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KRT

Karat Packaging Inc.
Nasdaq· Plastics Products, NEC· Inc. DE· CIK 0001758021 Materials & Mining
$54.35 +1.35 (+2.55%)
Oct 26 4:00 PM ET · prev $53.00
Market cap
$1.1B
Small cap
Consensus
Buy
71% Buy or better · 7 analysts
Median target
$46.50
−14% · range $33.00–60.00
Next earnings
Nov 4
in 9 days
1 year
+117.7%
from $24.96 · Oct 27
30 days
+2.1%
from $53.24
52-week range
$21.06–54.68
−1% from high · low Nov 20
Avg volume 20D
161.8K
shares / day
Short interest
592.8K
≈3.0% of shares · +35.9%
Days to cover
2.9
at average volume
Insider net
−$599.0K
0 buyers · 1 seller · 12 mo
New fund stakes
0
Q2 2026 13F · 0 exits
SecBot read BULLISH 2 reports · 90 days
Balance 0 bearish · 1 bullish · 1 neutral oldest → newest, height = score
Avg score ·High conf. 1/2 ·Next Earnings date, Nov 4, 2026
Strongest BULLISH Karat Packaging (KRT) reported Q2 2026 EPS of $1.48, a massive 221.7% beat vs the $0.46 consensus estimate…
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Price

Daily candles with volume. Pins mark insider trades, rating changes, 13F stakes, reports, catalysts and short-interest jumps.

Signal stack

Where each data set points today.

  • InsidersBEARISH

    1 insider sold $599.0K.

  • InstitutionsBULLISH

    Q2 2026: 22 added (0 new), 11 trimmed or exited.

  • AnalystsBULLISH

    5 of 7 rate it Buy or better. Median target $46.50 (−14%).

  • Short sellersBUILDING

    Short interest +35.9% to 592.8K shares. 2.9 days to cover, ≈3.0% of shares.

  • TrendUPTREND

    6% above its 50-day average.

Who's buying

13F· Q2 2026
0
new positions
0
exits
FundMoveSharesValue
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLCADD291,927$9.8M
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ADD165,862$5.6M
CITADEL ADVISORS LLCADD157,069$5.3M
JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INCADD100,550$3.4M
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INCADD99,406$3.3M
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLCADD81,870$2.7M
JPMORGAN CHASE & CODOUBLED78,896$2.6M
O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLCADD51,205$1.7M

Quarterly 13F filings are due 45 days after each quarter ends.

The Street

7 analysts
Buy 71% rate it Buy or better
Strong Buy2Buy3Hold1Sell1Strong Sell0
12-month targets · 2 analysts

Price is inside the target range. Median implies −14%.Targets as of Oct 26, 2026.

Recent actions
DateFirmActionRating
Aug 7, 2026Lake Street
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINBuy
Jul 14, 2026B of A Securities
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINUnderperform
Jun 4, 2026William Blair
UPGRADE
UPGRADEOutperform
May 8, 2026Lake Street
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINBuy

Insider ledger

Form 4
$0
bought · 0 insiders
$599.0K
sold · 1 insider
DateInsiderTypeValue
Sep 8, 2026
Cheng Marvin
VP-Manufacturing, Secy
SELL$97.0K
Sep 4, 2026
Cheng Marvin
VP-Manufacturing, Secy
SELL$193.5K
Sep 1, 2026
Cheng Marvin
VP-Manufacturing, Secy
SELL$95.5K
Aug 20, 2026
Cheng Marvin
VP-Manufacturing, Secy
SELL$213.0K
Aug 13, 2026
Guo Jian
Chief Financial Officer
EXERCISE$77.7K
May 15, 2026
Guo Jian
Chief Financial Officer
TAX W/H$71.8K
May 15, 2026
Quire Daniel
Chief Revenue Officer
TAX W/H$54.3K
May 15, 2026
Yu Alan
Chief Executive Officer
TAX W/H$55.8K

Earnings setup

Estimates
Nov 4
reports in 9 days

Revision history: 🔒 Fresh data, subscribers only

PeriodEPS est.Range30D rev.Revenue
Current Q🔒 Fresh data, subscribers only
Next Q$0.43$0.43–$0.43-15.7%$131.4M
Current FY🔒 Fresh data, subscribers only
Next FY🔒 Fresh data, subscribers only

Short side

FINRA· Sep 30, 2026
592,805
shares short
+35.9%
vs prior settlement
2.9
days to cover
≈3.0%
of shares outstanding
Recent activity
The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.
Oct 22, 2026 SEC
Karat Packaging Inc. announced it will report its Q3 2026 results on November 5, 2026.
PRESS-RELEASE — Impact 1/10
Oct 22, 2026 Earnings
Karat Packaging to Report 2026 Third Quarter Financial Results and Host Conference Call on Thursday, November 5, 2026
CHINO, Calif., Oct. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Karat Packaging Inc. (“Karat” or the “Company”) (Na
Sep 8, 2026 Insider
Cheng Marvin sold 2,000 shares
VP-Manufacturing, Secy @ $48.50 ($97.0K)
Sep 4, 2026 Insider
Cheng Marvin sold 4,000 shares
VP-Manufacturing, Secy @ $48.38 ($193.5K)
Sep 1, 2026 Insider
Cheng Marvin sold 2,000 shares
VP-Manufacturing, Secy @ $47.75 ($95.5K)
Aug 19, 2026 SEC
Karat Packaging (KRT) reported Q2 2026 EPS of $1.48, a massive 221.7% beat vs the $0.46 consensus estimate, with…
PRESS-RELEASE — Impact 7/10
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC — ADD
291,927 shares ($9.8M)
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES — ADD
165,862 shares ($5.6M)
Catalysts
Scheduled dates and disclosed events: earnings, FDA and trial readouts, halts, press releases. Colored dot = impact.
Upcoming
Nov 4, 2026
Earnings date
KRT Q3 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-11-04
Recent
Oct 22, 2026
Earnings
Karat Packaging to Report 2026 Third Quarter Financial Results and Host Conference Call on Thursday, November 5, 2026
CHINO, Calif., Oct. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Karat Packaging Inc. (“Karat” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: KRT), a specialty distributor and…
Aug 19, 2026
Earnings
Karat Packaging to Present at Lake Street’s 10th Annual Best Ideas Growth Conference, September 10
CHINO, Calif., Aug. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Karat Packaging Inc. (Nasdaq: KRT), a specialty distributor and manufacturer of disposable…
Aug 6, 2026
Earnings date
KRT Q2 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-08-06
Aug 5, 2026
Dividend
Karat Packaging Board Increases Quarterly Cash Dividend
CHINO, Calif., Aug. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Karat Packaging Inc. (Nasdaq: KRT) (the “Company” or “Karat Packaging”), a specialty distributor…
Jul 23, 2026
Earnings
Karat Packaging to Report 2026 Second Quarter Financial Results and Host Conference Call on Thursday, August 6, 2026
CHINO, Calif., July 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Karat Packaging Inc. (“Karat” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: KRT), a specialty distributor and…

SecBot reports

3 filings · 1 press release · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 neutral
All KRT filing & press-release reports (4)