Karat Packaging (KRT) Stock Insights

KRT price $53.40 -1.07 -1.96%

Ticker
KRT
Price
$53.40
Change
-1.07 -1.96%
Market cap ?
$1.06B
P/E ?
21.12
Forward P/E ?
20.08
Dividend yield ?
3.43%
Beta ?
0.76
Sector
Consumer Cyclical
Industry
Packaging & Containers
Stocklytics score
58
Value
41
Quality
61
Growth
72

Stocklytics score rationale: value 41, quality 61, growth 72.

Financials

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Karat Packaging Inc. is a company dedicated to the manufacturing and distribution of various single-use consumables. These items, crafted from materials such as traditional plastics, paper, and environmentally friendly biopolymer-based or other compostable forms, are primarily intended for use across the restaurant and broader foodservice sectors. Its product range is extensive, encompassing items like containers…

Fair value

KRT fair value $51.61. Price $53.40. Price is about fair value.

Around fair value, but more expensive than usual. A larger premium than on 97% of days in the past 5 years.

Fair value is an estimate of what one share is worth if future cash flows arrive as modeled. It is not a forecast of the share price. How discounted cash flow works.

Calculated with a 10-year free-cash-flow discount. Average free cash flow, last three years 39.09M. Growth 12.23%. When analyst earnings forecasts are available, free cash flow in those years is forecast earnings times the company's usual conversion of earnings into free cash flow, kept between 60% and 130%. Years with fewer than 3 analyst estimates are left out. Growth then fades in a straight line to terminal growth by year 10, starting from the last well-covered year's growth, or from the pace across those years when the final year slows sharply, kept between 0% and 20%. Without those forecasts, year-1 growth is analyst revenue growth for the next full fiscal year, or 5-year historical revenue growth when that forecast is missing, held for five years, then fading in a straight line to terminal growth by year 10. Terminal growth 3.00%. Discount rate 8.70% (beta 0.8). Beta is kept between 0.8 and 2.0, which on its own would make the discount rate 8.7% to 15.3%. The rate is then capped at 12%. A cap is used because a discount above 12% pushes higher-beta stocks further from the price. The discount rate stays at least 5 percentage points above terminal growth. Shares 19.93M. Net debt 41.98M. The earnings value is next-12-months earnings per share, or trailing earnings when that forecast is missing, times the median P/E of the company's industry. That median uses listed stocks worth at least $10 billion with a positive P/E of 100 or below, and the industry needs at least eight of them. Otherwise the sector median is used when that group also has at least eight, then the market median of those large companies. The multiple used is the lower of that median and 1.25 times the stock's own 10-year median P/E, then kept between 8 and 30. If the stock has no 10-year median, the peer median is kept between 8 and 30. Fair value is the average of the cash-flow value and the earnings value when both exist. Card and credit companies use the earnings value only, because changes in customer receivables distort free cash flow. Model uncertainty is high when fair value is more than 60% from the price, or when most of the cash-flow value sits after year 10.

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Earnings

DateEPS actualEPS estimateRevenueRevenue estimate
2026-11-05—0.41—140.33M
2026-08-061.480.47136.30M135.46M
2026-05-070.340.32116.95M112.98M
2026-03-120.340.28115.62M113.95M
2025-11-060.370.39124.52M113.95M
2025-08-070.570.60123.99M124.00M
2025-05-080.330.31103.62M121.31M
2025-03-130.290.43101.65M102.27M
2024-11-070.470.52112.77M102.27M
2024-08-080.490.60112.60M113.90M
2024-05-090.400.4595.61M99.82M
2024-03-140.240.4195.58M95.48M
2023-11-090.450.44105.53M95.48M
2023-08-090.690.31108.74M109.20M
2023-05-100.460.3195.80M94.95M
2023-03-160.300.2792.67M96.12M
2022-11-100.330.34110.00M119.07M
2022-08-110.340.37114.88M117.51M
2022-05-120.360.27105.41M101.40M
2022-03-230.320.2991.33M95.97M
2021-11-110.190.35102.71M131.66M
2021-08-120.530.3394.53M94.53M
2021-05-270.120.1375.67M69.37M
2021-04-160.05—70.38M—
2020-09-300.21—76.32M—
2020-06-300.53—84.74M—
2020-03-310.13—64.08M—
2019-12-31-0.01—56.26M—
2019-09-300.01—60.19M—
2019-06-300.08—60.01M—
2019-03-31-0.00—48.45M—
2018-12-31-0.01—45.81M—
2018-06-300.12—46.26M—
2018-03-31-0.13—36.72M—
2017-12-31-0.06—34.48M—

Dividends

Yield 3.41%. Payout ratio 71.71%. Frequency Quarterly.

