KAIKadant Inc.
What is the market doing?
No clear lean: nothing decisive, though in a downtrend (−15% vs 200-day).
In a downtrend, below its 50- and 200-day averages. Price is −15% vs its 200-day average.
Heavily shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Up 6.0% since the previous count, up from 8.2% of shares outstanding three months ago.
Against the whole market›
Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.
Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.
How KAI is trading
Kadant Inc. is −14% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 33 points behind the market.
1-year return · S&P 500 +18%
- vs 200-day average
- −15%
vs 200-day average · a clear downtrend
- RSI (14)
- 45
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- 25%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-09
- $260.52
- 1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
- −9.0%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +18%
- −14%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
- +27%
- vs 50-day average$294.78
- −12%
- 52-week high
- $346.93
- 52-week low
- $246.93
- Annualised volatility
- 39%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08
- −$861K
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | −8.4% |
| 2025 | −17% |
| 2024 | +24% |
| 2023 | +59% |
| 2022 | −23% |
| 2021 | +64% |
| 2020 | +35% |
| 2019 | +31% |
| 2018 | −18% |
| 2017 | +66% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 9 of 10 | +3.8% |
| Feb | 10 | 7 of 10 | +2.9% |
| Mar | 10 | 2 of 10 | −4.7% |
| Apr | 10 | 4 of 10 | −2.0% |
| May | 10 | 8 of 10 | +4.4% |
| Jun | 10 | 7 of 10 | +3.6% |
| Jul | 11 | 10 of 11 | +5.6% |
| Aug | 11 | 4 of 11 | −0.44% |
| Sep | 11 | 5 of 11 | −0.35% |
| Oct | 11 | 5 of 11 | +1.9% |
| Nov | 10 | 8 of 10 | +7.9% |
| Dec | 10 | 4 of 10 | −1.2% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
Specialty Industrial Machinery
Ranks #9 of 33 by RyuScore