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Karooooo (KARO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$50.99 +3.24 (+6.79%)
Closing price 08/22/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$51.10 +0.11 (+0.22%)
As of 08/22/2025 07:57 PM Eastern
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About Karooooo Stock (NASDAQ:KARO)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$47.96
$51.46
50-Day Range
$44.92
$51.86
52-Week Range
$34.00
$63.36
Volume
77,009 shs
Average Volume
57,984 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.58 billion
P/E Ratio
29.65
Dividend Yield
9.81%
Price Target
$57.67
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Karooooo Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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70th Percentile Overall Score

KARO MarketRank™: 

Karooooo scored higher than 70% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 274th out of 656 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Karooooo has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.25, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Karooooo has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Karooooo's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Karooooo are expected to grow by 9.55% in the coming year, from $1.57 to $1.72 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Karooooo is 29.65, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.44.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Karooooo is 29.65, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 54.50.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Karooooo has a P/B Ratio of 8.87. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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

    0.53% of the float of Karooooo has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Karooooo has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Karooooo has recently decreased by 31.94%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Karooooo is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 9.80%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Karooooo has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Karooooo is 290.70%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on EPS estimates, Karooooo will have a dividend payout ratio of 290.70% in the coming year. This indicates that Karooooo may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

  • Read more about Karooooo's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.53% of the float of Karooooo has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Karooooo has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Karooooo has recently decreased by 31.94%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Karooooo has a news sentiment score of 0.17. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.82 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.
  • Search Interest

    11 people have searched for KARO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 175% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Karooooo insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    74.73% of the stock of Karooooo is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Read more about Karooooo's insider trading history.
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KARO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Karooooo's stock was trading at $45.15 at the beginning of the year. Since then, KARO shares have increased by 12.9% and is now trading at $50.99.

Karooooo Ltd. (NASDAQ:KARO) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 22nd. The company reported $0.47 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.45 by $0.02. The firm earned $70.49 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.25 billion. Karooooo had a net margin of 20.23% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 31.48%.
Read the conference call transcript
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Karooooo (KARO) raised $190 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday, April 1st 2021. The company issued 4,000,000 shares at a price of $47.52 per share. Morgan Stanley, BofA Securities and William Blair served as the underwriters for the IPO.

Top institutional shareholders of Karooooo include Telemark Asset Management LLC (0.73%), Capricorn Fund Managers Ltd (0.50%), Fiera Capital Corp (0.39%) and Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC (0.34%).

Shares of KARO 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 Karooooo investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), Humana (HUM), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), AU Optronics (AUOTY) and iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
7/22/2025
Record date for 8/22 Dividend
8/15/2025
Ex-Dividend for 8/22 Dividend
8/15/2025
Dividend Payable
8/22/2025
Today
8/24/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/21/2025
Fiscal Year End
2/28/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
INTERNET SOFTWARE
Sub-Industry
Computer Software
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:KARO
CIK
1828102
Fax
N/A
Employees
5,711
Year Founded
2018

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$60.00
Low Price Target
$53.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+13.1%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.25
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.72
Trailing P/E Ratio
29.65
Forward P/E Ratio
32.48
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$50.38 million
Net Margins
20.23%
Pretax Margin
26.99%
Return on Equity
31.48%
Return on Assets
19.98%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.05
Current Ratio
1.17
Quick Ratio
1.16

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$249.96 million
Price / Sales
6.30
Cash Flow
$2.80 per share
Price / Cash Flow
18.18
Book Value
$5.75 per share
Price / Book
8.87

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
30,890,000
Free Float
7,807,000
Market Cap
$1.58 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
1.07

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This page (NASDAQ:KARO) was last updated on 8/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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