Kadant Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 2 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for Kadant stock have an average target of 341.5, with a low estimate of 303 and a high estimate of 380. The average target predicts an increase of 5.23% from the current stock price of 324.54.

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$303	$341.5	$380	$380
Change	-6.64%	+5.23%	+17.09%	+17.09%

* Price targets were last updated on May 8, 2026.

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Kadant stock from 4 stock analysts 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	Feb '26	Apr '26	May '26	Jun '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
Ross Sparenblek William Blair	William Blair	Buy Maintains n/a	Buy	Maintains	n/a	n/a	Jun 4, 2026
Gary Prestopino Barrington	Barrington	Buy Maintains $380	Buy	Maintains	$380	+17.09%	May 8, 2026
Kurt Yinger D.A. Davidson	D.A. Davidson	Hold Maintains $303	Hold	Maintains	$303	-6.64%	May 6, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

1.20B

from 1.05B

13.69%

from 1.05B

Revenue Next Year

1.25B

from 1.20B

4.70%

from 1.20B

EPS This Year

11.33

from 9.26

22.35%

from 9.26

EPS Next Year

13.09

from 11.33

15.51%

from 11.33

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	1.20B	1.25B
Revenue Growth	23.87%	15.02%	5.85%	9.99%	-0.11%	13.69%	4.70%
EPS	7.21	10.35	9.90	9.48	8.65	9.98	11.24
EPS Growth	51.15%	43.55%	-4.35%	-4.24%	-8.76%	15.34%	12.70%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	32.53	28.87
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	4	4

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

Revenue Forecast

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

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027
High	14.3%	6.2%
Avg	13.7%	4.7%
Low	12.0%	3.1%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027
High	12.63	14.31
Avg	11.33	13.09
Low	10.16	12.16

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027
High	36.4%	26.3%
Avg	22.4%	15.5%
Low	9.7%	7.3%

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.