Kadant Inc. (KAI)

Kadant Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 4 analysts polled by S&P Global, Kadant stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $343. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 3.26% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $306 (-7.88%) and the highest is $380 (+14.40%).

Price Target: $343 (+3.26%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$306	$343	$343	$380
Change	-7.88%	+3.26%	+3.26%	+14.40%

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	Sep '25	Oct '25	Nov '25	Feb '26	Apr '26	May '26
Strong Buy	1	1	1	1	1	1
Buy	1	1	1	1	1	1
Hold	2	2	2	2	2	2
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	4	4	4	4	4	4

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Gary Prestopino Barrington	Barrington	Buy Maintains $380	Buy	Maintains	$380	+14.40%	May 8, 2026
Ross Sparenblek William Blair	William Blair	Buy Maintains n/a	Buy	Maintains	n/a	n/a	May 7, 2026
Kurt Yinger D.A. Davidson	D.A. Davidson	Hold Maintains n/a	Hold	Maintains	n/a	n/a	May 6, 2026

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

1.21B

Increased by 14.61%

from 1.05B

Revenue Next Year

1.27B

Increased by 5.14%

from 1.21B

EPS This Year

12.61

Increased by 45.73%

from 8.65

EPS Next Year

14.27

Increased by 13.24%

from 12.61

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	1.21B	1.27B
Revenue Growth	23.87%	15.02%	5.85%	9.99%	-0.11%	14.61%	5.14%
EPS	7.21	10.35	9.90	9.48	8.65	12.61	14.27
EPS Growth	51.15%	43.55%	-4.35%	-4.24%	-8.76%	45.73%	13.24%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	26.35	23.27
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	5	5

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	1.2B	1.2B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027
High	20.0%	10.6%
Avg	14.6%	5.1%
Low	9.8%	0.2%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027
High	13.26	15.11
Avg	12.61	14.27
Low	12.08	13.43

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027
High	53.3%	19.9%
Avg	45.7%	13.2%
Low	39.7%	6.5%

Sources: Price targets and consensus ratings provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Historical ratings and analyst data provided by TipRanks. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data sources.