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Karat Packaging Inc

KRT

24.340USD

-0.140-0.57%
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488.81MMarket Cap
15.25P/E TTM

Karat Packaging Inc

24.340

-0.140-0.57%

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

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-09

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 Hold. The company is performing well in the stock market, with strong fundamentals and technicals supporting the current trend. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
14 / 34
Overall Ranking
181 / 4730
Industry
Applied Resources

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 3 analysts
Hold
Current Rating
31.500
Target Price
+24.60%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Company 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 26.75.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 103.47%.
Fairly Valued
The company’s latest is 15.30, at a medium 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 16.94M shares, decreasing 14.68% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by The Vanguard
Star Investor The Vanguard holds 426.27K 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 Updated2025-09-09

The company's current financial score is 7.57, which is higher than the Applied Resources industry's average of 6.86. Its financial status is robust, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 103.62M, representing a year-over-year increase of 8.38%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 3.94%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.57
Change
0

Financials

8.38

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

Quality of Earnings

7.31

Operational Efficiency

7.50

Growth Potential

7.17

Shareholder Returns

7.50

Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-09

The company’s current valuation score is 4.80, which is higher than the Applied Resources industry's average of 3.00. Its current P/E ratio is 15.84, which is 15.83% below the recent high of 18.35 and 18.80% above the recent low of 12.86.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
4.80
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 14/34
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-09

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 7.00, which is lower than the Applied Resources industry's average of 7.39. The average price target for Karat Packaging Inc is 31.50, with a high of 35.00 and a low of 28.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.67
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 3 analysts
Hold
Current Rating
31.500
Target Price
+24.60%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

16
Total
9
Median
8
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Karat Packaging Inc
KRT
3
Sealed Air Corp
SEE
18
Ball Corp
BALL
16
Crown Holdings Inc
CCK
15
Berry Global Group Inc
BERY
15
Avery Dennison Corp
AVY
14
1
2
3

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 Updated2025-09-09

The company’s current price momentum score is 6.98, which is lower than the Applied Resources industry's average of 7.67. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 27.05 and the support level at 24.09, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.82
Change
-0.55

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

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Indicators
Sell(3)
Neutral(2)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
0.081
Neutral
RSI(14)
37.147
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
28.749
Sell
ATR(14)
0.598
Low Volatility
CCI(14)
-211.995
Oversold
Williams %R
94.595
Oversold
TRIX(12,20)
-0.259
Sell
StochRSI(14)
0.000
Sell
Moving Average
Sell(6)
Neutral(0)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
25.186
Sell
MA10
25.294
Sell
MA20
25.420
Sell
MA50
26.889
Sell
MA100
27.679
Sell
MA200
28.623
Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-09

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 7.00, which is lower than the Applied Resources industry's average of 8.26. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 84.39%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 8.61%. 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
7.00
Change
0

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.
396.87K
+5.16%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
392.78K
-1.38%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
354.16K
-1.59%
Wasatch Global Investors Inc
Star Investors
320.34K
+16.64%
Ranger Investment Management, L.P.
155.84K
-0.24%
Acadian Asset Management LLC
245.73K
+8.99%
De Lisle Partners LLP
149.14K
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1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-09

The U.S. Dollar Index is currently in a neutral state, which has a neutral effect on the Applied Resources export-driven 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 company’s current risk assessment score is 5.34, which is higher than the Applied Resources industry's average of 4.75. The company's beta value is 1.08. This indicates that the stock tends to outperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences larger declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
5.34
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
1.07
VaR
--
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+28.93%
240-Day Volatility
+39.65%
Return
Best Daily Return
60 days
+3.17%
120 days
+10.68%
5 years
--
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-14.73%
120 days
-14.73%
5 years
--
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
-1.81
120 days
-0.32
5 years
--
Risk Assessment
Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+28.93%
3 years
+28.93%
5 years
--
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
-0.14
3 years
+1.10
5 years
--
Skewness
240 days
-0.56
3 years
-0.76
5 years
--
Volatility
Realised Volatility
240 days
+39.65%
5 years
--
Standardised True Range
240 days
+3.53%
5 years
--
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
-38.80%
240 days
-38.80%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+17.87%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+21.34%
Liquidity
Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.47%
120 days
+0.35%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
+49.99%
60 days
+76.75%
120 days
+32.67%

Peer Comparison

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-09
Karat Packaging Inc
Karat Packaging Inc
KRT
6.43 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Packaging Corp of America
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
7.39 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
TriMas Corp
TriMas Corp
TRS
7.35 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Sealed Air Corporation
Sealed Air Corporation
SEE
7.35 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Aptargroup Inc
Aptargroup Inc
ATR
7.22 /10
Score
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Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Core Molding Technologies Inc
Core Molding Technologies Inc
CMT
6.92 /10
Score
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