S., Europe, Asia, and Canada.
Employees: 3,100
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
117% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.24M | Put options by funds: $1.04M
95% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 21
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 276 [Q3] → 283 (+7) [Q4]
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.35B [Q3] → $4.44B (+$89.4M) [Q4]
0.01% more ownership
Funds ownership: 109.46% [Q3] → 109.46% (+0.01%) [Q4]
29% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 80 | Existing positions reduced: 112
Research analyst outlook
1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
1 analyst rating
Barrington Research Gary Prestopino 66% 1-year accuracy 97 / 147 met price target | 7%upside $410 | Outperform Maintained | 18 Feb 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 6 articles about KAI published over the past 30 days
