Trending NewsTrending NewsNASDAQ:KRT Karat Packaging (KRT) Stock Price, News & Analysis $25.97 -0.77 (-2.86%) As of 11:50 AM Eastern This is a fair market value 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$24.55▼$26.7550-Day Range$26.40▼$31.7352-Week Range$23.00▼$33.89Volume51,736 shsAverage Volume59,626 shsMarket Capitalization$521.48 millionP/E Ratio16.72Dividend Yield6.93%Price Target$33.50Consensus RatingHold Company Overview Karat 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™ Stocks77th Percentile Overall ScoreKRT MarketRank™: Karat Packaging scored higher than 77% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 93rd out of 182 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.2 / 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 17.83, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.86.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Karat Packaging is 17.83, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 24.93.Price to Book Value per Share RatioKarat Packaging has a P/B Ratio of 3.30. 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 Shorted1.03% 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 1.1, 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 3.97%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend LeadershipKarat Packaging is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.76%, 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 Shorted1.03% 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 1.1, 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 3.97%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. News and Social Media2.2 / 5News Sentiment0.04 News SentimentKarat Packaging has a news sentiment score of 0.04. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.43 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 17 news articles for Karat Packaging this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search Interest6 people have searched for KRT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Karat Packaging insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $23,287,500.00 in 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 Inc. (KRT) Q2 2025 Earnings Call TranscriptAugust 8 at 6:00 AM | seekingalpha.comKarat Packaging Reports 2025 Second Quarter Financial ResultsAugust 7 at 4:18 PM | globenewswire.comElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... Again Back in 2018, when Jeff Brown told everyone to buy Tesla… The "experts" said Elon was finished and Tesla was headed for bankruptcy. Now they're saying the same thing, but Jeff has uncovered Tesla's next breakthrough.August 8 at 2:00 AM | Brownstone Research (Ad)William Blair Forecasts Lower Earnings for Karat PackagingAugust 7 at 2:07 AM | americanbankingnews.comKarat Packaging: A 6.3 Rating -- Is It Worth Your Investment?August 6 at 11:19 PM | msn.comKarat Packaging Board Declares Quarterly Cash DividendAugust 6 at 8:00 AM | globenewswire.comKarat Packaging (KRT) Q2 Earnings: What To ExpectAugust 6 at 5:40 AM | msn.comEstimating The Intrinsic Value Of Karat Packaging Inc. (NASDAQ:KRT)July 24, 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 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, KRT stock has decreased by 11.6% and is now trading at $26.74. How were Karat Packaging's earnings last quarter? Karat Packaging Inc. (NASDAQ:KRT) posted its earnings results on Thursday, March, 13th. The company reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.14. The company had revenue of $101.65 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $102.27 million. Karat Packaging had a net margin of 7.02% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 19.47%. 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. acted as the underwriters for the IPO. Who are Karat Packaging's major shareholders? Karat Packaging's top institutional investors include Acadian Asset Management LLC (1.39%), Boston Partners (0.53%), Los Angeles Capital Management LLC (0.32%) and Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (0.21%). Insiders that own company stock include Marvin Cheng, Alan Yu, 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 Last Earnings3/13/2025Record date for 5/23 Dividend5/16/2025Ex-Dividend for 5/23 Dividend5/16/2025Dividend Payable5/23/2025Today8/08/2025Record date for 8/27 Dividend8/20/2025Ex-Dividend for 8/27 Dividend8/20/2025Dividend Payable8/27/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorIndustrials Industry CONTNRS - PPR/PLS Sub-IndustryRubber And Plastic Products Current SymbolNASDAQ:KRT CIK1758021 Webwww.karatpackaging.com Phone626-965-8882FaxN/AEmployees680Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for Karat Packaging$33.50 High Price Target$36.00 Low Price Target$31.00 Potential Upside/Downside+25.3%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.33 Research Coverage3 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$1.50 Trailing P/E Ratio17.83 Forward P/E Ratio16.11 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$29.98 million Net Margins7.02% Pretax Margin9.56% Return on Equity19.47% Return on Assets10.33% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.29 Current Ratio2.86 Quick Ratio1.53 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$430.64 million Price / Sales1.25 Cash Flow$2.54 per share Price / Cash Flow10.51 Book Value$8.10 per share Price / Book3.30Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares20,077,000Free Float6,786,000Market Cap$536.86 million OptionableNot Optionable Beta1.11 7 AI Stocks to Invest in Today: Capitalizing on AI and Tech Trends in 2025Discover the top 7 AI stocks to invest in right now. 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