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 ($2.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 11.8m as of 2025-10-24, 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 ≈ $297.57. Options: 4 managers hold calls ($2.9m notional), 2 hold puts ($2.0m).
Trends to Q3 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 181 |
| Q4 2022 | 190 |
| Q1 2023 | 203 |
| Q2 2023 | 193 |
| Q3 2023 | 208 |
| Q4 2023 | 238 |
| Q1 2024 | 261 |
| Q2 2024 | 258 |
| Q3 2024 | 282 |
| Q4 2024 | 292 |
| Q1 2025 | 315 |
| Q2 2025 | 316 |
| Q3 2025 | 318 |
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 2023 | 105 | 104 |
| Q1 2024 | 116 | 129 |
| Q2 2024 | 138 | 110 |
| Q3 2024 | 130 | 113 |
| Q4 2024 | 113 | 136 |
| Q1 2025 | 157 | 130 |
| Q2 2025 | 158 | 149 |
| Q3 2025 | 129 | 156 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | $2.2m | $1.0m | 0.46 |
| Q1 2025 | $471.7k | $67.4k | 0.14 |
| Q2 2025 | $3.0m | $2.2m | 0.71 |
| Q3 2025 | $2.9m | $2.0m | 0.69 |
Biggest buyers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +158.1k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | New | +73.2k |
| Amundi | Added | +34.2k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +33.2k |
| NATIXIS | New | +29.0k |
| REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP | Added | +18.7k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP | Added | +17.7k |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB | Added | +17.0k |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. | Added | +16.2k |
| KORNITZER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC /KS | New | +14.5k |
Biggest sellers
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -99.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -88.0k |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC | Reduced | -85.5k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Reduced | -64.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -61.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -60.8k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC | Reduced | -53.4k |
| MOUNTAIN PACIFIC INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC | Reduced | -45.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -34.9k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -29.3k |
Biggest calls
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Unchanged | $2.2m7.5k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Unchanged | $297.6k1.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $209.0k700 shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | $208.3k700 shares |
Biggest puts
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Unchanged | $1.7m5.8k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Unchanged | $297.6k1.0k 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 Q3 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $3.2m | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $310.5k | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 6 | $7.5m | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $1.0m | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $3.1m | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $480.0k | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $385.3k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-27 | LEONARD THOMAS C Director | Sold | $140.4k415 shares |
| 2025-08-18 | Blanchard Thomas Andrew Vice President | Sold | $244.9k714 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, Q3 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $517.7m | Reduced -27.8k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $392.6m | Reduced -15.0k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.93% of their portfolio | 1.3m $380.3m | Reduced -29.3k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP 1.42% of their portfolio | 884.6k $263.2m | Reduced -99.6k |
| Capital International Investors 0.02% of their portfolio | 477.6k $142.1m | Reduced -29.0k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 441.3k $131.3m | Reduced -3.9k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 427.4k $127.2m | Reduced -64.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 320.5k $95.4m | Reduced -60.8k |
| Capital World Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 316.2k $94.1m | Added +4.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 312.2k $92.9m | Added +33.2k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.11% of their portfolio | 303.8k $90.4m | Reduced -25.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 268.8k $80.0m | Reduced -3.7k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 0.56% of their portfolio | 247.9k $73.8m | Reduced -712 |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 226.8k $67.5m | Reduced -85.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 199.4k $59.3m | Added +158.1k |
| RIVERBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC 1.00% of their portfolio | 198.4k $59.0m | Reduced -17.3k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 190.4k $56.7m | Added +1.0k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC 0.81% of their portfolio | 168.7k $50.2m | Reduced -53.4k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.46% of their portfolio | 156.7k $46.6m | Added +17.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 156.0k $46.4m | Reduced -4.5k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 149.7k $44.5m | Reduced -23.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 138.7k $41.3m | Reduced -8.8k |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO 0.25% of their portfolio | 137.4k $40.9m | Added +50 |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 127.6k $38.0m | Reduced -399 |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 123.3k $36.7m | Reduced -23.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 122.3k $36.4m | Reduced -8.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 114.5k $34.1m | Added +2.6k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 110.6k $32.9m | Reduced -3.9k |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.09% of their portfolio | 95.1k $28.3m | Added +17.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 94.2k $28.0m | Reduced -88.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 86.4k $25.7m | Reduced -9.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 86.2k $25.6m | Added +13.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 81.4k $24.2m | Added +276 |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.03% of their portfolio | 80.2k $23.9m | Reduced -7.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 77.8k $23.2m | Reduced -1.9k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 75.1k $22.4m | Added +13.8k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 73.2k $21.8m | New |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 63.2k $18.8m | Added +591 |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. 0.08% of their portfolio | 60.8k $18.1m | Added +16.2k |
