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NASDAQ:KRT

Karat Packaging (KRT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$29.03 +0.17 (+0.59%)
As of 04:00 PM Eastern

About Karat Packaging Stock (NASDAQ:KRT)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$28.70
$29.25
50-Day Range
$26.26
$32.43
52-Week Range
$23.00
$33.89
Volume
77,208 shs
Average Volume
49,195 shs
Market Capitalization
$582.92 million
P/E Ratio
19.35
Dividend Yield
6.20%
Price Target
$33.50
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Karat Packaging Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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77th Percentile Overall Score

KRT MarketRank™: 

Karat Packaging scored higher than 77% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 64th out of 182 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Karat 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 Coverage

    Karat 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 Growth

    Earnings 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 Market

    The P/E ratio of Karat Packaging is 19.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.86.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Karat Packaging is 19.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 24.82.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Karat Packaging has a P/B Ratio of 3.58. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Karat Packaging's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.01% 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 1.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Karat Packaging has recently decreased by 19.08%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Karat Packaging is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.18%, 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 120.00%. 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 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.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.01% 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 1.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Karat Packaging has recently decreased by 19.08%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Karat Packaging has a news sentiment score of 0.52. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Karat Packaging this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    3 people have searched for KRT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In 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 Insiders

    66.10% 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

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

  • Read more about Karat Packaging's insider trading history.
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KRT Stock News Headlines

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KRT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Karat Packaging's stock was trading at $30.26 at the beginning of the year. Since then, KRT stock has decreased by 4.1% and is now trading at $29.03.

Karat Packaging Inc. (NASDAQ:KRT) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March, 13th. The company reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.14. The business had revenue of $101.65 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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
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Karat Packaging (KRT) raised $76 million in an initial public offering (IPO) 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.

Top institutional investors of Karat Packaging include Kings Path Partners LLC (0.09%). Insiders that own company stock include Marvin Cheng, Alan Yu, Joanne Tzu Jung Wang, Daniel Quire and Jian Guo.
View institutional ownership trends
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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.

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 Earnings
3/13/2025
Record date for 5/23 Dividend
5/16/2025
Ex-Dividend for 5/23 Dividend
5/16/2025
Dividend Payable
5/23/2025
Today
7/08/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/06/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
CONTNRS - PPR/PLS
Sub-Industry
Rubber And Plastic Products
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:KRT
CIK
1758021
Fax
N/A
Employees
680
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$36.00
Low Price Target
$31.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+15.3%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.33
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
19.37
Forward P/E Ratio
17.50
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$29.98 million
Pretax Margin
9.56%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$422.63 million
Cash Flow
$2.56 per share
Price / Cash Flow
11.35
Book Value
$8.10 per share
Price / Book
3.59

Miscellaneous

Free Float
6,806,000
Market Cap
$583.32 million
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
1.12
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This page (NASDAQ:KRT) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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