What is William Blair’s Forecast for Kadant Q3 Earnings?

Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI) – Equities research analysts at William Blair issued their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Kadant in a research note issued on Monday, December 16th. William Blair analyst R. Sparenblek forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $3.26 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Kadant’s current full-year earnings is $10.11 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Kadant’s FY2026 earnings at $12.90 EPS.

Kadant (NYSE:KAI) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The industrial products company reported $2.84 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.43 by $0.41. The firm had revenue of $271.61 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $266.38 million. Kadant had a net margin of 11.12% and a return on equity of 15.10%. Kadant’s quarterly revenue was up 11.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.69 EPS.

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

Kadant Stock Performance

Shares of KAI stock opened at $351.99 on Wednesday. Kadant has a 12-month low of $249.51 and a 12-month high of $429.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 2.29 and a quick ratio of 1.46. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.03 and a beta of 1.25. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $371.48 and a 200 day simple moving average of $332.45.

Kadant Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 9th will be paid a $0.32 dividend. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.36%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 9th. Kadant’s dividend payout ratio is currently 13.10%.

Insider Activity

In other Kadant news, VP Fredrik H. Westerhout sold 600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $397.25, for a total value of $238,350.00. Following the sale, the vice president now directly owns 1,437 shares in the company, valued at approximately $570,848.25. The trade was a 29.46 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Rebecca Martinez O’mara sold 300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $392.59, for a total transaction of $117,777.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 1,293 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $507,618.87. The trade was a 18.83 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 3,052 shares of company stock worth $1,091,455 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in KAI. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC purchased a new position in Kadant in the 3rd quarter worth about $25,000. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Kadant in the third quarter worth approximately $28,000. Westside Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Kadant in the third quarter worth approximately $31,000. Park Place Capital Corp raised its holdings in shares of Kadant by 68.6% during the third quarter. Park Place Capital Corp now owns 204 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $69,000 after acquiring an additional 83 shares during the period. Finally, Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Kadant in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $74,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.13% 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.