Safety score 67/100 · Moderate. Payout ratio is 72% of earnings. Dividends use most of free cash flow. Dividends were paid in 5 separate years. Yield is 3.4%, in a range that is usually sustainable.

Ex-dateDividendRecordPaymentFrequency
2026-08-21$0.472026-08-212026-08-28Quarterly
2026-05-21$0.452026-05-212026-05-28Quarterly
2026-02-20$0.452026-02-202026-02-27Quarterly
2025-11-21$0.452025-11-212025-11-28Quarterly
2025-08-20$0.452025-08-202025-08-27Quarterly
2025-05-16$0.452025-05-162025-05-23Quarterly
2025-02-24$0.452025-02-242025-02-28Quarterly
2024-11-20$0.402024-11-202024-11-29Semi-Annual
2024-08-21$0.502024-08-212024-08-30Special
2024-05-16$0.352024-05-172024-05-24Quarterly
2024-02-20$0.302024-02-212024-02-29Quarterly
2023-11-17$0.202023-11-202023-11-30Quarterly
2023-08-22$0.502023-08-232023-08-31Special
2023-05-22$0.352023-05-232023-05-31Special
2022-11-18$0.352022-11-212022-11-30Special

Insider trades

DateInsiderActionSharesPriceValue
2026-09-08Cheng MarvinSell2.00K$48.5097.00K
2026-09-04Cheng MarvinSell4.00K$48.38193.50K
2026-09-01Cheng MarvinSell2.00K$47.7595.50K
2026-08-20Cheng MarvinSell4.50K$47.33212.99K
2026-08-13Guo JianBuy4.70K$16.5377.69K
2026-08-13Guo JianSell4.70K$16.5377.69K
2026-05-15Guo JianSell2.73K$26.2871.83K
2026-05-15Yu AlanSell2.12K$26.2855.82K
2026-05-15Quire DanielSell2.06K$26.2854.27K
2026-05-12Guo JianBuy8.00K——
2026-05-12Guo JianSell8.00K——
2026-05-12Quire DanielBuy8.00K——
2026-05-12Quire DanielSell8.00K——
2026-05-12Yu AlanBuy8.00K——
2026-05-12Yu AlanSell8.00K——
2026-05-07Chen Eric KBuy1.00K——
2026-05-07Chen Eric KSell1.00K——
2026-05-07Yen EveBuy1.00K——
2026-05-07Yen EveSell1.00K——
2026-05-07Chen Paul YBuy1.00K——
2026-05-07Chen Paul YSell1.00K——
2026-03-11Guo JianBuy28.00K——
2026-03-11Quire DanielBuy24.00K——
2026-03-11Yu AlanBuy32.00K——
2025-11-12Guo JianBuy1.36K$22.1130.09K
2025-08-15Guo JianSell2.45K$16.5340.50K
2025-08-15Guo JianBuy2.45K$16.5340.50K
2025-06-27Yu AlanSell112.50K$27.003.04M
2025-06-27Cheng MarvinSell112.50K$27.003.04M
2025-06-12Cheng MarvinSell750.00K$27.0020.25M
2025-06-12Yu AlanSell750.00K$27.0020.25M
2025-05-14Yu AlanSell2.54K$30.0476.39K
2025-05-14Guo JianSell2.78K$30.0483.47K
2025-05-14Quire DanielSell2.07K$30.0462.27K
2025-05-12Yu AlanBuy8.00K——
2025-05-12Yu AlanSell8.00K——
2025-05-12Guo JianBuy8.00K——
2025-05-12Guo JianSell8.00K——
2025-05-12Quire DanielBuy8.00K——
2025-05-12Quire DanielSell8.00K——
2025-05-07Chen Eric KBuy1.00K——
2025-05-07Chen Eric KSell1.00K——
2025-05-07Yen EveBuy1.00K——
2025-05-07Yen EveSell1.00K——
2025-05-07Chen Paul YBuy1.00K——
2025-05-07Chen Paul YSell1.00K——
2024-11-18Guo JianSell2.50K$16.5341.33K
2024-11-18Guo JianBuy2.50K$16.5341.33K
2024-08-19Guo JianSell2.00K$16.5333.06K
2024-08-19Guo JianBuy2.00K$16.5333.06K
2024-05-16Yen EveBuy5.00K$18.8094.00K
2024-05-15Yu AlanSell1.75K$29.0250.78K
2024-05-14Quire DanielSell1.92K$27.4552.78K
2024-05-14Guo JianSell2.48K$27.4668.14K
2024-05-12Yu AlanBuy8.00K——
2024-05-12Yu AlanSell8.00K——
2024-05-12Guo JianBuy8.00K——
2024-05-12Guo JianSell8.00K——
2024-05-12Quire DanielSell8.00K——
2024-05-12Quire DanielBuy8.00K——
2024-05-08Guo JianSell3.50K$16.5357.86K
2024-05-08Guo JianBuy3.50K$16.5357.86K
2024-05-07Chen Paul YBuy2.00K——
2024-05-07Yen EveBuy2.00K——
2024-05-07Chen Eric KBuy2.00K——
2024-03-12Guo JianBuy24.00K——
2024-03-12Yu AlanBuy24.00K——
2024-03-12Quire DanielBuy24.00K——
2024-02-08Guo JianSell1.04K$26.0927.16K
2024-02-01Guo JianBuy3.75K——
2024-02-01Guo JianSell3.75K——
2023-12-31Wang Joanne Tzu JungOther0——
2023-11-28Wang Joanne Tzu JungSell11.58K$21.40247.82K
2023-11-21Wang Joanne Tzu JungSell7.76K$21.36165.76K
2023-11-20Wang Joanne Tzu JungSell4.24K$21.4490.88K
2023-10-17Wang Joanne Tzu JungSell8.64K$22.09190.95K
2023-10-17Quire DanielSell490$22.0910.82K
2023-10-15Wang Joanne Tzu JungBuy25.00K$0.0025
2023-10-15Wang Joanne Tzu JungSell25.00K——
2023-10-15Quire DanielBuy1.67K$0.002
2023-10-15Quire DanielSell1.67K——
2023-09-19Cheng MarvinSell150.00K$21.003.15M
2023-09-12Yu AlanSell500.00K$21.0010.50M
2023-09-12Cheng MarvinSell500.00K$21.0010.50M
2023-08-31Quire DanielSell0——
2023-08-31Quire DanielSell50.00K$18.86943.00K
2023-08-31Quire DanielSell1.67K——
2023-08-31Quire DanielOther0——
2023-08-31Quire DanielOther50.00K$18.86943.00K
2023-08-10Guo JianSell3.00K$16.5349.59K
2023-08-10Guo JianBuy3.00K$16.5349.59K
2023-02-01Guo JianSell1.30K$15.0319.51K
2023-02-01Guo JianBuy3.75K——
2023-02-01Guo JianSell3.75K——
2022-12-31Wang Joanne Tzu JungOther0——
2022-12-31Cheng MarvinOther0——
2022-12-22Cheng MarvinBuy7.50K——
2022-12-22Cheng MarvinSell7.50K——
2022-12-16Cheng MarvinBuy1.00K$13.4413.44K
2022-12-16Yu AlanBuy7.10K$12.9792.09K

