KADANT INC KAI
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 48282T104 · ISIN US48282T1043
US-based paper company
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustrySpecial Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery)
- HeadquartersWestford, MA
- Founded1991
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($2.5m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 11.7m as of 2023-04-28, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $208.50. Options: 2 managers hold calls ($1.2m notional), 3 hold puts ($495.9k).
Trends to Q1 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 181 |
| Q4 2022 | 190 |
| Q1 2023 | 203 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 85 | 71 |
| Q1 2023 | 98 | 65 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $367.0k | $434.0k | 1.18 |
| Q4 2022 | $1.2m | $372.5k | 0.30 |
| Q1 2023 | $1.2m | $495.9k | 0.42 |
Biggest buyers
| FMR LLC | Added | +136.7k |
| Aberdeen Group plc | New | +88.3k |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC | Added | +66.7k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. | Added | +25.6k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +25.2k |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB | Added | +20.4k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale | Added | +20.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +18.4k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC | Added | +17.6k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | +15.9k |
Biggest sellers
| Capital International Investors | Reduced | -85.1k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -84.6k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP | Reduced | -71.2k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | Reduced | -60.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -33.4k |
| Phocas Financial Corp. | Sold out | -22.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -19.2k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P | Reduced | -18.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -15.7k |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp | Reduced | -13.5k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.2m5.7k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $291.9k1.4k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $204.0k1.0k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-03-07 | 15.1% |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution filed 2026-02-13 | 10.1% |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP 13G · institution -1.4 pts · filed 2026-07-15 | 7.4% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 6.0% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 2023
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 6 | $12.0m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $636.1k | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $290.5k | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $42.8k | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.2m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-20 | MCKENNEY MICHAEL J Executive Vice President & CFO | Sold | $274.6k1.4k shares |
| 2023-03-17 | MCKENNEY MICHAEL J Executive Vice President & CFO | Sold | $260.3k1.3k shares |
| 2023-03-14 | MCKENNEY MICHAEL J Executive Vice President & CFO | Sold | $485.0k2.3k shares |
| 2023-03-13 | KRAUSE STACY D. SVP, GC and Secretary | Sold | $160.0k780 shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q1 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP 1.88% of their portfolio | 1.5m $302.7m | Reduced -84.6k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 870.1k $181.4m | Added +25.2k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 865.8k $180.5m | Added +15.5k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 648.0k $135.1m | Added +10.2k |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC 0.47% of their portfolio | 568.0k $118.4m | Added +66.7k |
| Capital International Investors 0.03% of their portfolio | 506.4k $105.6m | Reduced -85.1k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.11% of their portfolio | 444.5k $92.7m | Added +9.9k |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO 0.67% of their portfolio | 384.2k $80.1m | Reduced -7.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 373.3k $77.8m | Reduced -15.7k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 366.9k $76.5m | Reduced -60.9k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.75% of their portfolio | 359.2k $74.9m | Reduced -71.2k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 284.3k $59.3m | Added +136.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 265.0k $55.2m | Reduced -33.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 260.3k $54.3m | Reduced -2.2k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 257.6k $53.7m | Added +11.2k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 237.0k $49.4m | Added +3.8k |
| RIVERBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC 0.69% of their portfolio | 237.0k $49.4m | Reduced -9.5k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.07% of their portfolio | 195.7k $40.8m | Reduced -18.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 175.0k $36.5m | Added +443 |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.20% of their portfolio | 169.1k $35.3m | Added +20.4k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 141.3k $29.5m | Added +90 |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 109.5k $22.8m | Added +670 |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 109.0k $22.7m | Added +18.4k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 88.3k $18.4m | New |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 87.0k $18.1m | Added +864 |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 66.0k $13.8m | Reduced -201 |
| Curi Capital, LLC 0.47% of their portfolio | 64.7k $13.5m | Added +666 |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 63.5k $13.2m | Added +9.8k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 63.1k $13.2m | Reduced -4.3k |
