RS Breakdown — momZ +1.33 · low 4w×1.00 · vs industry
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, d… Read full Trend Edge analysis →
Sector: Industrials
Industry: Specialty Industrial Machinery
Exchange: NYSE
IPO Date: November 3, 1992
Headquarters: One Technology Park Drive, Westford, MA, United States, 01886
Hidden Gem: Yes — undiscovered relative to its market cap tier
Founder-Led: No
Key Metrics
Current Price
$294.63
Market Cap
$3.42B
Float
11.7M
Shares Outstanding
11.8M
P/E (Forward)
26.81
P/E (TTM)
33.03
Price/Sales (TTM)
3.13
vs. Analyst Target
+16.1% to analyst PT
Profit Margin
9.45%
Operating Margin (TTM)
14.99%
Revenue (TTM)
$1.09B
Earnings Growth (YoY)
5.90%
Dividend Rate
1.4%
Analyst Target Price
$342.00 (4 analysts)
Financial History
Annual Revenue & Earnings History
Year
Revenue
Net Income
Gross Profit
EBITDA
2020
$635M
$55.2M
$277M
$112M
2021
$787M
$84.0M
$337M
$151M
2022
$905M
$121M
$390M
$207M
2023
$958M
$116M
$416M
$201M
2024
$1.05B
$112M
$466M
$223M
2025
$1.05B
$102M
$476M
$210M
Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income
Quarter
Revenue
Net Income
Jun 2025
$255M
$26.2M
Sep 2025
$272M
$27.7M
Dec 2025
$286M
$24.0M
Mar 2026
$282M
$25.5M
Ownership & Float
Insider Ownership
0.7%
Institutional Ownership
115.5%
Short Float
8.3%
% of All Funds Holding
3.58%
Number of Funds Holding
294
Current Moving Averages
Trend Edge tracks near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular moving averages across weekly and monthly timeframes to identify trend structure at every horizon.
Timeframe
SMA
Value
Trend Context
Weekly
10-Week SMA
$310.36
Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly
40-Week SMA
$304.33
Medium-term trend
Weekly
80-Week SMA
$318.63
Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly
200-Week SMA
$281.11
Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly
10-Month SMA
$301.35
Near-term monthly trend
Monthly
20-Month SMA
$316.14
Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly
40-Month SMA
$297.77
Secular monthly trend
Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance
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