Karat Packaging (KRT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Karat Packaging Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: KRT) is a U.S.-based provider of premium packaging solutions for consumer goods and industrial products. The company specializes in the design, manufacture and delivery of high-quality litho-laminated folding cartons, tubes and flexible packaging. Karat Packaging operates an integrated production model that combines prepress, printing, converting and finishing capabilities to support the branding and shelf-appeal needs of its customers.

The company serves a diverse range of end markets, including food and beverage, confectionery, health and beauty, pharmaceuticals, specialty chemicals and promotional packaging. Karat Packaging delivers both standard and custom packaging formats, offering features such as spot or full-coverage high-definition printing, embossing, soft-touch coatings and barrier linings. By managing the full production cycle in-house, the company aims to achieve tighter quality control, faster turnaround times and greater cost efficiencies.

With multiple manufacturing facilities strategically located across the United States, Karat Packaging supports a national customer base that includes major consumer packaged goods companies, regional brands and growing direct-to-consumer enterprises. The company’s focus on technical expertise and collaborative design ensures that packaging solutions meet evolving regulatory requirements and sustainability objectives, while maintaining visual impact on retail shelves and e-commerce platforms.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $34.00 to $34.90
• 50-Day Range: $26.24 to $34.79
• 52-Week Range: $20.61 to $34.90
• Volume: 132,238 shs
• Average Volume: 129,236 shs
• Market Capitalization: $694.41 million
• P/E Ratio: 22.02
• Dividend Yield: 5.17%
• Price Target: $31.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Karat Packaging Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Karat Packaging scored higher than 73% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 76th out of 175 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Karat Packaging has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.17, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Downside Risk

Karat Packaging has a consensus price target of $31.50, representing about 9.5% downside from its current price of $34.79.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Karat Packaging has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 34.27%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Karat Packaging are expected to grow by 34.27% in the coming year, from $1.78 to $2.39 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Karat Packaging is 21.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.49.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Karat Packaging is 21.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 27.22.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Karat Packaging has a PEG Ratio of 1.70. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Karat Packaging has a P/B Ratio of 4.46. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.64% of the float of Karat Packaging has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Karat Packaging has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.87, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Karat Packaging has recently increased by 9.47%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Karat Packaging is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.26%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Karat Packaging has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Karat Packaging is 113.92%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Karat Packaging will have a dividend payout ratio of 75.31% in the coming year. This indicates that Karat Packaging may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.18

News Sentiment

Karat Packaging has a news sentiment score of 0.18. 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 0.66 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Karat Packaging this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 6 people have searched for KRT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Karat Packaging to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Karat Packaging insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

57.90% 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 Institutions

25.20% of the stock of Karat Packaging is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/07/2026
• Record date for 5/28 Dividend: 5/21/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 5/28 Dividend: 5/21/2026
• Dividend Payable: 5/28/2026
• Today: 7/06/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/06/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: CONTNRS - PPR/PLS
• Sub-Industry: Rubber And Plastic Products
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:KRT
• CIK: 1758021
• Web: www.karatpackaging.com
• Phone: 626-965-8882
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 680
• Year Founded: 2000

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Karat Packaging: $31.50
• High Price Target: $39.00
• Low Price Target: $24.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -9.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.17
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.58
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.82
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.54
• P/E Growth: 1.7
• Net Income: $31.48 million
• Net Margins: 6.61%
• Pretax Margin: 9.04%
• Return on Equity: 19.87%
• Return on Assets: 10.59%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.15
• Current Ratio: 2.29
• Quick Ratio: 1.15

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $467.74 million
• Price / Sales: 1.48
• Cash Flow: $2.65 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.11
• Book Value: $7.80 per share
• Price / Book: 4.46

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 19,960,000
• Free Float: 8,405,000
• Market Cap: $694.41 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.85