NASDAQ:KRT Karat Packaging (KRT) Stock Price, News & Analysis $30.97 -0.42 (-1.34%) Closing price 05/23/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$30.98 +0.01 (+0.02%) As of 05/23/2025 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Karat Packaging Stock (NASDAQ:KRT) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Karat Packaging alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$30.74▼$31.4950-Day Range$23.78▼$31.4552-Week Range$23.00▼$33.89Volume72,470 shsAverage Volume40,488 shsMarket Capitalization$621.26 millionP/E Ratio22.12Dividend Yield5.81%Price Target$33.50Consensus RatingHold Company OverviewKarat Packaging Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and distribution of single-use disposable products in plastic, paper, biopolymer-based, and other compostable forms used in various restaurant and foodservice settings. It provides food and take-out containers, bags, tableware, cups, lids, cutlery, straws, specialty beverage ingredients, equipment, gloves, and other products under the Karat Earth brand. The company also provides new product development, design, printing, and logistics services. It offers its products to national and regional distributors, restaurant chains, retail establishments, and online customers. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Chino, California.Read More… Karat Packaging Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks45th Percentile Overall ScoreKRT MarketRank™: Karat Packaging scored higher than 45% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 124th out of 177 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion1.2 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingKarat Packaging has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageKarat Packaging has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Karat Packaging's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth8.43% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Karat Packaging are expected to grow by 8.43% in the coming year, from $1.66 to $1.80 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Karat Packaging is 22.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.52.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Karat Packaging is 22.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 23.47.Price to Book Value per Share RatioKarat Packaging has a P/B Ratio of 3.80. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted1.18% of the float of Karat Packaging has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverKarat Packaging has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Karat Packaging has recently increased by 5.06%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend LeadershipKarat Packaging is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.73%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthKarat Packaging has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Karat Packaging is 120.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on EPS estimates, Karat Packaging will have a dividend payout ratio of 100.00% in the coming year. This indicates that Karat Packaging may not be able to sustain their current dividend.Read more about Karat Packaging's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted1.18% of the float of Karat Packaging has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverKarat Packaging has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Karat Packaging has recently increased by 5.06%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media3.3 / 5News Sentiment0.93 News SentimentKarat Packaging has a news sentiment score of 0.93. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.67 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Karat Packaging this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 2 people have searched for KRT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows1 people have added Karat Packaging to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Karat Packaging insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders66.20% of the stock of Karat Packaging is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.Percentage Held by InstitutionsOnly 25.20% of the stock of Karat Packaging is held by institutions.Read more about Karat Packaging's insider trading history. Receive KRT Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Karat Packaging and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address KRT Stock News HeadlinesKarat Packaging to Participate in Two June Investor ConferencesMay 21, 2025 | globenewswire.com1 Volatile Stock with Promising Prospects and 2 to Think Twice AboutMay 19, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comBuffett’s favorite chart just hit 209% – here’s what that means for goldA Historic Gold Announcement Is About to Rock Wall Street For months, sharp-eyed analysts have watched the quiet buildup behind the scenes. Now, in just days, the floodgates are set to open. The greatest investor of all time is about to validate what Garrett Goggin has been saying for months: Gold is entering a once-in-a-generation mania. Front-running Buffett has never been more urgent — and four tiny miners could be your ticket to 100X gains.May 25, 2025 | Golden Portfolio (Ad)Income Investors Should Know That Karat Packaging Inc. (NASDAQ:KRT) Goes Ex-Dividend SoonMay 11, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comKarat Packaging, Inc. (KRT) Q1 2025 Earnings Call TranscriptMay 11, 2025 | seekingalpha.comKarat Packaging (NASDAQ:KRT) Posts Better-Than-Expected Sales In Q1, Provides Encouraging Quarterly Revenue GuidanceMay 9, 2025 | msn.comKarat Packaging Reports 2025 First Quarter Financial ResultsMay 8, 2025 | globenewswire.comKarat Packaging (KRT) Q1 Earnings: What To ExpectMay 7, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines KRT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have KRT shares performed this year? Karat Packaging's stock was trading at $30.26 at the beginning of the year. Since then, KRT stock has increased by 2.3% and is now trading at $30.97. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Karat Packaging's earnings last quarter? Karat Packaging Inc. (NASDAQ:KRT) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March, 13th. The company reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.14. The business earned $101.65 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $102.27 million. Karat Packaging had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 19.84% and a net margin of 6.78%. Read the conference call transcript. When did Karat Packaging IPO? Karat Packaging (KRT) raised $76 million in an initial public offering on Thursday, April 15th 2021. The company issued 4,000,000 shares at a price of $18.00-$20.00 per share. Stifel, William Blair, Truist Securities, National Securities Corp. and D.A. Davidson & Co. served as the underwriters for the IPO. Who are Karat Packaging's major shareholders? Karat Packaging's top institutional shareholders include Wellington Management Group LLP (1.36%), Acadian Asset Management LLC (1.22%), American Century Companies Inc. (1.06%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.66%). Insiders that own company stock include Alan Yu, Marvin Cheng, Joanne Tzu Jung Wang, Daniel Quire and Jian Guo. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Karat Packaging? Shares of KRT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Karat Packaging own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Karat Packaging investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Arista Networks (ANET), e.l.f. Beauty (ELF), Adobe (ADBE) and Jabil (JBL). Company Calendar Record date for 2/28 Dividend2/24/2025Ex-Dividend for 2/28 Dividend2/24/2025Dividend Payable2/28/2025Last Earnings3/13/2025Record date for 5/23 Dividend5/16/2025Ex-Dividend for 5/23 Dividend5/16/2025Dividend Payable5/23/2025Today5/25/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorIndustrials Industry Plastics products, not elsewhere classified Sub-IndustryRubber And Plastic Products Current SymbolNASDAQ:KRT CIK1758021 Webwww.karatpackaging.com Phone626-965-8882FaxN/AEmployees680Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$33.50 High Stock Price Target$36.00 Low Stock Price Target$31.00 Potential Upside/Downside+8.2%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.33 Research Coverage3 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.50 Trailing P/E Ratio22.12 Forward P/E Ratio18.66 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$32.47 million Net Margins6.78% Pretax Margin8.96% Return on Equity19.84% Return on Assets11.01% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.29 Current Ratio3.12 Quick Ratio1.82 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$430.64 million Price / Sales1.44 Cash Flow$2.51 per share Price / Cash Flow12.35 Book Value$8.15 per share Price / Book3.80Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares20,060,000Free Float6,788,000Market Cap$621.26 million OptionableNot Optionable Beta1.12 Reduce the RiskMarket downturns give many investors pause, and for good reason. 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