Institutional holders

Latest filed quarter: Q2 2026.

Institutions holding: 144, holders +12 vs prior quarter. Ownership 35.77%.

HolderSharesChangeChange %Value
BLACKROCK, INC.592.94K23.94K+4.21%19.84M
ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC414.24K146.93K+54.97%13.85M
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC390.16K2.26K+0.58%13.05M
RANGER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P.332.60K7.49K+2.30%11.13M
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC291.93K77.57K+36.19%9.77M
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC263.50K1.60K+0.61%8.82M
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP240.13K21.69K+9.93%8.03M
RUSSELL INVESTMENTS GROUP, LTD.231.71K31.05K+15.48%7.75M
BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/230.79K-121-0.05%7.72M
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP228.32K19.56K+9.37%7.64M
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC225.35K62.03K+37.98%7.54M
DE LISLE PARTNERS LLP218.44K-10.70K-4.67%7.31M
BOSTON PARTNERS199.94K32.96K+19.74%6.69M
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/165.86K38.24K+29.96%5.55M
STATE STREET CORP165.47K12.75K+8.35%5.54M
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP159.51K3.89K+2.50%5.34M
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC157.07K62.49K+66.08%5.26M
KTF INVESTMENTS, LLC146.15K-45.70K-23.82%4.89M
CWA ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC136.16K13.77K+11.25%4.56M
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC123.66K123.66KNew4.14M
ALGERT GLOBAL LLC122.25K56.36K+85.54%4.09M
JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC100.55K20.27K+25.25%3.36M
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC99.41K19.90K+25.03%3.33M
PUNCH & ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.98.32K29.20K+42.26%3.29M
NORTH STAR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP.97.00K00.00%3.25M

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Karat Packaging (KRT) Stock Insights

KRT$53.40-1.07 -1.96%

$1.06B

Market Cap

21.12

P/E

20.08

Forward P/E

58

Score

Price History