KAI
Kadant IncCompany with tickers: KAI
CIK
886346
CUSIP
48282T104
Shares Outstanding
11,808,462
Website
https://kadant.com
Investor Relations
https://kadant.com/en/investor
13F Activity (30d)
110 filings
87 filers
Total shares sold short and not yet covered, reported to FINRA by broker-dealers and published twice a month (bi-monthly). Days to cover divides the short position by average daily volume; a high value (above 5) can signal short-squeeze potential.
Short Squeeze Score
73/100
Short interest 8.4% of shares — P85
Days to cover 7.2 — P84
Short-volume trend -0.8% — P49
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-05-29). Equal-weight mean of the available factors.
Short Interest History
| Settlement Date | Current Position | Previous Position | Change | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | 997,808 | 1,022,997 | -25,189 | 7.15 |
| 2026-05-15 | 1,022,997 | 1,385,242 | -362,245 | 4.50 |
| 2026-04-30 | 1,385,242 | 1,474,844 | -89,602 | 7.62 |
| 2026-04-15 | 1,474,844 | 1,556,699 | -81,855 | 11.68 |
| 2026-03-31 | 1,556,699 | 1,617,109 | -60,410 | 8.26 |
| 2026-03-13 | 1,617,109 | 1,512,505 | +104,604 | 11.72 |
| 2026-02-27 | 1,512,505 | 1,425,878 | +86,627 | 6.67 |
| 2026-02-13 | 1,425,878 | 1,371,606 | +54,272 | 10.37 |
| 2026-01-30 | 1,371,606 | 1,372,138 | -532 | 13.92 |
| 2026-01-15 | 1,372,138 | 1,398,773 | -26,635 | 9.68 |
| 2025-12-31 | 1,398,773 | 1,363,052 | +35,721 | 8.45 |
| 2025-12-15 | 1,363,052 | 1,352,586 | +10,466 | 9.18 |
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