NYSE:KRAKraton Stock Price, Forecast & News

$14.34

+0.44 (+3.17 %)

(As of 05/25/2020 04:00 PM ET)

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Today's Range

$13.64

Now: $14.34▼

$14.35

50-Day Range

$7.92

MA: $11.53▼

$15.61

52-Week Range

$4.45

Now: $14.34▼

$35.00

Volume547,294 shs

Average Volume478,174 shs

Market Capitalization$456.79 million

P/E Ratio1.87

Dividend YieldN/A

Beta3.17

Kraton Corporation manufactures and sells styrenic block copolymers and other engineered polymers in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It operates in two segments, Polymer and Chemical. The Polymer segment offers performance products, including styrene-butadiene-styrene and styrene-isoprene-styrene; and specialty polymers, such as hydrogenated styrenic block copolymers, as well as isoprene rubber and isoprene rubber latex for use in medical and personal care products, adhesives, tackifiers, paints, and coatings. The Chemical segment provides pine-based specialty products that include rosin-based tackifiers for packaging and pressure-sensitive adhesive applications; terpene-based tackifiers for bookbinding, hygiene, and pressure-sensitive adhesive applications; alpha-methyl-styrene (AMS) resins for bookbinding and pressure-sensitive adhesive applications; and hot melt polyamides for flexible packaging. It also provides rosin-based binders for the thermoplastic pavement marking submarket; tall oil fatty acids; tall oil rosin; distilled tall oil; and tall oil pitch; and produces insoluble maleic-based tackifiers, as well as bitumen additives. In addition, this segment offers terpene-based tread enhancement resins and AMS-based tread enhancement additives; dimer acids and terpene fractions for fuel additives, oilfield chemicals, mining fluids, coatings, metalworking fluids, and lubricants The company sells its products through various channels, including direct sales force, marketing representatives, and distributors under the Kraton and Cariflex brands. The company was formerly known as Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. and changed its name to Kraton Corporation in September 2016. Kraton Corporation is based in Houston, Texas.

Beat the Market (BTM) Rank^™

3.1 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Kraton has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.20, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $20.60, Kraton has a potential upside of 43.7% from its current price of $14.34.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Kraton has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

2.7 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
Kraton has received 388 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
Kraton has received 320 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
Kraton has received 54.80% “outperform” votes from our community.

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Kraton and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe KRA will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe KRA will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

0.0 Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Kraton does not currently pay a dividend.
Dividend Growth
Kraton does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

1.0 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Kraton insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 3.32% of the stock of Kraton is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
91.80% of the stock of Kraton is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

3.8 Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Kraton are expected to grow by 558.82% in the coming year, from $0.17 to $1.12 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Kraton is 1.87, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 13.80.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Kraton is 1.87, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 18.30.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Kraton has a P/B Ratio of 0.58. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Overall Beat the Market Rank^™

2.11 out of 5 stars

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange NYSE

Industry Plastics materials & resins

Sub-IndustrySpecialty Chemicals

SectorBasic Materials

Current SymbolNYSE:KRA

Previous Symbol

CUSIP50077C10

CIK1321646

Webwww.kraton.com

Phone281-504-4700

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.94

Current Ratio1.76

Quick Ratio0.89

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio1.87

Forward P/E Ratio84.35

P/E GrowthN/A

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$1.80 billion

Price / Sales0.25

Cash Flow$8.15 per share

Price / Cash Flow1.76

Book Value$24.90 per share

Price / Book0.58

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.94

Net Income$51.31 million

Net Margins13.90%

Return on Equity8.68%

Return on Assets2.58%

Miscellaneous

Employees1,944

Outstanding Shares31,854,000

Market Cap$456.79 million

Next Earnings Date7/22/2020 (Estimated)

OptionableOptionable

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Kraton (NYSE:KRA) Frequently Asked Questions

How has Kraton's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

Kraton's stock was trading at $7.35 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, KRA stock has increased by 95.1% and is now trading at $14.34. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Kraton?

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Kraton in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 2 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Kraton.

When is Kraton's next earnings date?

Kraton is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July 22nd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Kraton.

How were Kraton's earnings last quarter?

