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After finishing at $28.99 in the prior trading day, Karat Packaging Inc (NASDAQ: KRT) closed at $29.13, up 0.48%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.48 from its previous closing price. On the day, 76584.0 shares were traded. KRT stock price reached its highest trading level at $29.4807 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $28.85.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of KRT by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 10.39 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 13.02. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.53 and its Current Ratio is at 2.86. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.66 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.58.
On August 09, 2024, Truist Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $34 to $28.
On January 04, 2023, Lake Street started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $22.Lake Street initiated its Buy rating on January 04, 2023, with a $22 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 27 ’25 when Yu Alan sold 112,500 shares for $27.00 per share. The transaction valued at 3,037,500 led to the insider holds 6,091,305 shares of the business.
Cheng Marvin sold 112,500 shares of KRT for $3,037,500 on Jun 27 ’25. The VP-Manufacturing, Secy now owns 5,257,272 shares after completing the transaction at $27.00 per share. On Jun 12 ’25, another insider, Cheng Marvin, who serves as the VP-Manufacturing, Secy of the company, sold 750,000 shares for $27.00 each. As a result, the insider received 20,250,000 and left with 5,369,772 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, KRT now has a Market Capitalization of 584828416 and an Enterprise Value of 615568000. As of this moment, Karat’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.42, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.70. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.77. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.36 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.81. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.429 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.568.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KRT is 1.09, which has changed by 0.06977594 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12792087 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KRT has reached a high of $33.89, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $23.00. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.13%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.52%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 82.46K shares per day over the past 3-months and 124300 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 20.04M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 8.41M. Insiders hold about 58.12% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 24.77% stake in the company. Shares short for KRT as of 1749772800 were 84776 with a Short Ratio of 1.03, compared to 1747267200 on 153199. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 84776 and a Short% of Float of 1.24.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, KRT’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.55, compared to 1.65 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.05346671
