Benzinga · Aug 6, 2026
DA Davidson Maintains Neutral on Kadant, Raises Price Target to $335
DA Davidson analyst Kurt Yinger maintains Kadant (NYSE:KAI) with a Neutral and raises the price target from $306 to $335.
KA
NYSE · KAI
Kadant Inc.
Industrials · Industrial - Machinery
$302.24
Down-$4.41 (-1.46%)
Updated Aug 31, 2026, 5:27 PM
SID Score
4.3/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
58/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 3.47B
- P/E ratio
- 34.01
- Dividend yield
- 0.56%
- 52-week range
- $244.87 – $354.07
- Volume
- 148.48K
- Avg. volume
- 139.07K
Price performance
KAI price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
KAI closed at $302.24 after 20 trading sessions, down 6.88% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $302.24
- Period change
- -6.88%
- Period low
- $302.24
- Period high
- $338.33
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | $305.73 | $307.71 | $296.18 | $302.24 | 148.48K |
| Aug 27, 2026 | $305.68 | $308.46 | $303.32 | $305.86 | 89.97K |
| Aug 26, 2026 | $307.38 | $309.80 | $302.65 | $305.92 | 65.58K |
| Aug 25, 2026 | $317.39 | $319.27 | $299.50 | $302.84 | 232.92K |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $316.17 | $317.895 | $310.01 | $312.57 | 230.01K |
| Aug 21, 2026 | $317.36 | $317.36 | $307.625 | $313.41 | 123.84K |
| Aug 20, 2026 | $310.05 | $318.16 | $305.00 | $314.06 | 158.64K |
| Aug 19, 2026 | $311.21 | $318.00 | $307.56 | $314.37 | 134.91K |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $327.62 | $330.23 | $307.08 | $309.64 | 154.79K |
| Aug 17, 2026 | $332.21 | $337.49 | $328.0701 | $329.72 | 76.61K |
| Aug 14, 2026 | $330.22 | $337.44 | $319.46 | $334.22 | 68.82K |
| Aug 13, 2026 | $336.00 | $339.34 | $328.14 | $331.03 | 82.47K |
| Aug 12, 2026 | $338.84 | $341.09 | $328.40 | $334.08 | 82.26K |
| Aug 11, 2026 | $335.74 | $344.785 | $334.26 | $338.33 | 95.3K |
| Aug 10, 2026 | $336.19 | $337.38 | $328.57 | $333.48 | 73.57K |
| Aug 7, 2026 | $333.54 | $341.22 | $333.19 | $337.63 | 112K |
| Aug 6, 2026 | $333.97 | $345.43 | $327.705 | $334.64 | 153.07K |
| Aug 5, 2026 | $335.85 | $339.51 | $305.475 | $337.12 | 270.92K |
| Aug 4, 2026 | $329.72 | $337.22 | $324.27 | $334.92 | 121.67K |
| Aug 3, 2026 | $310.17 | $327.50 | $310.17 | $324.56 | 120.72K |
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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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| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | DA Davidson | Neutral | — |
| May 4, 2026 | Barrington Research | Outperform | — |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Barrington Research | Outperform | — |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Barrington Research | Outperform | — |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Barrington Research | Outperform | — |
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SeekingAlpha · Aug 5, 2026
Kadant Inc. 2026 Q2 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation
2026-08-05. The following slide deck was published by Kadant Inc.
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Kadant Inc. (KAI) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Kadant Inc. (KAI) Q2 2026 Earnings Call August 5, 2026 11:00 AM EDTCompany ParticipantsMichael McKenney - Executive VP & CFOJeffrey Powell - President,...
ChartMill · Aug 5, 2026
Kadant (NYSE:KAI) Tops Q2 Expectations with Strong Earnings and Revenue
Kadant (KAI) beats Q2 estimates with EPS $3.42 vs $2.97, revenue $312.9M vs $302.2M, up 22.6% YoY. Stock flat after recent run-up.
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