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Kadant Inc.

Industrials · Industrial - Machinery

$265.28

Down-$6.05 (-2.23%)

Updated Oct 31, 2026, 4:02 AM

SID Score

4.8/10

Composite research score

Smart Money

58/100

Neutral

Market cap
3.47B
P/E ratio
34.01
Dividend yield
0.63%
52-week range
$244.87 – $354.07
Volume
148.24K
Avg. volume
139.07K

Price performance · KAI

KAI price history

1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

Prices through Oct 30, 2026

KAI closed at $265.28 after 21 trading sessions, down 1.32% for the selected period.

Last close
$265.28
Period change
-1.32%
Period low
$257.86
Period high
$271.33
Daily close
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KAI OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Oct 30, 2026$269.34$274.90$263.40$265.28148.24K
Oct 29, 2026$267.29$271.89$266.19$271.33133.8K
Oct 28, 2026$270.17$274.744$265.4175$265.8097.02K
Oct 27, 2026$265.45$271.47$261.0601$268.41125.88K
Oct 26, 2026$265.71$267.07$261.5725$264.42100.81K
Oct 23, 2026$264.56$266.73$260.3701$262.39115.82K
Oct 22, 2026$260.97$268.97$255.00$267.50134.93K
Oct 21, 2026$266.41$268.02$263.26$265.6098.6K
Oct 20, 2026$262.03$268.43$262.01$264.81107.12K
Oct 19, 2026$265.24$265.945$260.46$263.7797.53K
Oct 16, 2026$259.46$265.73$258.35$264.15166.07K
Oct 15, 2026$260.05$263.455$256.8603$258.72118.47K
Oct 14, 2026$259.46$260.91$253.89$259.08113.01K
Oct 13, 2026$262.34$264.285$257.09$261.54114.26K
Oct 12, 2026$257.17$262.9717$257.17$261.2382.18K
Oct 9, 2026$261.85$263.50$257.7875$260.43142.14K
Oct 8, 2026$255.05$260.79$253.41$260.55195.34K
Oct 7, 2026$259.68$262.195$256.36$257.86136.64K
Oct 6, 2026$268.04$269.60$261.37$263.66113.38K
Oct 5, 2026$267.89$274.51$265.145$267.14165.5K
Oct 2, 2026$268.39$271.95$264.76$268.83191.72K

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Overview

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Company profile

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.

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Average target
$342.50
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KAI recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
Aug 6, 2026DA DavidsonNeutral—
May 4, 2026Barrington ResearchOutperform—
Feb 24, 2026Barrington ResearchOutperform—
Feb 19, 2026Barrington ResearchOutperform—
Feb 18, 2026Barrington ResearchOutperform—
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Yahoo · Oct 24, 2026

Kadant (KAI): buy, sell, or hold post Q2 earnings?

Over the past six months, Kadant’s stock price fell to $267.74. Shareholders have lost 18% of their capital, which is disappointing considering the S&P 500 has climbed by 9.1%. This may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.

Yahoo · Oct 19, 2026

KAI- A Small Cap Industrial Stock to Scoop Up on the Cheap

Kadant Inc. (KAI) shares peaked at $430 in 2024 before falling back to current levels. This provides an opportunity now to invest at a reasonable valuation and capture returns that are likely to come from the engineered systems company’s expected future growth, writes Doug Gerlach, editor of SmallCap Informer.

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