On March 19, 2025, Thomas Blanchard, Vice President of a branch of Kadant Inc (KAI, Financial), sold 325 shares of the company. Following this transaction, the insider now owns 1,902 shares of Kadant Inc. The details of this transaction can be found in the SEC Filing.
Kadant Inc is a global supplier of high-value, critical components and engineered systems used in process industries worldwide. The company’s products are used in industries ranging from paper and packaging to food and beverage, and they play a crucial role in enhancing process efficiency and productivity.
The insider transaction history for Kadant Inc shows that there have been 0 insider buys in total over the past year. Meanwhile, there have been 14 insider sells over the same timeframe. Over the past year, Thomas Blanchard has sold 325 shares in total and purchased 0 shares in total.
On the day of the recent sale, shares of Kadant Inc were trading for $341.59 apiece, giving the stock a market cap of $3.941 billion. The price-earnings ratio is 35.37, which is higher than the industry median of 24.895 and higher than the company’s historical median price-earnings ratio.
With a price of $341.59 and a GuruFocus Value of $254.11, Kadant Inc has a price-to-GF-Value ratio of 1.34. This indicates that the stock is significantly overvalued based on its GF Value. The GF Value is an intrinsic value estimate developed by GuruFocus that is calculated based on the following three factors:
- Historical multiples (price-earnings ratio, price-sales ratio, price-book ratio, and price-to-free cash flow) that the stock has traded at.
- A GuruFocus adjustment factor based on the company’s past returns and growth.
- Future estimates of business performance from Morningstar analysts.
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