Head to head
Kadant vs GE Vernova
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: KAI · GEV
KAI
Kadant
257.86-2.20%
1-year price shape — -13% over the period
Quant Rating D · 22/100
vs
GEV
GE Vernova
997.09-3.12%
1-year price shape — +65% over the period
Quant Rating B · 88/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
GE Vernova edges it on the scoreable measures. GE Vernova has the highest Quant Rating (88); GE Vernova has done best over the past year (+65%); GE Vernova earns the most per share.
| KAI | GEV | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Specialty Industrial Machinery | Specialty Industrial Machinery |
| Last price | 257.86 | 997.09 |
| Change today | -2.20% | -3.12% |
| 1-year return | -13.1% | +64.9% |
| Market cap | $3.05B | $265.56B |
| 52-week range | 244.03 – 353.26 | 529.18 – 1,195.94 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 27.73 | 28.59 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 39th | 20th |
| P/B | 2.98 | 22.21 |
| Dividend yield | 0.54% | 0.20% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 8.65 | 17.69 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $102.15M | $4.71B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $1.15B | $41.37B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +22.6% | +21.9% |
| Gross margin | 44.4% | 20.2% |
| Operating margin | 15.2% | 4.4% |
| Net margin | 9.5% | 23.0% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $159.99M | $12.44B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 112.2% | 81.0% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 38 buy / 12 sell | 35 buy / 15 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 8.5% | 3.3% |
| Analyst consensus | 100% buy (2) | 89% buy / 6% hold / 6% sell (18) |
| Analyst price target | $380 (+47%) | $1,251 (+25%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | D (22) | B (88) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 3,900 | 78,000 |
| Founded | 1991 | 2021 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.