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 in the U.S., China, Asia, Germany, Canada, and Others.
Employees: 3,500
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
117% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.24M | Put options by funds: $1.04M
90% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 21
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 276 [Q3] → 288 (+12) [Q4]
1.02% more ownership
Funds ownership: 108.77% [Q3] → 109.78% (+1.02%) [Q4]
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.32B [Q3] → $4.45B (+$130M) [Q4]
27% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 82 | Existing positions reduced: 113
Research analyst outlook
1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
1 analyst rating
Barrington Research Gary Prestopino 30% 1-year accuracy 48 / 159 met price target | 29%upside $380 | Outperform Maintained | 30 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 4 articles about KAI published over the past 30 days
