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Kadant Inc has a consensus price target of $340 based on the ratings of 3 analysts. The high is $380 issued by Barrington Research on October 30, 2025. The low is $300 issued by DA Davidson on August 4, 2025. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Barrington Research on October 30, 2025, October 29, 2025, and October 27, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $380 between Barrington Research, there's an implied 31.49% upside for Kadant Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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| Oct 30, 2025 | 31.49% | 380380 | Previous Outperform Current Outperform | Get Alert | |
| Oct 29, 2025 | 31.49% | 380380 | Previous Outperform Current Outperform | Get Alert | |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 31.49% | 380380 | Previous Outperform Current Outperform | Get Alert | |
| Oct 10, 2025 | 31.49% | 380380 | Previous Outperform Current Outperform | Get Alert | |
| Sep 23, 2025 | 31.49% | 380380 | Previous Outperform Current Outperform | Get Alert | |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 3.81% | 275300 | Previous Neutral Current Neutral | Get Alert | |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 31.49% | 380380 | Previous Outperform Current Outperform | Get Alert | |
| Jul 29, 2025 | 31.49% | 380380 | Previous Outperform Current Outperform | Get Alert | |
| May 1, 2025 | -4.84% | 275300 | Previous Neutral Current Neutral | Get Alert | |
| May 1, 2025 | 31.49% | 380380 | Previous Outperform Current Outperform | Get Alert | |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 31.49% | 380410 | Previous Outperform Current Outperform | Get Alert | |
| Apr 25, 2025 | 41.87% | 410410 | Previous Outperform Current Outperform | Get Alert | |
| Feb 18, 2025 | 41.87% | 410410 | Previous Outperform Current Outperform | Get Alert | |
| Feb 14, 2025 | 41.87% | 410410 | Previous Outperform Current Outperform | Get Alert | |
| Dec 19, 2024 | 41.87% | 360410 | Previous Outperform Current Outperform | Get Alert | |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 24.57% | 360360 | Previous Outperform Current Outperform | Get Alert | |
| Oct 30, 2024 | 24.57% | 360360 | Previous Outperform Current Outperform | Get Alert | |
| Sep 20, 2024 | 24.57% | 360360 | Previous Outperform Current Outperform | Get Alert | |
| Aug 1, 2024 | 3.81% | 290300 | Previous Neutral Current Neutral | Get Alert | |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 24.57% | 360360 | Previous Outperform Current Outperform | Get Alert | |
| Jun 5, 2024 | 24.57% | 360360 | Previous Outperform Current Outperform | Get Alert | |
| May 1, 2024 | 24.57% | 360360 | Previous Outperform Current Outperform | Get Alert | |
| Apr 29, 2024 | 24.57% | 360360 | Previous Outperform Current Outperform | Get Alert | |
| Feb 16, 2024 | 24.57% | 300360 | Previous Outperform Current Outperform | Get Alert | |
| Feb 14, 2024 | 3.81% | 300 | Previous Outperform Current Outperform | Get Alert | |
| Jul 28, 2023 | -15.92% | 243 | Previous Outperform Current Outperform | Get Alert | |
| Jul 7, 2023 | — | — | Previous Outperform Current Outperform | Get Alert | |
| Feb 13, 2023 | -20.76% | 229 | Previous Current Outperform | Get Alert |
The latest price target for Kadant (NYSE:KAI) was reported by Barrington Research on October 30, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $380.00 expecting KAI to rise to within 12 months (a possible 31.49% upside). 15 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Kadant (NYSE:KAI) was provided by Barrington Research, and Kadant maintained their outperform rating.
There is no last upgrade for Kadant
There is no last downgrade for Kadant.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Kadant, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Kadant was filed on October 30, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around October 30, 2026.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Kadant (KAI) rating was a maintained with a price target of $380.00 to $380.00. The current price Kadant (KAI) is trading at is $289.00, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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