KAI

Kadant Inc

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345.380

+6.02(1.774%)1D

Overview
Forecast
Valuation
Earnings

Line

Candle

YTD

High

345.700

Open

342.200

VWAP

343.42

Vol

82.48K

Mkt Cap

4.07B

Low

336.380

Amount

28.32M

EV/EBITDA(TTM)

19.00

Total Shares

11.74M

4.23B

EV/OCF(TTM)

27.24

P/S(TTM)

3.87

Kadant Inc. is a global supplier of technologies and engineered systems that drive sustainable industrial processing. The Company’s segments include Flow Control, Industrial Processing, and Material Handling. Its Flow Control segment provides custom-engineered products, systems, and technologies that control the flow of fluids used in industrial and commercial applications to keep critical processes running efficiently in the packaging, tissue, food, metals, energy, and other industrial sectors. Its Industrial Processing segment provides equipment, machinery, and technologies used to recycle paper and paperboard and process timber for use in the packaging, tissue, wood products and alternative fuel industries, among others. Its Material Handling segment provides products and engineered systems used to handle bulk and discrete materials for secondary processing or transport in the aggregates, mining, food, and waste management industries, among others.

Market Estimates

Earnings Estimates

Revenue

YoY Chg

EPS

YoYChg

FY2025Q4

FY2025Q3

FY2025Q2

269.59M

+4.48%

2.507

+11.44%

272.31M

+0.25%

2.575

-9.33%

250.96M

-8.66%

1.942

-30.87%

Estimates Revision

The market is revising Downward the revenue expectations for Kadant Inc. (KAI) for FY2025, with the revenue forecasts being adjusted by -2.55% over the past three months. During the same period, the stock price has changed by 11.00%.

Revenue Estimates for FY2025

Revise Downward

-2.55%

In Past 3 Month

EPS Estimates for FY2025

Revise Downward

-8.22%

In Past 3 Month

Stock Price

Go Up

+11.00%

In Past 3 Month

4 Analyst Rating

-5.18% Downside

Wall Street analysts forecast KAI stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for KAI is 327.50 USD with a low forecast of 275.00 USD and a high forecast of 380.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.

2 Buy

2 Hold

0 Sell

Moderate Buy

-5.18% Downside

Current: 345.380

Low

275.00

Averages

327.50

High

380.00

-5.18% Downside

Current: 345.380

Low

275.00

Averages

327.50

High

380.00

Barrington Research

Gary Prestopino

Buy

Maintains

$410

2025-02-18

Reason

Barrington Research

Gary Prestopino

Price Target

$410

2025-02-18

Maintains

Buy

Reason

Barrington Research

Gary Prestopino

Buy

Maintains

$410

2025-02-14

Reason

Barrington Research

Gary Prestopino

Price Target

$410

2025-02-14

Maintains

Buy

Reason

Barrington Research

Gary Prestopino

Buy

Maintains

$360 → $410

2024-12-19

Reason

Barrington Research

Gary Prestopino

Price Target

$360 → $410

2024-12-19

Maintains

Buy

Reason

Barrington analyst Gary Prestopino raised the firm's price target on Kadant to $410 from $360 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares following the company's investor day meeting last week. After company provided a roadmap for value creation and 2028 goals in terms of revenue, adjusted EPS and adjusted EBITDA targets, the firm notes that its own adjusted EBITDA estimates for 2024 and 2025 are $227M and $246M, respectively.

Barrington Research

Gary Prestopino

Buy

Maintains

$360

2024-10-31

Reason

Barrington Research

Gary Prestopino

Price Target

$360

2024-10-31

Maintains

Buy

Reason

Barrington Research

Gary Prestopino

Buy

Maintains

$360

2024-10-30

Reason

Barrington Research

Gary Prestopino

Price Target

$360

2024-10-30

Maintains

Buy

Reason

Barrington Research

Gary Prestopino

Buy

Maintains

$360

2024-09-20

Reason

Barrington Research

Gary Prestopino

Price Target

$360

2024-09-20

Maintains

Buy

Reason

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Valuation Metrics

The current forward P/E ratio for Kadant Inc (KAI.N) is 37.28, compared to its 5-year average forward P/E of 26.01. For a more detailed relative valuation and DCF analysis to assess Kadant Inc 's fair value, click here.

Forward PE

The forward P/E ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's current stock price by its estimated future earnings per share over the next 12 months.

Strongly Overvalued

5Y Average PE

26.01

Current PE

37.28

Overvalued PE

31.37

Undervalued PE

20.65

Forward EV/EBITDA

The forward EV/EBITDA ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's enterprise value (EV) by its estimated future earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) over the next 12 months.

Overvalued

5Y Average EV/EBITDA

14.89

Current EV/EBITDA

19.44

Overvalued EV/EBITDA

17.31

Undervalued EV/EBITDA

12.47

Forward PS

The forward P/S ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's current stock price by its estimated future sales (or revenue) per share over the next 12 months.

Overvalued

5Y Average PS

2.85

Current PS

3.77

Overvalued PS

3.45

Undervalued PS

2.26