Kadant traded at $331.84 this Friday April 17th, increasing $9.62 or 2.99 percent since the previous trading session. Looking back, over the last four weeks, Kadant gained 12.75 percent. Over the last 12 months, its price rose by 15.93 percent. Looking ahead, we forecast Kadant to be priced at 324.54 by the end of this quarter and at 303.59 in one year, according to Trading Economics global macro models projections and analysts expectations.
Kadant Inc. is a global supplier of critical components and engineered systems used in process industries. The Company is engaged in developing, manufacturing, and servicing a range of products and equipment used in process industries such as paper, packaging, and tissue; wood products; mining; metals; food processing; and recycling and waste management, among others. The Company's business segments include Flow Control, Industrial Processing, and Material Handling. The Flow Control segment consists of the fluid-handling and doctoring, steam systems, rotary sealing, cleaning, and filtration product lines. The Industrial Processing segment consists of the wood processing, chemical pulping, debarkers, stranders, and stock-preparation product lines. The Material Handling segment consists of the conveying and vibratory equipment, and screening, baling, and fiber-based product lines.