| Curi Capital, LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 59.2k $17.6m | Reduced -2.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 57.0k $16.9m | Reduced -1.5k |
| DUDLEY & SHANLEY, INC. 2.64% of their portfolio | 55.2k $16.4m | Unchanged |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 55.0k $16.4m | Added +34.2k |
| DF DENT & CO INC 0.20% of their portfolio | 51.9k $15.5m | Reduced -2.0k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 48.2k $14.4m | Added +124 |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.05% of their portfolio | 45.9k $13.7m | Added +5.8k |
| Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 40.9k $12.2m | Added +5.4k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.01% of their portfolio | 37.1k $11.0m | Reduced -9.8k |
| REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 37.1k $11.0m | Added +18.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.6k $10.9m | Reduced -61.7k |
| EULAV Asset Management 0.25% of their portfolio | 35.8k $10.7m | Added +2.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 34.6k $10.3m | Reduced -316 |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.9k $10.1m | Reduced -1.6k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 33.7k $9.9m | Reduced -25.5k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 32.5k $9.7m | Reduced -1.1k |
| Man Group plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 32.2k $9.6m | Added +3.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.2k $9.6m | Added +2.3k |
| PARADIGM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/NY 0.39% of their portfolio | 30.1k $9.0m | Reduced -1.4k |
| NATIXIS 0.05% of their portfolio | 29.0k $8.6m | New |
| ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 28.1k $8.3m | Added +4.2k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 27.6k $8.2m | Added +2.3k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 27.5k $8.2m | Reduced -2.9k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 26.3k $7.8m | Reduced -658 |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.6k $7.6m | Reduced -323 |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.01% of their portfolio | 23.5k $7.0m | Unchanged |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.8k $6.8m | Added +300 |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 21.2k $6.3m | Reduced -168 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.1k $6.3m | Reduced -16.5k |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH 0.06% of their portfolio | 19.7k $5.9m | Reduced -2.4k |
| Grandeur Peak Global Advisors, LLC 0.77% of their portfolio | 19.2k $5.7m | Added +3.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.8k $5.6m | Reduced -4.6k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 18.4k $5.5m | Reduced -619 |
| AXA Investment Managers S.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 18.1k $5.4m | First filing |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.7k $5.3m | Added +6.0k |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.06% of their portfolio | 16.8k $5.0m | Reduced -1.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.7k $4.7m | Reduced -34.9k |
| KORNITZER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC /KS 0.09% of their portfolio | 14.5k $4.3m | New |
| Callan Family Office, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 14.4k $4.3m | Reduced -689 |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.1k $4.2m | Added +266 |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 13.6k $4.1m | Reduced -1.9k |
| Clean Yield Group 1.14% of their portfolio | 13.6k $4.0m | Reduced -14 |
| GHP Investment Advisors, Inc. 0.17% of their portfolio | 13.2k $3.9m | Reduced -200 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.2k $3.9m | Reduced -80 |
| Edgestream Partners, L.P. 0.11% of their portfolio | 13.1k $3.9m | New |
| B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 12.2k $3.6m | Reduced -1.3k |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 11.8k $3.5m | First filing |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.8k $3.5m | Reduced -430 |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.01% of their portfolio | 11.7k $3.5m | Added +50 |
| MOUNTAIN PACIFIC INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 11.2k $3.3m | Reduced -45.1k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.2k $3.3m | Added +338 |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.1k $3.3m | Unchanged |
| F/m Investments LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 10.0k $3.0m | Reduced -46 |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.7k $2.9m | Added +267 |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.1k $2.7m | Added +1.0k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 8.9k $2.7m | Reduced -937 |
| Vestmark Advisory Solutions, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 8.6k $2.6m | Added +33 |
| NewEdge Wealth, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 8.6k $2.4m | Added +26 |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.5k $2.5m | Reduced -163 |
| Advantage Alpha Capital Partners LP 0.68% of their portfolio | 7.5k $2.2m | Reduced -1.1k |
| Numerai GP LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 7.1k $2.1m | New |