Kadant (NYSE:KAI) Releases Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Kadant (NYSE:KAI) updated its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 1.850-2.050 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 2.440. The company issued revenue guidance of $235.0 million-$242.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $262.0 million. Kadant also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 9.700-10.050 EPS.

Kadant Stock Performance

Shares of KAI stock traded down $6.00 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $358.35. 102,252 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 90,555. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $365.70 and its 200 day moving average is $348.63. The company has a market capitalization of $4.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.68 and a beta of 1.29. Kadant has a 1 year low of $249.51 and a 1 year high of $429.95. The company has a current ratio of 2.29, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37.

Kadant (NYSE:KAI) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The industrial products company reported $2.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.08 by $0.17. Kadant had a net margin of 11.12% and a return on equity of 15.10%. Equities research analysts expect that Kadant will post 10.11 EPS for the current year.

Kadant Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 10th were paid a $0.32 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 10th. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.36%. Kadant’s dividend payout ratio is currently 13.10%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Barrington Research upped their price target on Kadant from $360.00 to $410.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 19th.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Thomas C. Leonard sold 152 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $398.21, for a total value of $60,527.92. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 4,250 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,692,392.50. This trade represents a 3.45 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, VP Fredrik H. Westerhout sold 600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $397.25, for a total transaction of $238,350.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 1,437 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $570,848.25. This represents a 29.46 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 1,052 shares of company stock worth $416,655 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 1.40% 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.