Stock Research: Kadant

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Kadant

NYSE:KAI US48282T1043
58
  • Value
    78
  • Growth
    51
  • Safety
    Safety
    27
  • Combined
    56
  • Sentiment
    55
  • 360° View
    360° View
    58
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Company Description

Kadant Inc. is a global supplier of technologies and engineered systems for sustainable industrial processing. It operates in Flow Control, Industrial Processing, and Material Handling. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $3,742 million, profits of $466 million, and revenue of $1,053 million with 3500 employees.

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Analysis

ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 58 (better than 58% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Kadant are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with all but one indicator above average for Kadant. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 51, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth, as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 51% of competitors in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank at 78 means that the company has a financing structure that is safer than 78% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. Finally, the consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 55, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 55% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Value Rank is less desirable at 27, meaning that the share price of Kadant is on the higher side compared with indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is higher than for 73% of alternative stocks in the same industry. ...read more

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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 30-Oct-2025.

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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
27 9 10 45
Growth
51 25 54 89
Safety
Safety
78 55 75 54
Sentiment
55 15 28 63
360° View
360° View
58 4 29 81
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
80 82 50 48
Opinions Change
89 28 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 13 78 99
Market Pulse
30 16 15 20
Sentiment
55 15 28 63
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
27 9 10 45
Growth
51 25 54 89
Safety Safety
78 55 75 54
Combined
56 12 50 78
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
13 1 7 36
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
38 21 21 43
Price vs. Book (P/B)
52 26 41 49
Dividend Yield
35 37 41 43
Value
27 9 10 45
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
71 31 31 80
Profit Growth
28 23 48 73
Capital Growth
74 25 50 44
Stock Returns
23 79 77 83
Growth
51 25 54 89
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
66 67 71 48
Refinancing
57 32 22 31
Liquidity
55 59 81 67
Safety Safety
78 55 75 54

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