| Ziegler Capital Management, LLC 0.50% of their portfolio | 60.7k $12.7m | Reduced -1.4k |
| ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 57.2k $11.9m | Reduced -602 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 56.4k $11.8m | Added +2.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 55.6k $11.6m | Added +4.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 55.3k $11.5m | Added +1.9k |
| DF DENT & CO INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 52.1k $10.9m | Added +4.9k |
| Handelsinvest Investeringsforvaltning 1.66% of their portfolio | 50.0k $10.4m | Added +8.0k |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH 0.19% of their portfolio | 47.9k $9.8m | Unchanged |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp 0.10% of their portfolio | 45.8k $9.6m | Reduced -13.5k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 43.8k $9.1m | Reduced -5.0k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.02% of their portfolio | 40.0k $8.1m | Added +20.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.1k $8.2m | Added +8.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.5k $8.0m | Added +10.7k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 37.4k $7.8m | Reduced -2.3k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 36.6k $7.6m | Added +25.6k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 35.8k $7.5m | Added +316 |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 35.4k $7.4m | Added +17.6k |
| PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA 0.01% of their portfolio | 33.8k $7.0m | Added +4.6k |
| PARADIGM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/NY 0.46% of their portfolio | 33.6k $7.0m | Unchanged |
| MOUNTAIN PACIFIC INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC 0.49% of their portfolio | 33.3k $6.9m | Added +15.0k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.8k $6.4m | Reduced -777 |
| West Coast Financial LLC 0.95% of their portfolio | 29.9k $6.2m | Added +6.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.0k $5.8m | Unchanged |
| CONFLUENCE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 26.9k $5.6m | Reduced -638 |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.02% of their portfolio | 26.6k $5.5m | Reduced -222 |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.2k $5.3m | Reduced -2.9k |
| B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG 0.08% of their portfolio | 23.2k $4.8m | Reduced -1.5k |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 22.0k $4.6m | Added +1.5k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 19.8k $4.1m | Added +15.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.0k $3.5m | Added +186 |
| Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 16.4k $3.4m | Added +1.9k |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.05% of their portfolio | 15.0k $3.1m | Reduced -851 |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.9k $3.1m | Added +461 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.6k $3.0m | Reduced -218 |
| STRS OHIO 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.1k $2.9m | Added +9.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.8k $2.9m | Reduced -19.2k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 13.5k $2.8m | Reduced -4.2k |
| EULAV Asset Management 0.11% of their portfolio | 13.5k $2.8m | Unchanged |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 13.4k $2.8m | Added +11.1k |
| GHP Investment Advisors, Inc. 0.18% of their portfolio | 13.3k $2.8m | Added +849 |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 13.1k $2.7m | Reduced -462 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.9k $2.7m | New |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.8k $2.5m | Added +2.4k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.0k $2.3m | Reduced -2.9k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 10.8k $2.3m | Reduced -2.0k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 10.5k $2.2m | New |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.7k $2.0m | Added +4.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.2k $1.7m | Added +2.2k |
| STEPHENS INC /AR/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 8.1k $1.7m | New |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.9k $1.6m | Reduced -633 |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.8k $1.6m | Added +4.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.7k $1.6m | Added +4.6k |
| ClariVest Asset Management LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 7.1k $1.5m | Added +20 |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.0k $1.5m | Added +3.1k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.9k $1.4m | Added +1.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.7k $1.4m | Reduced -4.8k |
| DUDLEY & SHANLEY, INC. 0.27% of their portfolio | 6.7k $1.4m | Unchanged |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.2k $1.3m | Reduced -400 |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.2k $1.3m | Unchanged |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.1k $1.3m | Added +1.8k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.6k $1.2m | Added +112 |
| Zhang Financial LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 5.5k $1.2m | New |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.3k $1.1m | Added +3.5k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.1k $1.1m | Added +1.9k |
| OAK ASSOCIATES LTD /OH/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.7k $973.4k | Unchanged |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.6k $965.2k | Added +11 |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.5k $938.3k | New |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.4k $926.2k | Reduced -27 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.4k $925.7k | Added +1.7k |
| NewEdge Advisors, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.4k $922.9k | Reduced -605 |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.4k $893.3k | Added +638 |