NASDAQ:KRT Karat Packaging (KRT) Stock Price, News & Analysis $26.11 +0.20 (+0.77%) Closing price 04/25/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$26.00 -0.11 (-0.40%) As of 04/25/2025 04:46 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Karat Packaging Stock (NASDAQ:KRT) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Karat Packaging alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$25.47▼$26.1350-Day Range$23.78▼$32.1052-Week Range$23.00▼$33.89Volume24,012 shsAverage Volume38,841 shsMarket Capitalization$523.17 millionP/E Ratio18.65Dividend Yield6.89%Price Target$32.00Consensus RatingHold Company OverviewKarat Packaging Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and distribution of single-use disposable products in plastic, paper, biopolymer-based, and other compostable forms used in various restaurant and foodservice settings. It provides food and take-out containers, bags, tableware, cups, lids, cutlery, straws, specialty beverage ingredients, equipment, gloves, and other products under the Karat Earth brand. The company also provides new product development, design, printing, and logistics services. It offers its products to national and regional distributors, restaurant chains, retail establishments, and online customers. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Chino, California.Read More… Karat Packaging Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks63rd Percentile Overall ScoreKRT MarketRank™: Karat Packaging scored higher than 63% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 80th out of 180 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.2 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingKarat 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 CoverageKarat Packaging has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.Read more about Karat Packaging's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth8.43% Earnings GrowthEarnings 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 MarketThe P/E ratio of Karat Packaging is 18.65, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.72.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Karat Packaging is 18.65, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 20.66.Price to Book Value per Share RatioKarat Packaging has a P/B Ratio of 3.20. 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. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted1.12% of the float of Karat Packaging has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverKarat Packaging has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Karat Packaging has recently increased by 8.90%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend LeadershipKarat Packaging is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.26%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthKarat Packaging does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Karat Packaging is 120.81%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased 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. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted1.12% of the float of Karat Packaging has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverKarat Packaging has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Karat Packaging has recently increased by 8.90%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media3.3 / 5News Sentiment1.02 News SentimentKarat Packaging has a news sentiment score of 1.02. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.50 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Karat Packaging this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search Interest2 people have searched for KRT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Karat Packaging insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders66.10% 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 InstitutionsOnly 25.20% of the stock of Karat Packaging is held by institutions.Read more about Karat Packaging's insider trading history. Receive KRT Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Karat Packaging and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address KRT Stock News HeadlinesEve Yen At Karat Packaging Exercises Options Worth $35KApril 25 at 1:46 PM | benzinga.comKarat Packaging to Report 2025 First Quarter Financial Results and Host Conference Call on Thursday, May 8, 2025April 24, 2025 | globenewswire.comNow I look stupid. Real stupid... I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. Because here we are, a quarter of a century later, almost to the exact day, and it’s happening again. April 28, 2025 | Porter & Company (Ad)2 Reasons to Watch KRT and 1 to Stay CautiousApril 2, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comWinners And Losers Of Q4: Karat Packaging (NASDAQ:KRT) Vs The Rest Of The Specialty Equipment Distributors StocksMarch 26, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comIs There Now An Opportunity In Karat Packaging Inc. (NASDAQ:KRT)?March 15, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comKarat Packaging Full Year 2024 Earnings: EPS Misses ExpectationsMarch 15, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comLake Street Remains a Buy on Karat Packaging Inc (KRT)March 14, 2025 | markets.businessinsider.comSee More Headlines KRT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have KRT shares performed this year? Karat Packaging's stock was trading at $30.26 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, KRT shares have decreased by 13.7% and is now trading at $26.11. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Karat Packaging's earnings last quarter? Karat Packaging Inc. (NASDAQ:KRT) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March, 13th. The company reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.43 by $0.14. The firm earned $101.65 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $102.27 million. Karat Packaging had a net margin of 6.78% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 19.84%. Read the conference call transcript. When did Karat Packaging IPO? Karat Packaging (KRT) raised $76 million in an initial public offering on Thursday, April 15th 2021. The company issued 4,000,000 shares at $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. Who are Karat Packaging's major shareholders? Karat Packaging's top institutional shareholders include Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (0.19%), Ritholtz Wealth Management (0.10%), Rhumbline Advisers (0.06%) and Kings Path Partners LLC (0.05%). Insiders that own company stock include Alan Yu, Marvin Cheng, Joanne Tzu Jung Wang, Daniel Quire, Eve Yen and Jian Guo. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Karat Packaging? 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. What other stocks do shareholders of Karat Packaging own? 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 Record date for 2/28 Dividend2/24/2025Ex-Dividend for 2/28 Dividend2/24/2025Dividend Payable2/28/2025Last Earnings3/13/2025Today4/27/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)5/08/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorIndustrials Industry Plastics products, not elsewhere classified Sub-IndustryRubber And Plastic Products Current SymbolNASDAQ:KRT CIK1758021 Webwww.karatpackaging.com Phone626-965-8882FaxN/AEmployees680Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$32.00 High Stock Price Target$36.00 Low Stock Price Target$28.00 Potential Upside/Downside+22.6%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.33 Research Coverage3 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.49 Trailing P/E Ratio18.65 Forward P/E Ratio15.73 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$32.47 million Net Margins6.78% Pretax Margin8.96% Return on Equity19.84% Return on Assets11.01% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.29 Current Ratio3.12 Quick Ratio1.82 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$422.63 million Price / Sales1.24 Cash Flow$2.11 per share Price / Cash Flow12.35 Book Value$8.15 per share Price / Book3.20Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares20,037,000Free Float6,788,000Market Cap$523.17 million OptionableNot Optionable Beta1.12 10 Stocks Set to Soar in Spring 2025Enter your email address and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of ten stocks that are set to soar in Spring 2025, despite the threat of tariffs and other economic uncertainty. 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