KRT Company Profile and Key Details

Karat Packaging Inc. (NASDAQ:KRT) closed at $25.81 USD, losing -$0.01 (-0.04%) from the previous close of $25.82. The stock is currently mid-range between its 52-week high and low $20.61 and $33.89. With a market capitalization of about $518.77 million, Karat Packaging Inc. is classified as a small-cap and shows market-like volatility (beta ~1.06). Key stats such as the average daily volume over the past year has been around 85.41 thousand shares, volume is running light vs its 52-week average. Headquartered in Chino, CA, Karat Packaging Inc. operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector and the Packaging & Containers industry. Led by CEO Alan Yu, the company employs approximately 683 people and listed since April 15, 2021. Karat Packaging Inc. manufactures and distributes single-use disposable products in plastic, paper, biopolymer-based, and other compostable forms used in various restaurant and foodservice settings.

Short-term trend indicators are mixed aligned (SMA20 2.71%, SMA50 7.63%, SMA200 0.66%). The stock’s 14-day RSI is 62.39 (firm momentum), while the ATR of 0.65 points to higher daily volatility. The stock remains hovering near 52-week lows, trading -23.81% below its high and over 25.28% above its low. Average 10-day trading volume of 62.52 thousand shares is below the 3-month average of 80.73 thousand, indicating normal recent market interest.

Karat Packaging Inc. trades at a P/E ratio of 17.09, slightly below the S&P 500 average, with a price-to-sales ratio of 1.14 and a price-to-book ratio of 3.35 trading at moderately above to book value. The P/FCF stands at 23.38, also above market averages.

Karat Packaging Inc. last paid a dividend of 1.8 per share, Dividend and splits history remains an important factor for investors monitoring long-term returns. A discounted cash flow model estimates fair value at around $18.86. This means the shares are trading above this model’s fair value.

Karat Packaging Inc. generated EPS of $1.50 over the past year. Five-year average earnings growth is 67.34%. Wall Street analysts project EPS growth of 6.26% annually over the next five years. The latest quarter delivered EPS of $0.37. The next quarter is forecast at $0.28. Next year's EPS is expected at $4.55. Analyst sentiment is neutral. Analyst rating data shows there are 0 Strong Buy ratings, 0 Buy ratings, 1 Hold ratings, 0 Sell rating and 1 Strong Sell ratings. Price targets range from $28.00 to $22.00. The high target offers 8.49% upside. The low target suggests -14.76% downside. The mean target is $25.00. This offers -3.14% upside. Karat Packaging Inc. earnings surprise history is frequent misses against expectations. The quarter that ended November 06, 2025, missed forecasts by -5.13%. The prior quarter beat by -5.0%. Over the last six quarters, Apple has recorded several small beats. These include -24.6% in August 08, 2024.

Karat Packaging Inc. has 20.09 million shares outstanding. The public float is 8.66 million shares, elevated short interest at 1.39% of float. This equals 94.86 thousand shares. The short ratio is 1.4 days. Institutional investors hold 77.85% of the float. Insiders own 57.72%. Yu Alan holds 6.09 million shares, Cheng Marvin has 5.26 million shares and Guo Jian has 31.06 thousand shares. Over the past six months, insider transactions show net buying. They sold 0.00 shares across 0 transactions.