Kadant Inc.

KAI stock score: 50/100

$265.60 · +0.30% · Scored Oct 21, 2026

Technical
43
Fundamental
57
News
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The reading

Kadant (KAI) scores 50 out of 100, which reads neutral, higher than 38% of Industrials stocks and 43% of the 4,166 US stocks we score.

The composite is technicals and fundamentals weighted equally: technicals read 43, fundamentals 57.

Among the fundamentals, Price Target at 100 and Current Ratio at 97 score highest, while Fund Ownership at 0 weighs the most against it.

On the daily chart, trend-following indicators average 40 and contrarian oscillators 49.

Since Jul 25, 2026 the composite has ranged from 47 to 61, and it is down 9 points over the period.

What’s driving the score

The strongest and weakest of the scorers that count toward KAI’s composite. Each returns 0–100, higher is more bullish — including metrics where low is good, like P/E.

Fundamental

57

Pulling it up

  • Price Target100

    Price target score compares the current stock price to analyst consensus targets.

  • Current Ratio97

    Current ratio measures ability to pay short-term liabilities with current assets.

  • Earnings Quality (Quarterly)93

    Quarterly earnings quality assesses the sustainability and reliability of reported profits.

Holding it back

  • Fund Ownership0

    Fund ownership tracks institutional investor holdings and changes.

  • Inventory Turnover26

    Inventory turnover is how many times a year a company sells through its inventory.

  • Earnings Growth (Annual)28

    Annual earnings growth tracks year-over-year profit expansion.

40 weighted scorers; 1 had no data today and are left out rather than counted as zero.

Technical · daily

37

Pulling it up

  • Parabolic SAR (PSAR)100

    Parabolic SAR (Stop and Reverse) provides trailing stop levels that follow price trends.

  • SMA 20 Cross Up100

    SMA 20 Cross Up tracks when very short-term averages cross above the 20-period SMA.

  • MACD (12)85

    Moving Average Convergence Divergence tracks the relationship between two exponential moving averages.

Holding it back

  • Candlestick Patterns0

    Candlestick patterns recognize specific price formations that historically suggest continuation or reversal.

  • Ichimoku Cloud0

    Ichimoku Cloud is a comprehensive indicator showing support/resistance, trend direction, and momentum.

  • SMA 200 Cross Up3

    SMA 200 Cross Up tracks when faster moving averages cross above the 200-period SMA.

62 weighted scorers; 3 had no data today and are left out rather than counted as zero.

Technical score by timeframe

ChartScoreWeight
Hourly521
Daily373
Weekly322
Monthly482
Quarterly562

Composite score, last 90 days

05010050Jul 25, 2026Oct 21, 2026Jul 25, 2026: 59Jul 26, 2026: 59Jul 27, 2026: 60Jul 28, 2026: 60Jul 29, 2026: 55Jul 30, 2026: 57Jul 31, 2026: 58Aug 2, 2026: 56Aug 3, 2026: 58Aug 5, 2026: 57Aug 6, 2026: 57Aug 7, 2026: 61Aug 8, 2026: 61Aug 9, 2026: 61Aug 10, 2026: 61Aug 11, 2026: 61Aug 12, 2026: 60Aug 13, 2026: 60Aug 14, 2026: 60Aug 15, 2026: 60Aug 16, 2026: 59Aug 17, 2026: 59Aug 18, 2026: 54Aug 19, 2026: 57Aug 20, 2026: 57Aug 22, 2026: 56Aug 23, 2026: 56Aug 24, 2026: 55Aug 25, 2026: 54Aug 26, 2026: 53Aug 27, 2026: 53Aug 28, 2026: 52Aug 29, 2026: 52Aug 30, 2026: 52Aug 31, 2026: 51Sep 1, 2026: 51Sep 2, 2026: 52Sep 3, 2026: 52Sep 4, 2026: 51Sep 5, 2026: 51Sep 6, 2026: 51Sep 7, 2026: 51Sep 8, 2026: 54Sep 9, 2026: 50Sep 10, 2026: 48Sep 11, 2026: 48Sep 12, 2026: 47Sep 13, 2026: 47Sep 14, 2026: 47Sep 15, 2026: 47Sep 16, 2026: 49Sep 17, 2026: 48Sep 18, 2026: 48Sep 19, 2026: 48Sep 20, 2026: 48Sep 21, 2026: 48Sep 22, 2026: 50Sep 23, 2026: 52Sep 24, 2026: 51Sep 25, 2026: 50Sep 26, 2026: 50Sep 27, 2026: 50Sep 28, 2026: 49Sep 29, 2026: 49Sep 30, 2026: 47Oct 1, 2026: 48Oct 2, 2026: 50Oct 3, 2026: 49Oct 4, 2026: 50Oct 5, 2026: 49Oct 6, 2026: 48Oct 7, 2026: 47Oct 8, 2026: 48Oct 9, 2026: 48Oct 10, 2026: 48Oct 11, 2026: 48Oct 12, 2026: 49Oct 13, 2026: 49Oct 14, 2026: 48Oct 15, 2026: 48Oct 16, 2026: 50Oct 17, 2026: 50Oct 18, 2026: 50Oct 19, 2026: 50Oct 20, 2026: 50Oct 21, 2026: 50
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Key facts

Market cap
$3.1B
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Specialty Industrial Machinery
Beta
1.20
Risk grade (1–10)
4
Next earnings
Nov 3, 2026

Specialty Industrial Machinery peers

CompanyMarket capScore
CSW CSW Industrials$4.8B58
FELE Franklin Electric Co.$4.5B59
MIR Mirion Technologies$3.8B51
MWA Mueller Water Products$3.4B61
SXI Standex International$3.3B59
HLIO Helios Technologies$2.3B58

Questions

What is KAI's stock score today?

KAI scores 50/100 (Neutral) as of Oct 21, 2026: technical 43, fundamental 57. Scores are recomputed every night.

Is KAI a buy?

The score is not a buy or sell recommendation. A 50 says the technical and fundamental signals we measure lean neutral today, relative to every other stock scored the same way. Use the breakdown above to see why, and treat it as a starting point for your own research.

How is the KAI score calculated?

102 weighted scorers feed it today: 40 fundamental, scored against Industrials ranges, and 62 technical on the daily chart, with 5 timeframes blended into the technical total. Every scorer returns 0–100; missing data is left out, never counted as zero.

Scores are information, not investment advice. Computed from Yahoo Finance, Finnhub and Alpha Vantage data; technical indicators via TA-Lib. Past scores do not predict future returns.