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Karat Packaging (KRT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$25.91 +1.11 (+4.48%)
As of 04/24/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

About Karat Packaging Stock (NASDAQ:KRT)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$24.76
$25.92
50-Day Range
$23.78
$33.36
52-Week Range
$23.00
$33.89
Volume
37,054 shs
Average Volume
38,585 shs
Market Capitalization
$519.16 million
P/E Ratio
18.51
Dividend Yield
6.95%
Price Target
$32.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Karat 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.

Karat Packaging Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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68th Percentile Overall Score

KRT MarketRank™: 

Karat Packaging scored higher than 68% 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.

  • Consensus Rating

    Karat 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 Coverage

    Karat Packaging has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

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

    Earnings 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 Market

    The P/E ratio of Karat Packaging is 18.51, 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. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Karat Packaging is 18.51, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 20.41.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Karat Packaging has a P/B Ratio of 3.18. 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.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.03% of the float of Karat Packaging has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Karat Packaging has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Karat Packaging has recently decreased by 5.85%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Karat Packaging is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.36%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Karat Packaging does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Karat Packaging is 120.81%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based 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.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.03% of the float of Karat Packaging has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Karat Packaging has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Karat Packaging has recently decreased by 5.85%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Karat Packaging has a news sentiment score of 0.88. 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 0.60 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Karat Packaging this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    2 people have searched for KRT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    66.10% 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 Institutions

    Only 25.20% of the stock of Karat Packaging is held by institutions.

  • Read more about Karat Packaging's insider trading history.
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KRT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Karat Packaging's stock was trading at $30.26 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, KRT stock has decreased by 14.4% and is now trading at $25.91.
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Karat Packaging Inc. (NASDAQ:KRT) issued its earnings results on Thursday, March, 13th. The company reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.14. The business earned $101.65 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $102.27 million. Karat Packaging had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 19.84% and a net margin of 6.78%.
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Karat Packaging (KRT) raised $76 million in an initial public offering (IPO) 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.

Top institutional shareholders of Karat Packaging 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.
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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.

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 Dividend
2/24/2025
Ex-Dividend for 2/28 Dividend
2/24/2025
Dividend Payable
2/28/2025
Last Earnings
3/13/2025
Today
4/25/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
5/08/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Plastics products, not elsewhere classified
Sub-Industry
Rubber And Plastic Products
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:KRT
Fax
N/A
Employees
680
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$32.00
High Stock Price Target
$36.00
Low Stock Price Target
$28.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+23.5%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.33
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
18.51
Forward P/E Ratio
15.61
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$32.47 million
Pretax Margin
8.96%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$422.63 million
Cash Flow
$2.10 per share
Price / Cash Flow
12.35
Book Value
$8.15 per share
Price / Book
3.18

Miscellaneous

Free Float
6,788,000
Market Cap
$519.16 million
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
1.12
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This page (NASDAQ:KRT) was last updated on 4/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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