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.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Plastics materials & resins
Sub-IndustrySpecialty Chemicals
SectorBasic Materials
Phone281-504-4700
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$2.01 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees1,918
Next Earnings Date7/24/2019 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
Kraton (NYSE:KRA) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Kraton's stock symbol?
Kraton trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "KRA."
How were Kraton's earnings last quarter?
Kraton Corp (NYSE:KRA) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April, 24th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.88 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.65 by $0.23. The specialty chemicals company earned $456.40 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $491.65 million. Kraton had a return on equity of 14.25% and a net margin of 3.33%. The business's revenue was down 9.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.58 earnings per share. View Kraton's Earnings History.
When is Kraton's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for KRA?
5 brokerages have issued twelve-month target prices for Kraton's shares. Their forecasts range from $22.00 to $76.00. On average, they anticipate Kraton's share price to reach $44.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 33.7% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Kraton.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Kraton?
5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Kraton in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 2 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Kraton.
Has Kraton been receiving favorable news coverage?
Media coverage about KRA stock has been trending somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Kraton earned a media sentiment score of 1.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the specialty chemicals company a news buzz of 1.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future.
Who are some of Kraton's key competitors?
What other stocks do shareholders of Kraton own?
Who are Kraton's key executives?
Kraton's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Kevin M. Fogarty, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 53)
- Dr. Vijay R. Mhetar, Sr. VP & Chief Technology Officer (Age 48)
- Dr. Holger R. Jung, Sr. VP & Pres of Polymer Segment (Age 56)
- Mr. Marcello C. Boldrini, Sr. VP & Chemical Segment Pres (Age 57)
- Mr. Christopher H. Russell, VP & CFO (Age 53)
Who are Kraton's major shareholders?
Kraton's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Foundry Partners LLC (1.07%), Bailard Inc. (0.05%), BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA (0.02%) and Versant Capital Management Inc (0.00%). Company insiders that own Kraton stock include Barry J Goldstein, Chris H Russell, Holger R Jung, James Leo Simmons, Jose Fernando Cherubini Haddad, Kevin Michael Fogarty, Marcello C Boldrini, Stephen E Tremblay and Vijay Mhetar. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Kraton.
Which major investors are buying Kraton stock?
KRA stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Foundry Partners LLC, Bailard Inc., BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA and Versant Capital Management Inc. View Insider Buying and Selling 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Kraton's stock price today?
One share of KRA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $32.91.
How big of a company is Kraton?
Kraton has a market capitalization of $1.05 billion and generates $2.01 billion in revenue each year. The specialty chemicals company earns $67.01 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.16 on an earnings per share basis. Kraton employs 1,918 workers across the globe.
What is Kraton's official website?
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]
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