KAI — KADANT INC
Price · 2024-08-26 → 2026-08-21
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Performance
Technicals
Dividends
Measured signals that fired on KAI
| date | signal | measured base rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-19 | Fair value gap, bearish structure | -0.45% over 21 days · t = -3.29 · n = 108,591 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-08-04 | Fair value gap, bullish structure | -0.67% over 21 days · t = -6.43 · n = 111,973 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-07-08 | Fair value gap, bearish structure | -0.45% over 21 days · t = -3.29 · n = 108,591 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-05-06 | Fair value gap, bullish structure | -0.67% over 21 days · t = -6.43 · n = 111,973 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-05-01 | Equal lows taken out structure | -0.64% over 21 days · t = -4.75 · n = 55,661 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-04-08 | Fair value gap, bullish structure | -0.67% over 21 days · t = -6.43 · n = 111,973 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
Excess return against a matched control group, on a point-in-time universe that includes delisted companies. Most families do not survive that. How the measurement works →
Insider transactions (Form 4)
| date | insider | what | shares | price | value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-04 | Russell Erin L Director | Option exercise | 128 | — | — |
| 2026-07-04 | ALBERTINE JOHN M Director | Option exercise | 128 | — | — |
| 2026-07-04 | LEONARD THOMAS C Director | Option exercise | 128 | — | — |
| 2026-07-04 | O'Mara Rebecca Martinez Director | Option exercise | 128 | — | — |
| 2026-07-04 | Painter Jonathan W Director | Option exercise | 128 | — | — |
| 2026-06-03 | Powell Jeffrey L President & CEO | Gift | 12.3K | 0.00 | 0 |
| 2026-05-27 | KRAUSE STACY D. SVP, GC and Secretary | Open-market sale | 1.2K | 334.17 | 410.0K |
| 2026-05-18 | Blanchard Thomas Andrew Vice President | Open-market sale | 1.4K | 322.04 | 450.9K |
| 2026-04-04 | LEONARD THOMAS C Director | Option exercise | 129 | — | — |
| 2026-04-04 | ALBERTINE JOHN M Director | Option exercise | 129 | — | — |
Open-market purchases (code P) are the informative ones. Grants, option exercises and tax withholding are compensation mechanics, not decisions. How to read a Form 4 →
Largest institutional holders
| manager | value | shares |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 507.7M | 1.7M |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | 339.6M | 1.2M |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP | 303.6M | 1.0M |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 205.2M | 701.9K |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 154.7M | 529.0K |
| STATE STREET CORP | 134.6M | 460.5K |
| Capital International Investors | 130.9M | 447.8K |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | 108.0M | 369.5K |
| Capital World Investors | 103.7M | 354.9K |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 93.5M | 319.6K |
13F positions as of 2026-03-31, filed up to 45 days after quarter end. Long-only US equity — shorts and derivatives never appear. What 13F does and does not show →
Latest SEC filings
| form | filed | period | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Q | 2026-08-12 | 2026-07-04 | on EDGAR ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-08-04 | 2026-08-04 | on EDGAR ↗ |
| SCHEDULE 13G/A | 2026-07-15 | — | on EDGAR ↗ |
| 4 | 2026-07-06 | 2026-07-04 | on EDGAR ↗ |
| 4 | 2026-07-06 | 2026-07-04 | on EDGAR ↗ |
| 4 | 2026-07-06 | 2026-07-04 | on EDGAR ↗ |
| 4 | 2026-07-06 | 2026-07-04 | on EDGAR ↗ |
| 4 | 2026-07-06 | 2026-07-04 | on EDGAR ↗ |
Short selling
This is off-exchange short volume, not short interest: it is flow, not position, and 40–50% is normal because market makers short to fill your buy. Why that number misleads →
Recent headlines
- Kadant (KAI) Faces A 50% Fair Value Gap Following Q2 Guidance Raise - simplywall.st · 2026-08-14 · simplywall.st
- The Bull Case For Kadant (KAI) Could Change Following Raised 2026 Guidance And Aftermarket Strength – Learn Why - simplywall.st · 2026-08-10 · simplywall.st
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