§ MACHINERY
USD · MachineryKAI
KADANT INC
USDSector · MachineryBeta · 1.31
§ 01 · PRICE
Price action
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§ 03 · SIGNAL STACK · WHAT THE INPUTS SAY
13F FLOW
158 increased/new, 118 decreased/exited (13F)
AC 13F Analysis
§ 04 · FUNDAMENTALS · THE BOOKS
| P/E | 33.1 | P/B | 3.56 |
| EPS (TTM) | 8.65 | Dividend | 0.50% |
§ 05 · WHO OWNS IT
Top institutional holders
| Fund | Shares | % port | Δ Q/Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 1.7M | 0.0% | +0% |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.2M | 1.0% | −2% |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP | 1.0M | 2.0% | +14% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 702K | n/a | n/a |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 529K | n/a | n/a |
| State Street | 461K | 0.0% | +1% |
◇ AC INTELLIGENCE
Top institutional owners for KAI as of the most recent 13F reporting period (Q1 2026 · Period ended Mar 31). Δ Q/Q reflects share-count change vs. the prior filing — positive green means adding, negative red means trimming. Cross-reference with the ownership-mix bars below to see which strategy cohort is driving the flow.
§ 06 · WHO OWNS IT · BY STRATEGY
OTHER50.5% · 212 holders
PASSIVE / INDEX30.4% · 12 holders
QUALITY / COMPOUNDER29.0% · 25 holders
DEALER / BANK13.3% · 36 holders
INCOME / DEFENSIVE1.7% · 24 holders
TACTICAL / MACRO0.8% · 4 holders
DEEP VALUE0.7% · 2 holders
SYSTEMATIC / QUANT0.1% · 5 holders
ACTIVIST0.1% · 1 holder
◇ AC INTELLIGENCE
Ownership mix by behavioral cohort. Top bars indicate which style of capital dominates the float — passive indexing, quality compounders, dealer/bank, systematic quant, etc. Big quality-compounder share means concentrated active conviction; heavy passive share means flows are dictated by index rebalances, not fundamentals.
§ 07 · INSIDER ACTIVITY · LAST 180 DAYS
NO INSIDER FILINGS
◇ AC INTELLIGENCE
No Form 4 filings on record for KAI in the last 180 days.
§ 08 · COVERAGE · OUR RECENT NOTES
No notes mention KAI yet.