Kadant, Inc [KAI] stock is trading at $277.79, down -1.35%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The KAI shares have gain 10.91% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -6.95%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Previously, Barrington Research upgraded its rating to Outperform on February 19, 2021, and kept the price target unchanged to $175. On May 28, 2020, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral. Barrington Research downgraded its rating to a Mkt Perform. Sidoti upgraded its rating to a Buy but $88 remained the price target by the analyst firm on March 24, 2020. Barrington Research reiterated a Outperform rating for this stock on February 14, 2020, and downed its price target to $105. In a note dated January 07, 2020, DA Davidson initiated an Neutral rating and provided a target price of $105 on this stock.
Kadant, Inc [KAI] stock has fluctuated between $244.87 and $423.86 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $342.5 within the next 12 months. Kadant, Inc [NYSE: KAI] shares were valued at $277.79 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 23.29% based on the average KAI price forecast.
Analyzing the KAI fundamentals
Kadant, Inc [NYSE:KAI] reported sales of 1.02B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -0.02%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.45% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.15%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.14%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.1%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.07, Equity is 0.12 and Total Capital is 0.11. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.31.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 275.80 points at the first support level, and at 273.81 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 281.11, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 284.43.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Kadant, Inc’s Current Ratio is 2.45. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.60, while the Cash Ratio is 2.51. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.19, the price to book ratio is 3.44 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 32.12.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Russell Erin L, Director, that happened on Nov 25 ’25 when 1435.0 shares were sold. Director, Russell Erin L completed a deal on Nov 25 ’25 to buy 1435.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director O’Mara Rebecca Martinez bought 699.0 shares on Nov 11 ’25.
