Karat Packaging (KRT) Competitors $30.63 -0.05 (-0.16%) (As of 11/13/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends KRT vs. EBF, SWIM, LWLG, CLW, TG, DSWL, YHGJ, NCL, FORD, and NEWHShould you be buying Karat Packaging stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Karat Packaging include Ennis (EBF), Latham Group (SWIM), Lightwave Logic (LWLG), Clearwater Paper (CLW), Tredegar (TG), Deswell Industries (DSWL), Yunhong Green CTI (YHGJ), Northann (NCL), Forward Industries (FORD), and NewHydrogen (NEWH). Karat Packaging vs. Ennis Latham Group Lightwave Logic Clearwater Paper Tredegar Deswell Industries Yunhong Green CTI Northann Forward Industries NewHydrogen Ennis (NYSE:EBF) and Karat Packaging (NASDAQ:KRT) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, risk, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership. Do analysts recommend EBF or KRT? Karat Packaging has a consensus target price of $30.00, indicating a potential downside of 2.06%. Given Karat Packaging's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Karat Packaging is more favorable than Ennis.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ennis 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Karat Packaging 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the media refer more to EBF or KRT? In the previous week, Ennis had 15 more articles in the media than Karat Packaging. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Ennis and 11 mentions for Karat Packaging. Karat Packaging's average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat Ennis' score of 0.11 indicating that Karat Packaging is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ennis 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 8 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Karat Packaging 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has preferable valuation and earnings, EBF or KRT? Ennis has higher revenue and earnings than Karat Packaging. Ennis is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Karat Packaging, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEnnis$420.11M1.34$42.60M$1.5813.73Karat Packaging$405.65M1.51$32.47M$1.4021.88 Is EBF or KRT more profitable? Ennis has a net margin of 10.15% compared to Karat Packaging's net margin of 6.78%. Karat Packaging's return on equity of 19.84% beat Ennis' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ennis10.15% 11.64% 10.18% Karat Packaging 6.78%19.84%11.01% Which has more volatility & risk, EBF or KRT? Ennis has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Karat Packaging has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of EBF or KRT? 74.3% of Ennis shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.2% of Karat Packaging shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of Ennis shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 66.1% of Karat Packaging shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community favor EBF or KRT? Ennis received 139 more outperform votes than Karat Packaging when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.00% of users gave Ennis an outperform vote while only 61.29% of users gave Karat Packaging an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEnnisOutperform Votes15869.00% Underperform Votes7131.00% Karat PackagingOutperform Votes1961.29% Underperform Votes1238.71% Is EBF or KRT a better dividend stock? Ennis pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Karat Packaging pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Ennis pays out 63.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Karat Packaging pays out 100.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ennis is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryEnnis and Karat Packaging tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto 101 MediaTop "Sleeping Giant" Crypto In The Market NowTop "Sleeping Giant" Crypto In The Market Now We're looking at potential returns that could rewrite your financial future. Click here to discover our #1 crypto pick before it's too late Get Karat Packaging News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KRT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KRT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKarat PackagingPlastics products IndustryIndustrial SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$613.21M$4.19B$9.56B$8.94BDividend Yield4.56%2.96%1.98%4.03%P/E Ratio21.8822.2319.2714.38Price / Sales1.511.828.7492.20Price / Cash11.8912.8320.5336.42Price / Book3.753.234.125.97Net Income$32.47M$76.13M$414.52M$225.09M7 Day Performance3.31%-0.29%-0.87%0.38%1 Month Performance14.63%3.42%3.20%5.74%1 Year Performance46.48%22.94%34.53%31.77% Karat Packaging Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KRTKarat Packaging2.7199 of 5 stars$30.63-0.2%$30.00-2.1%+62.9%$613.21M$405.65M21.88680EBFEnnis2.9281 of 5 stars$22.12+0.1%N/A+2.5%$575.12M$420.11M14.001,941Short Interest ↓SWIMLatham Group1.2524 of 5 stars$5.75-1.5%N/A+152.3%$664.84M$512.11M63.901,760Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumeLWLGLightwave Logic0.2182 of 5 stars$3.89+4.0%N/A-21.1%$469.60M$40,000.00-21.6133News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownCLWClearwater Paper4.3486 of 5 stars$27.01-0.4%N/A-24.9%$447.50M$2.21B31.413,100Buyback AnnouncementShort Interest ↓TGTredegar0.4243 of 5 stars$6.96-20.3%N/A+60.3%$240.19M$702.68M-8.811,900Upcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeDSWLDeswell Industries2.4725 of 5 stars$2.54flatN/A+14.3%$40.49M$69.37M0.00921Positive NewsYHGJYunhong Green CTI1.0047 of 5 stars$0.69+1.5%N/A-76.3%$17.90M$17.80M-8.6670Gap UpNCLNorthannN/A$0.40+17.7%N/A-93.8%$9.66M$13.97M-1.0873Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeFORDForward Industries0.9911 of 5 stars$4.31+6.9%N/A-40.9%$4.74M$36.69M0.00100Short Interest ↓NEWHNewHydrogenN/A$0.00flatN/A-64.7%$2.33MN/A0.002Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ennis Competitors Latham Group Competitors Lightwave Logic Competitors Clearwater Paper Competitors Tredegar Competitors Deswell Industries Competitors Yunhong Green CTI Competitors Northann Competitors Forward Industries Competitors NewHydrogen Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:KRT) was last updated on 11/13/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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