KAI Stock Analysis: Kadant Inc.

Updated Nov 3, 2026, after the Nov 2 close. NYSE, Specialty Industrial Machinery. Refreshed every trading day from the latest close.

$283.63 +6.92% Nov 2 close

The short answer

As of the Nov 2, 2026 close, QuantivFlow's Trend algo rates KAI EXIT on the short-term (daily) horizon, a stance it has held since May 18, 2026 at $313.40. The mid-term (weekly) and long-term (monthly) horizons read EXIT and BUY. The Rebound algo's last dip trade closed on Sep 1, 2026 at $292.07; it holds no dip position now. The Patterns algo has no active chart pattern on the daily or weekly chart. The daily RSI (14) is 63, and the price sits 3.3% above the 50-day average and 7.1% under the 200-day.

Three algos, three opinions is normal: Trend follows the established direction, Rebound buys sharp dips inside it, Patterns reads the chart shape. Not investment advice.

What Trend meansA trend-following algo. BUY while an uptrend holds on that horizon, EXIT when it breaks. Long only, judged on daily, weekly and monthly candles.
What Rebound meansA dip-buying algo. BUY after a sharp short-term drop in an otherwise healthy stock, EXIT once price closes back above its 12-day average. Short term and Mid term profiles.
What Patterns meansA chart-shape detector. Finds wedges, double tops and bottoms, cup and handle and more, marks the breakout or breakdown and measures the textbook price target. Full method

Trend

rides uptrends, long only
Short term (daily)EXIT
Mid term (weekly)EXIT
Long term (monthly)BUY

Daily EXIT since May 18, 2026 at $313.40. Weekly EXIT since Jan 10, 2025 at $338.20. Monthly BUY since Nov 2022.

Rebound

buys sharp dips
Short termEXIT
Mid termNo dip signal

Short term: the last dip trade closed on Sep 1, 2026 at $292.07; no open dip position. The exit comes when price closes back above its 12-bar average or after 10 bars.

Patterns

chart shapes with targets
Daily and weekly chartsNo active pattern

No active chart pattern on the daily or weekly chart.

Daily indicators at the Nov 2 close

Read from the daily chart. The weekly and monthly readings are in the app.

MomentumValueRead
RSI (14)63.1strong
MACD / signal-0.34 / -2.92above signal, rising
ADX (14)21.7weak trend
+DI / -DI24.0 / 13.2buyers lead
ATR (14)9.183.2% of price
Price levelsValuevs price
SMA 20264.38+7.3%
SMA 50274.60+3.3%
SMA 200305.37-7.1%
Bollinger (20, 2)253.20 to 275.56above the upper band
52-week range243.69 to 352.7737% of range
Volume212K1.7x the 20-day average

How the algos have done on KAI

Closed signals on this stock, from each algo's own history on the horizon named. Past results do not guarantee future results.

Trend, short term (3y)
33%win rate
+2.6%avg per trade
6closed trades
Trend, mid term (10y)
40%win rate
+3.2%avg per trade
5closed trades
Trend, long term (20y) Not enough closed trades on this stock yet (2 so far; 5 needed).
Rebound, short term (2.8y)
70%win rate
+0.7%avg per trade
20closed trades
Rebound, mid term (10y)
57%win rate
+1.5%avg per trade
7closed trades
Patterns, all horizons (2y) Not enough measured breaks on this stock yet (0 detected; 5 needed).

Recent signals on KAI

DateAlgoHorizonSignalPriceNote
2026-09-01ReboundShort term EXIT 292.07closed the BUY from Aug 18 at -5.5%
2026-08-18ReboundShort term BUY 309.21
2026-05-26ReboundShort term EXIT 328.72closed the BUY from May 18 at +4.9%
2026-05-18ReboundShort term BUY 313.40
2026-05-18TrendShort term EXIT 313.40closed the BUY from $328.25 at -4.5%
2026-05-13TrendShort term BUY 328.25later closed
2026-04-24TrendShort term EXIT 311.95closed the BUY from $330.14 at -5.5%
2026-04-20TrendShort term BUY 330.14later closed
2026-03-20ReboundShort term EXIT 295.31closed the BUY from Mar 6 at -10.4%
2026-03-06ReboundShort term BUY 329.65

The full KAI analysis is in the QuantivFlow app

  • Chart patterns drawn on the chart, with their measured targets
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  • How each algo has done on KAI: win rate, average gain, every past signal
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Questions about KAI

Is KAI in an uptrend right now?

On monthly candles, yes; not on the others. The daily horizon is EXIT since May 18, 2026. The weekly horizon is EXIT since Jan 10, 2025. The monthly horizon is BUY since November 2022. Trend is long only: BUY means the uptrend holds on that horizon, EXIT means it broke.

Is KAI oversold?

No, the opposite: momentum is strong. The daily RSI (14) closed at 63.1; the classic oversold line is 30.

Where is KAI's 200-day moving average?

$305.37 at the Nov 2, 2026 close, with the stock at $283.63, 7.1% below it. The 50-day average is $274.60, 3.3% below the price.

Is KAI a buy today?

QuantivFlow does not give advice. It shows what each algo sees: Trend is EXIT on the daily horizon, Rebound holds no dip position, Patterns sees no active chart pattern. How you weigh the three depends on your horizon and risk tolerance; past signals do not guarantee future results.

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Data as of Nov 2, 2026 close. Page updated Nov 3, 2026 08:15 UTC. Machine-readable version: quantivflow.com/stocks/KAI.json