Kadant Inc. (KAI) — Specialty Industrial Machinery. Numbers-first dossier: valuation, distress risk, calibrated signal.

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Bid — × — AskUpdated Sep 25, 2026 · 12:00 AM ETVol 110.6K · 3-mo avg 145.2K

Kadant Inc. (KAI)

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QTick signal
+3net
1 bull / 0 bear factors · leaning
Bull 3 pts·Bear 0 pts30d
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Market context—Sector read · not on file—Balance sheet · not on file—PCE inflation days · not on fileOKNeutral tape · 35/100 · as of 2026-09-25
Smart entry
$272.52
basis · pivot low + s1 · as of 2026-09-25
Target exit zone
$299–304
center $301.70 · basis · round + sma 50 + vwap 50 · as of 2026-09-25
Implied move · 1 wk
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not on file
Chart pattern
Death cross
50d below 200d · bearish structure
Pullback risk
In line
1.08× the norm · 85% saw a ≥10% dip · 63d · tape state: neutral · capped: at bottom zone (3/6 bottoming checks met)
Chart pattern
Death cross
50d below 200d · bearish structure
Volume vs its own 20-session average0.65×
52-week range$244.87 – $354.07
Below high since 2015-36.3% · $429.95 high
Risk / reward1.34 : 1
Plan stop$253.20
Max pain—
RSI 1438.6 fires under 35 · fires near $267.84
Forensic flags2 review
Earnings multiple19.8× fwd · 28.8× trailing
P/E vs its own past79th pctile · 31.2× median
Price / booknot on file

Last session traded lighter than its own normal, price down 0.2%. Over the last 20 sessions, 59% of the volume traded on days the stock closed lower.

Entry strategy · 10 triggers

3 of 5 aligned — STRIKE
RSI 14
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38.6
fires under 35 · fires near $267.84
vs 50-day
✓
$303.47
below the line
Bollinger
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$253.95
no lower pierce · fires near $249.50
VWAP 20
✓
$279.54
below the rolling VWAP
Entry level
✓
$272.52
within 1% of model level
Put wall
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not on file
MACD
Context●
-2.16
below zero · still falling
RVolStatic
0.65×
lighter than its own normal
Short int.Static
8.6%
short interest below 20%
ATRStatic
$9.40
14-session average true range
A checklist, not odds on a return: 3 of 5 usable price conditions have to line up. RSI, the 50-day average and the Bollinger band move with the price you set; the 20-day average traded price, the entry level and the busiest put strike stay fixed. MACD, RVol, Short int. and ATR are context only — they never count toward the total.
Next earnings
2026-11-03
in 28 sessions
Next dividend
0.53% yld
no ex-date on file