Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes for Kadant (KAI)

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Kadant (NYSE: KAI) in the last few weeks:

• 2/20/2026 – Kadant was given a new $303.00 price target on by analysts at DA Davidson.
• 2/18/2026 – Kadant had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Barrington Research. They now have a $380.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/9/2026 – Kadant was given a new $295.00 price target on by analysts at DA Davidson.
• 2/4/2026 – Kadant had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by analysts at DA Davidson. They now have a $295.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/3/2026 – Kadant had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Barrington Research. They now have a $380.00 price target on the stock.
• 12/29/2025 – Kadant had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/22/2025 – Kadant had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.

Insider Activity at Kadant

In other Kadant news, Director Erin L. Russell sold 1,435 shares of Kadant stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $282.36, for a total value of $405,186.60. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 3,066 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $865,715.76. The trade was a 31.88% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 1.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Kadant Inc, headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts, is a global supplier of high‐value, critical components and engineered systems for the pulp and paper industry and other process industries. The company’s product portfolio spans stock preparation technologies, refiners and pulpers, fluid handling systems, and web‐handling equipment designed to optimize the efficiency and quality of paper production. In addition to capital equipment, Kadant offers aftermarket services, including spare parts, maintenance programs and process optimization consulting, which together support long‐term customer productivity and reliability.

Originally part of a larger industrial conglomerate, Kadant was established as an independent public company in 1991.