KAI
Kadant Inc.
NYSE Industrials United States
265,04 $US
+0.09% today
-7.46% YTD · -12.12% 1Y
5
Insider transactions
SEC Form 4 · AMF · BaFin — rolling 90 days
17
Hedge funds tracked
Latest available SEC 13F filings
66
/ 100
STRONG

Analysis Kadant Inc. (KAI) — Kairos Score 66/100

Composite score aggregating 8 smart money dimensions: insiders (SEC/AMF/BaFin), hedge funds, politicians & gurus, price momentum, valuation, analyst consensus, financial health, earnings momentum. The higher the score, the more favorable the institutional signals consensus.

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About Kadant Inc.

Kadant Inc. supplies technologies and engineered systems worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Flow Control, Industrial Processing, and Material Handling. The Flow Control segment develops, manufactures, and markets fluid-handling systems, equipment, and integrated technologies, such as rotary joints, syphons, Turbulator bars, expansion joints, and engineered steam and condensate systems, as well as doctor systems and holders, doctor blades, cleaning showers and fabric-conditioning systems, forming systems and wear surfaces, and water-filtration systems. The Industrial Processing segment provides ring and rotary debarkers, stranders, chippers, engineered knife systems, and industrial automation and control products. This segment also offers recycling and approach flow systems, virgin pulping process equipment, boiler cleaning technologies, and single and double-screw presses. The Material Handling segment provides vibratory and conveying equipment; individual components and equipment for baling recyclable and waste materials; and fiber-based products. It sells its products and services through direct sales, independent sales agents, and distributors. The company was formerly known as Thermo Fibertek, Inc. and changed its name to Kadant Inc. in July 2001. Kadant Inc. was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts.

Key info

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CEO
Mr. Jeffrey L. Powell
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HQ
One Technology Park Drive, Westford, MA, 01886, United States
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Employees
4 000
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Market cap
3 129 888 512,00 $US
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P/E
28.5
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Dividend yield
0.54%

🕴️ Insider activity (90 days)

5 transactions — 0 buys and 0 sales reported by Kadant Inc. executives.

OR
O'Mara Rebecca Martinez
2026-10-03
Other
RE
Russell Erin L
2026-10-03
Other
PJ
Painter Jonathan W
2026-10-03
Other

🏦 Hedge Funds

17 institutional funds report a position on KAI in their latest SEC quarterly filing.

BlackRock, Inc.
VANGUARD GROUP INC
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
STATE STREET CORP

📰 Recent news

15 recent articles on KAI.

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Kairos Score 0-100

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