Karat Packaging Inc.

NasdaqGS:KRT Stock Report

Market Cap: US$514.7m

Karat Packaging Valuation

Is KRT undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of KRT when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: KRT ($25.85) is trading above our estimate of future cash flow value ($7.66)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: KRT is trading above our estimate of future cash flow value.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for KRT?

Key metric: As KRT is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for KRT. This is calculated by dividing KRT's market cap by their current earnings.
What is KRT's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio17.2x
EarningsUS$30.28m
Market CapUS$514.75m

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does KRT's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for KRT vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average53.1x
TRNS Transcat
90.2x26.62%US$657.0m
EVI EVI Industries
63.8x50.52%US$351.4m
BXC BlueLinx Holdings
44.3x23.02%US$602.1m
HDSN Hudson Technologies
14x-5.86%US$310.1m
KRT Karat Packaging
17.2x10.28%US$514.7m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: KRT is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.2x) compared to the peer average (53.1x).

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does KRT's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Trade Distributors Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
TLIH Ten-League International Holdings
3.5xn/aUS$9.98m
BYU BAIYU Holdings
0.8xn/aUS$8.94m
No more companies available in this PE range
KRT 17.2xIndustry Avg. 24.7xNo. of Companies6PE01632486480+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: KRT is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.2x) compared to the US Trade Distributors industry average (23.7x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is KRT's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

KRT PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio17.2x
Fair PE Ratio17.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: KRT is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.2x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst KRT forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$25.85
US$28.50
+10.25%
22.81%US$35.00US$22.00n/a2
Feb ’27US$24.47
US$28.50
+16.47%
22.81%US$35.00US$22.00n/a2
Jan ’27US$22.57
US$28.50
+26.27%
22.81%US$35.00US$22.00n/a2
Dec ’26US$21.87
US$28.50
+30.32%
22.81%US$35.00US$22.00n/a2
Nov ’26US$24.02
US$33.00
+37.39%
6.06%US$35.00US$31.00n/a2
Oct ’26US$24.01
US$31.50
+31.20%
11.11%US$35.00US$28.00n/a2
Sep ’26US$25.28
US$31.50
+24.60%
11.11%US$35.00US$28.00n/a2
Jun ’26US$31.46
US$33.00
+4.90%
6.06%US$35.00US$31.00n/a2
May ’26US$26.26
US$31.50
+19.95%
11.11%US$35.00US$28.00n/a2
Apr ’26US$26.70
US$31.50
+17.98%
11.11%US$35.00US$28.00n/a2
Mar ’26US$29.91
US$33.00
+10.33%
10.78%US$36.00US$28.00n/a3
Feb ’26US$30.91
US$33.00
+6.76%
10.78%US$36.00US$28.00US$24.473
Jan ’26US$30.26
US$33.00
+9.05%
10.78%US$36.00US$28.00US$22.573
Dec ’25US$30.89
US$31.67
+2.51%
9.06%US$35.00US$28.00US$21.873
Nov ’25US$26.67
US$31.67
+18.74%
9.06%US$35.00US$28.00US$24.023
Oct ’25US$25.56
US$31.67
+23.89%
9.06%US$35.00US$28.00US$24.013
Sep ’25US$25.34
US$31.67
+24.97%
9.06%US$35.00US$28.00US$25.283
Aug ’25US$28.72
US$33.67
+17.24%
3.70%US$35.00US$32.00US$26.423
Jul ’25US$28.32
US$33.67
+18.88%
3.70%US$35.00US$32.00US$28.753
Jun ’25US$28.54
US$33.67
+17.96%
3.70%US$35.00US$32.00US$31.463
May ’25US$27.31
US$33.33
+22.06%
3.74%US$35.00US$32.00US$26.263
Apr ’25US$28.80
US$33.33
+15.74%
3.74%US$35.00US$32.00US$26.703
Mar ’25US$30.10
US$26.67
-11.41%
9.35%US$30.00US$24.00US$29.913
Feb ’25US$24.64
US$26.67
+8.23%
9.35%US$30.00US$24.00US$30.913
US$28.5
Fair Value
9.3% undervalued intrinsic discount
2
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/02/06 20:25
End of Day Share Price 2026/02/06 00:00
Earnings2025/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Karat Packaging Inc. is covered by 6 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
George StaphosBofA Global Research
William NewbyD.A. Davidson & Co.
Ryan MeyersLake Street Capital Markets, LLC