Karat Packaging (KRT) Competitors

Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL) and Karat Packaging (NASDAQ:KRT) are both rubber and plastic products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Does the media refer more to NWL or KRT?

In the previous week, Newell Brands had 6 more articles in the media than Karat Packaging. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Newell Brands and 17 mentions for Karat Packaging. Karat Packaging's average media sentiment score of 0.04 beat Newell Brands' score of 0.04 indicating that Karat Packaging is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Newell Brands	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	8 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Karat Packaging	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and valuation, NWL or KRT?

Karat Packaging has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Newell Brands. Newell Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Karat Packaging, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Newell Brands	$7.58B	0.27	-$216M	-$0.59	-8.25
Karat Packaging	$430.64M	1.23	$29.98M	$1.50	17.63

Which has more risk & volatility, NWL or KRT?

Newell Brands has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Karat Packaging has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in NWL or KRT?

92.5% of Newell Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.2% of Karat Packaging shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Newell Brands shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 66.2% of Karat Packaging shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is NWL or KRT more profitable?

Karat Packaging has a net margin of 7.02% compared to Newell Brands' net margin of -3.29%. Karat Packaging's return on equity of 19.47% beat Newell Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Newell Brands	-3.29%	8.48%	2.05%
Karat Packaging	7.02%	19.47%	10.33%

Do analysts rate NWL or KRT?

Newell Brands presently has a consensus price target of $7.44, suggesting a potential upside of 52.88%. Karat Packaging has a consensus price target of $33.50, suggesting a potential upside of 26.68%. Given Newell Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Newell Brands is more favorable than Karat Packaging.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Newell Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Karat Packaging	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Is NWL or KRT a better dividend stock?

Newell Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Karat Packaging pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Newell Brands pays out -47.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Karat Packaging pays out 120.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Karat Packaging has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Karat Packaging is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Karat Packaging beats Newell Brands on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.