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KRT · Karat Packaging Inc.

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$47.57 -0.60 (-1.25%) At close · Aug 20
Market Cap
$960.11M
Shares
19.93M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$47.57 Open$47.50 Day$46.12–47.68 52W close$21.06–50.06 Avg vol 30d147K Short int261K · 1.3% float · 2.0d Short vol49% Last earningsAug 6, 2026 DataApr 2021–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 7

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 5, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 11 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Aug 7, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Neutral Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Moderate
      Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Neutral
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +67%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +26%
      above
      RSI (14) 72
      overbought
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 91%
      near high
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return +23%
      trailing
      6-month return +93%
      trailing
      YTD return +111%
      this year
      Relative strength +82%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $38 › 200d $29 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +8% holders QoQ · +31 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      1.31% of float · ▼ -8.4% MoM · 2.0 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      142 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 48
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth +11%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 37%
      contracting
      EPS growth +5%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $33.1M
      Valuation P/E 19.3
      rich
      Buyback $10.0M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $24.7M
      net cash
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Moderate
      Volatility 39%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −18%
      past year
      ATR 3.7%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Aug 6, 2026
      Gross margin · 2026 third quarter Initiated 35% – 37%
      Adjusted EBITDA margin · 2026 third quarter Non-GAAP Initiated 9% – 11%
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed May 7, 2026
      Net sales · 2026 second quarter 8% – 10%
      Gross margin · 2026 second quarter 35% – 37%
      Adjusted EBITDA margin · 2026 second quarter 11% – 13%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
      2 · 2 · 3
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +67% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +26% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      72 Bearish
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      91% Bullish
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $38 › 200d $29 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +8% holders QoQ · +31 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      1.31% of float · ▼ -8.4% MoM · 2.0 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      142 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $21 Now $48 · 91% Range high $50
      vs 200-day avg +67% vs 50-day avg +26%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Packaging & Containers — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      KRT
      Karat Packaging Inc.
      this stock
      $960.11M +110.8% +10.7% 19.3 1.3%
      SW
      Smurfit Westrock plc
      $25.20B +24.6% +47.7% 51.1 4.8%
      PKG
      Packaging Corp Of America
      $22.53B +21.0% +7.2% 32.8 3.7%
      AMCR
      Amcor plc
      $22.10B +56.6% 20.1 5.4%
      IP
      International Paper Co /New/
      $21.74B +2.5% +49.3% 9.0%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      142
      % held
      35.6%
      Net QoQ
      +683.0K sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      151
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      260.9K
      Days to cover
      2.0d
      Change
      -23.9K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      49%
      As of
      Aug 20, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      4.7K
      Value
      $165.5K
      As of
      Jul 15, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      43.3%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $467.7M
      Net income (FY)
      $31.5M
      EPS diluted
      $1.56
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $15.0M
      Remaining
      $10.0M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      10-Q
      Filed
      Aug 7, 2026
      This year
      14
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $258.0K
      Shares
      11.6K
      Filed
      Nov 28, 2023
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Aug 6, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      KRT -0.5% +22.8% +93.0% +18.2% +110.8%
      SPY -2.0% +3.3% +11.2% +2.1% +11.8%
      vs SPY +1.4% +19.5% +81.8% +16.1% +98.9%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.47 / share · ex Aug 21, 2026
      Raised 4.4%
      Paid (TTM)
      $1.82 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      3.83%
      Buyback program · as of Jun 30, 2026
      Authorized
      $15.00M
      Spent (derived)
      $4.98M
      Remaining
      $10.02M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1758021 CUSIP 48563L101 13F (30d) 127 filings 127 filers Visit website Investor relations