Kraton Corp (NYSE:KRA) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April, 29th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.04 by $0.23. The specialty chemicals company had revenue of $427.27 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $416.70 million. Kraton had a return on equity of 8.68% and a net margin of 13.90%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.88 EPS. View Kraton's earnings history.

What price target have analysts set for KRA?

5 brokers have issued 1-year target prices for Kraton's shares. Their forecasts range from $8.00 to $34.00. On average, they anticipate Kraton's share price to reach $20.60 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 43.7% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Kraton.

Has Kraton been receiving favorable news coverage?

Press coverage about KRA stock has trended somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group rates the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Kraton earned a media sentiment score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the specialty chemicals company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future. View the latest news aboutKraton.

Are investors shorting Kraton?

Kraton saw a drop in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 615,500 shares, a drop of 5.0% from the April 30th total of 648,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 581,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.1 days. Currently, 2.0% of the company's stock are sold short. View Kraton's Current Options Chain.

Who are some of Kraton's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Kraton include Ecolab (ECL), Sherwin-Williams (SHW), International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), Celanese (CE), RPM International (RPM), Albemarle (ALB), NewMarket (NEU), Ashland Global (ASH), W. R. Grace & Co (GRA), Quaker Chemical (KWR), Balchem (BCPC), PolyOne (POL), Stepan (SCL), Sensient Technologies (SXT) and HB Fuller (FUL). View all competitors.

What other stocks do shareholders of Kraton own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Kraton investors own include Intel (INTC), Alibaba Group (BABA), Netflix (NFLX), Verizon Communications (VZ), AbbVie (ABBV), Gilead Sciences (GILD), Cisco Systems (CSCO), General Electric (GE), Starbucks (SBUX) and Southern (SO).

Who are Kraton's key executives?

Kraton's management team includes the following people:

Mr. Kevin M. Fogarty, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 53)
Christopher H. Russell, VP & Chief Accounting Officer (Age 53)
Mr. James Leo Simmons, Sr. VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec. (Age 53)
Dr. Holger R. Jung, Sr. VP & Pres of Polymer Segment (Age 56)
Mr. Marcello C. Boldrini, Sr. VP & Chemical Segment Pres (Age 57)

What is Kraton's stock symbol?

Kraton trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "KRA."

Who are Kraton's major shareholders?

Kraton's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (15.40%), Aristotle Capital Boston LLC (4.05%), Invesco Ltd. (3.36%), State Street Corp (3.34%), Weber Alan W (2.79%) and First Wilshire Securities Management Inc. (2.79%). Company insiders that own Kraton stock include Chris H Russell, Holger R Jung, Jose Fernando Cherubini Haddad, Kevin Michael Fogarty, Melinda Scissors Conley, Stephen E Tremblay and Vijay Mhetar. View institutional ownership trends for Kraton.

Which major investors are selling Kraton stock?

KRA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC, Corsair Capital Management L.P., Foundry Partners LLC, Public Sector Pension Investment Board, Geode Capital Management LLC, Aristotle Capital Boston LLC, Balyasny Asset Management LLC, and Citigroup Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Kraton company stock in the last year include Chris H Russell, Holger R Jung, Kevin Michael Fogarty, and Melinda Scissors Conley. View insider buying and selling activity for Kraton.

Which major investors are buying Kraton stock?

KRA stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including First Wilshire Securities Management Inc., Federated Hermes Inc., Weber Alan W, Invesco Ltd., Lumbard & Kellner LLC, Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC, State Street Corp, and Russell Investments Group Ltd.. View insider buying and selling activity for Kraton.

How do I buy shares of Kraton?

Shares of KRA can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

What is Kraton's stock price today?

One share of KRA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $14.34.

How big of a company is Kraton?

Kraton has a market capitalization of $456.79 million and generates $1.80 billion in revenue each year. The specialty chemicals company earns $51.31 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.94 on an earnings per share basis. Kraton employs 1,944 workers across the globe.

What is Kraton's official website?

The official website for Kraton is www.kraton.com.

How can I contact Kraton?

Kraton's mailing address is 15710 JOHN F. KENNEDY BLVD. SUITE 300, HOUSTON TX, 77032. The specialty chemicals company can be reached via phone at 281-504-4700 or via email at [email protected]

This page was last updated on 5/26/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff