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Karat Packaging Inc

KRT

24.990USD

-0.220-0.87%

Close 10/24, 16:00（ET）Quotes delayed by 15 min

501.87MMarket Cap

15.66P/E TTM

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Karat Packaging Inc

24.990

-0.220-0.87%

Overview Company Financials Analysis

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

Overview

Company

Financials

Analysis

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: 2025-10-24

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively very healthy. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Buy. Despite an average stock market performance, 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

16 / 24

Overall Ranking

156 / 4683

Industry

Containers & Packaging

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score

Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 3 analysts

Buy

Current Rating

33.000

Target Price

+32.05%

Upside Space

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

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 its products and provide a channel to offer its products to restaurants, offices, schools, government entities and other end users. National and regional chains include typically fast casual and fast-food restaurants with locations across multiple states. Retail includes primarily regional bubble tea shops, boutique coffee shops and frozen yogurt shops that often purchase its specialty beverage ingredients and related items. E-commerce/Online includes small businesses, such as small restaurants, bubble tea shops, coffee shops, juice bars, smoothie shops and some customers who purchase for personal use.

High Profit Growth

The company's net income leads the industry, with the latest annual income totaling USD 422.63M.

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 3.22, at a medium 3-year percentile range.

Institutional Buying

The latest institutional holdings are 6.71M shares, increasing 9.76% quarter-over-quarter.

Held by PRFDX

Star Investor PRFDX holds 63.49K shares of this stock.

Lower Market Activity

The company has less investor interest, with a 20-day turnover ratio of 0.50.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-24

The company's current financial score is 8.21, which is higher than the Containers & Packaging industry's average of 7.39. Its financial status is robust, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 123.99M, representing a year-over-year increase of 10.11%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 20.15%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

8.21

Change

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Financials

10.00

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

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Quality of Earnings

7.43

Key Metrics

Total revenue

Operating profit

Total assets

SG&A

No Data

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Operational Efficiency

7.47

Key Metrics

Cash flow from operating activities

Income after tax

No Data

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Growth Potential

8.27

Key Metrics

Cash flow from operating activities

Total revenue

No Data

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Shareholder Returns

7.86

Key Metrics

Free cash flow

No Data

Karat Packaging Inc's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-24

The company’s current valuation score is 7.92, which is higher than the Containers & Packaging industry's average of 7.36. Its current P/E ratio is 15.62, which is 46.96% below the recent high of 22.96 and 39.58% above the recent low of 9.44.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

7.92

Change

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 16/24

No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-24

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 6.67, which is lower than the Containers & Packaging industry's average of 7.56. The average price target for Karat Packaging Inc is 33.00, with a high of 35.00 and a low of 31.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

6.67

Change

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 3 analysts

Buy

Current Rating

33.000

Target Price

+32.05%

Upside Space

Strong Buy

Buy

Hold

Sell

Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

Total

Median

Average

Company name

Ratings

Analysts

Karat Packaging Inc

KRT

Sealed Air Corp

SEE

Ball Corp

BALL

Crown Holdings Inc

CCK

Berry Global Group Inc

BERY

Avery Dennison Corp

AVY

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

No Data

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: 2025-10-24

The company’s current price momentum score is 8.90, which is higher than the Containers & Packaging industry's average of 7.86. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 26.22 and the support level at 23.36, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

9.04

Change

-0.14

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

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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(1)

Neutral(4)

Buy(1)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MACD(12,26,9)

0.363

Neutral

RSI(14)

53.885

Neutral

STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)

71.359

Neutral

ATR(14)

0.752

High Vlolatility

CCI(14)

59.944

Neutral

Williams %R

29.021

Buy

TRIX(12,20)

0.099

Sell

StochRSI(14)

0.000

Oversold

Moving Average

Sell(3)

Neutral(0)

Buy(3)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MA5

25.278

Sell

MA10

24.911

Buy

MA20

24.370

Buy

MA50

24.701

Buy

MA100

26.289

Sell

MA200

27.591

Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-24

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 3.00, which is lower than the Containers & Packaging industry's average of 7.29. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 33.42%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 60.40%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 426.27K shares, representing 2.12% of shares outstanding, with 6.67% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

3.00

Change

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name

Shares Held

Chg %

Yu (Alan)

6.10M

-12.39%

Cheng (Marvin)

5.26M

-14.09%

UBS Financial Services, Inc.

496.06K

+24.99%

The Vanguard Group, Inc.

Star Investors

426.27K

+8.53%

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.

362.72K

+2.42%

Wasatch Global Investors Inc

Star Investors

330.96K

+3.31%

Ranger Investment Management, L.P.

320.56K

+105.70%

Millennium Management LLC

296.72K

+310.49%

Acadian Asset Management LLC

279.36K

+13.68%

De Lisle Partners LLP

229.14K

+53.64%

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-24

The company’s current risk assessment score is 6.21, which is lower than the Containers & Packaging industry's average of 6.79. The company's beta value is 1.06. This indicates that the stock tends to outperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences larger declines during downward trending markets.