Kadant Inc. (KAI)

Kadant Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 2 analysts that cover Kadant stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $337.5, which forecasts a 13.69% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $295 and the highest is $380.

Price Target: $337.5 (+13.69%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$295	$337.5	$380	$380
Change	-0.63%	+13.69%	+28.00%	+28.00%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Kadant stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26
Strong Buy	0	0	0	0	0	0
Buy	1	1	1	1	1	1
Hold	1	1	1	1	1	1
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	2	2	2	2	2	2

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Gary Prestopino Barrington Research	Barrington Research	Buy Maintains $380	Buy	Maintains	$380	+28.00%	Feb 24, 2026
Gary Prestopino Barrington Research	Barrington Research	Buy Maintains $380	Buy	Maintains	$380	+28.00%	Feb 19, 2026
Gary Prestopino Barrington Research	Barrington Research	Buy Maintains $380	Buy	Maintains	$380	+28.00%	Feb 18, 2026
Kurt Yinger DA Davidson	DA Davidson	Hold Maintains $295	Hold	Maintains	$295	-0.63%	Feb 9, 2026
Kurt Yinger DA Davidson	DA Davidson	Hold Maintains $295	Hold	Maintains	$295	-0.63%	Feb 4, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

1.19B

Increased by 13.28%

from 1.05B

Revenue Next Year

1.25B

Increased by 4.87%

from 1.19B

EPS This Year

10.99

Increased by 27.07%

from 8.65

EPS Next Year

13.56

Increased by 23.36%

from 10.99

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Jan 1, 2022	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 30, 2023	Dec 28, 2024	Jan 3, 2026	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	786.58M	904.74M	957.67M	1.05B	1.05B	1.19B	1.25B
Revenue Growth	23.87%	15.02%	5.85%	9.99%	-0.11%	13.28%	4.87%
EPS	7.21	10.35	9.90	9.48	8.65	10.99	13.56
EPS Growth	51.15%	43.55%	-4.35%	-4.24%	-8.76%	27.07%	23.36%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	27.01	21.90
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	5	4

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027
High	1.3B	1.3B
Avg	1.2B	1.3B
Low	1.1B	1.2B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027
High	19.6%	11.2%
Avg	13.3%	4.9%
Low	8.1%	-0.1%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027
High	13.42	15.06
Avg	10.99	13.56
Low	9.86	12.01

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027
High	55.1%	37.0%
Avg	27.1%	23.4%
Low	14.0%	9.2%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.