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Karat Packaging Inc

KRT
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26.770USD
+0.530+2.02%
Close 05/15, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
534.43MMarket Cap
16.87P/E TTM

Karat Packaging Inc

26.770
+0.530+2.02%
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of Karat Packaging Inc

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-15

Key Insights

Karat Packaging Inc's fundamentals are relatively very healthy, with an industry-leading ESG disclosure.and its growth potential is high.Its valuation is considered fairly valued, ranking 17 out of 22 in the Containers & Packaging industry.Institutional ownership is very high.Over the past month, multiple analysts have rated it as Hold, with the highest price target at 31.50.In the medium term, the stock price is expected to remain stable.Despite a weak stock market performance over the past month, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals.The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Karat Packaging Inc's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
17 / 22
Overall Ranking
223 / 4482
Industry
Containers & Packaging

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Media Coverage

Last 24 hours
Coverage Level

Very Low
Very High
Neutral

Karat Packaging Inc Highlights

StrengthsRisks
Karat Packaging Inc. is a specialty distributor and manufacturer of a range of disposable foodservice products and related items, primarily used by national and regional restaurants and in foodservice settings across the United States. The Company classifies its customers into four categories. Distributors include national and regional distributors across the United States that purchase their products and provide a channel to offer their products to restaurants, offices, schools, government entities and other end users. National and regional chains typically include fast casual, fast-food restaurants and supermarket chains with locations across multiple states to which they supply specified products. Retail primarily includes regional bubble tea shops and frozen yogurt shops that often purchase their specialty beverage ingredients and related items. E-commerce/Online includes small businesses, often with only one or two locations, as well as customers who purchase for personal use.
High Growth
The company's revenue has grown steadily over the past 3 years, averaging 15.31% year-on-year.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 103.47%.
Fairly Valued
The company’s latest PB is 3.62, at a medium 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 7.11M shares, decreasing 4.49% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by HACAX
Star Investor HACAX holds 269.00 shares of this stock.

Analyst Rating

Based on 3 analysts
Hold
Current Rating
31.000
Target Price
+18.14%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-15

The current financial score of Karat Packaging Inc is 7.10, ranking 13 out of 22 in the Containers & Packaging industry. Its financial status is robust, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 116.95M, representing a year-over-year increase of 12.86%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 5.18%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.10
Change
0

Financials

10.00

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Total liabilities
Free cash flow
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Quality of Earnings

5.49

Operational Efficiency

6.90

Growth Potential

6.59

Shareholder Returns

6.50

Karat Packaging Inc's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-15

The current valuation score of Karat Packaging Inc is 7.92, ranking 10 out of 22 in the Containers & Packaging industry. Its current P/E ratio is 16.87, which is 36.12% below the recent high of 22.96 and 44.04% above the recent low of 9.44.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.92
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E
P/B
P/S
P/CF
Industry Ranking 17/22
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-15

The current earnings forecast score of Karat Packaging Inc is 6.00, ranking 20 out of 22 in the Containers & Packaging industry. The average price target is 28.50, with a high of 35.00 and a low of 22.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.00
Change
0

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Analyst Rating

Based on 3 analysts
Hold
Current Rating
31.000
Target Price
+18.14%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

14
Total
7
Median
7
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Karat Packaging Inc
KRT
3
Crown Holdings Inc
CCK
16
Ball Corp
BALL
15
Silgan Holdings Inc
SLGN
14
Avery Dennison Corp
AVY
14
Amcor PLC
AMCR
12
1
2
3

Financial Forecasting

EPS
Revenue
Net Profit
EBIT
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-15

The current price momentum score of Karat Packaging Inc is 6.66, ranking 13 out of 22 in the Containers & Packaging industry. Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 29.78 and the support level at 24.90, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.36
Change
0.3

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(2)
Neutral(2)
Buy(1)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-0.746
Neutral
RSI(14)
40.695
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
11.259
Oversold
ATR(14)
1.124
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
-120.503
Sell
Williams %R
85.246
Oversold
TRIX(12,20)
-0.107
Sell
StochRSI(14)
82.129
Buy
Moving Average
Sell(4)
Neutral(0)
Buy(2)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
26.890
Sell
MA10
28.091
Sell
MA20
28.484
Sell
MA50
27.801
Sell
MA100
26.135
Buy
MA200
25.108
Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-15

The current institutional shareholding score of Karat Packaging Inc is 3.00, ranking 18 out of 22 in the Containers & Packaging industry. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 35.62%, representing a quarter-over-quarter increase of 8.60%. The largest institutional shareholder is PRFDX, holding a total of 107.45K shares, representing 0.54% of shares outstanding, with 72.56% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
3.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
Yu (Alan)
6.10M
-12.39%
Cheng (Marvin)
5.26M
-14.09%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
442.45K
+1.95%
Polar Asset Management Partners Inc.
314.10K
+57.13%
Ranger Investment Management, L.P.
300.70K
-6.77%
Acadian Asset Management LLC
291.14K
-13.69%
American Century Investment Management, Inc.
270.84K
+4.57%
Burgundy Asset Management Ltd.
231.01K
--
De Lisle Partners LLP
229.14K
--
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-15

The U.S. Dollar Index is currently in a neutral state, which has a neutral effect on the Containers & Packaging domestic-focused industry. The Dollar Index (DXY) measures the value of the U.S. dollar against a basket of major currencies, including the euro, yen, pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona, and Swiss franc. The current risk assessment score of Karat Packaging Inc is 6.87, ranking 16 out of 22 in the Containers & Packaging industry. The company's beta value is 0.88. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets. with an industry-leading ESG disclosure.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.87
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
0.88
VaR
+4.05%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+33.25%
240-Day Volatility
+36.12%

Return

Best Daily Return
60 days
+20.66%
120 days
+20.66%
5 years
+20.66%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-7.69%
120 days
-7.69%
5 years
-19.29%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+0.53
120 days
+1.36
5 years
+0.36

Risk Assessment

Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+33.25%
3 years
+37.06%
5 years
+46.65%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
-0.45
3 years
+0.43
5 years
+0.09
Skewness
240 days
+1.29
3 years
-0.42
5 years
-0.27

Volatility

Realised Volatility
240 days
+36.12%
5 years
+53.64%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+2.88%
5 years
+3.31%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+265.81%
240 days
+265.81%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+45.96%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+33.37%

Liquidity

Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.42%
120 days
+0.41%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
+39.66%
60 days
+23.40%
120 days
+21.73%

Peer Comparison

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KRT
6.48 /10
Score
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Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
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Silgan Holdings Inc
SLGN
8.32 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Crown Holdings Inc
Crown Holdings Inc
CCK
8.10 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Myers Industries Inc
Myers Industries Inc
MYE
8.09 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Ball Corp
Ball Corp
BALL
8.08 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
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7.92 /10
Score
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