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Karat Packaging Inc (KRT): analyst forecast and price target
Analyst consensus
Moderate Buy2 Buy0 Hold1 Sell
Ratings of 3 analysts in the last 3 months12-month forecast
Based on 3 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $46.50, the highest $60.00, the lowest $33.00. The average is −12.8% from the last price of $53.31.
Analyst ratings 4
| Analyst | Firm | Price target | Rating | Upside | Action | Date | Move vs SPY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI xAi Packaging and ContainersxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $63.00 → $62.00−1.6% | Buy | +16.3% | Reiterated | 15.10.26on TipRanks 04:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Packaging and ContainersDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $63.00 → $62.00−1.6% | Buy | +16.3% | Reiterated | 15.10.26on TipRanks 04:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Packaging and ContainersOpenAI 4o | TipRanks - OpenAI | $62.00 → $61.00−1.6% | Buy | +14.4% | Reiterated | 15.10.26on TipRanks 04:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Packaging and ContainersAnthropic Opus-4.1 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $58.00 → $57.00−1.7% | Hold | +6.9% | Reiterated | 15.10.26on TipRanks 04:05 | — | |
| AI Google Packaging and ContainersGemini 2.5Pro | TipRanks - Google | $63.00 → $62.00−1.6% | Buy | +16.3% | Reiterated | 15.10.26on TipRanks 04:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Packaging and ContainersPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $63.00 → $62.00−1.6% | Buy | +16.3% | Reiterated | 15.10.26on TipRanks 04:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Packaging and ContainersDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $64.00 → $63.00−1.6% | Buy | +18.2% | Reiterated | 13.10.26on TipRanks 05:05 | — | |
| AI xAi Packaging and ContainersxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $62.00 → $63.00+1.6% | Buy | +18.2% | Reiterated | 11.10.26on TipRanks 04:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Packaging and ContainersDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $63.00 → $64.00+1.6% | Buy | +20.1% | Reiterated | 11.10.26on TipRanks 04:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Packaging and ContainersOpenAI 4o | TipRanks - OpenAI | $61.00 → $62.00+1.6% | Buy | +16.3% | Reiterated | 11.10.26on TipRanks 04:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Packaging and ContainersAnthropic Opus-4.1 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $57.00 → $58.00+1.8% | Hold | +8.8% | Reiterated | 11.10.26on TipRanks 04:05 | — | |
| AI Google Packaging and ContainersGemini 2.5Pro | TipRanks - Google | $62.00 → $63.00+1.6% | Buy | +18.2% | Reiterated | 11.10.26on TipRanks 04:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Packaging and ContainersPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $62.00 → $63.00+1.6% | Buy | +18.2% | Reiterated | 11.10.26on TipRanks 04:05 | — | |
| AI xAi Packaging and ContainersxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $63.00 → $62.00−1.6% | Buy | +16.3% | Reiterated | 07.10.26on TipRanks 04:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Packaging and ContainersDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $64.00 → $63.00−1.6% | Buy | +18.2% | Reiterated | 07.10.26on TipRanks 04:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Packaging and ContainersOpenAI 4o | TipRanks - OpenAI | $62.00 → $61.00−1.6% | Buy | +14.4% | Reiterated | 07.10.26on TipRanks 04:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Packaging and ContainersAnthropic Opus-4.1 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $58.00 → $57.00−1.7% | Hold | +6.9% | Reiterated | 07.10.26on TipRanks 04:05 | — | |
| AI Google Packaging and ContainersGemini 2.5Pro | TipRanks - Google | $63.00 → $62.00−1.6% | Buy | +16.3% | Reiterated | 07.10.26on TipRanks 04:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Packaging and ContainersPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $63.00 → $62.00−1.6% | Buy | +16.3% | Reiterated | 07.10.26on TipRanks 04:05 | — | |
| George Staphos★★★★★★★★★★#3138 · hits 49% · avg +3.4% | Bank of America Securities | $33.00 | Sell | −38.1% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks Oct 6 06:30 | −0.5%next day −2.4% · 5 days −0.8% | ↗ |
| AI xAi Packaging and ContainersxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $61.00 → $63.00+3.3% | Buy | +18.2% | Reiterated | 03.10.26on TipRanks 04:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Packaging and ContainersDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $61.00 → $64.00+4.9% | Buy | +20.1% | Reiterated | 03.10.26on TipRanks 04:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Packaging and ContainersOpenAI 4o | TipRanks - OpenAI | $60.00 → $62.00+3.3% | Buy | +16.3% | Reiterated | 03.10.26on TipRanks 04:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Packaging and ContainersAnthropic Opus-4.1 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $56.00 → $58.00+3.6% | Hold | +8.8% | Reiterated | 03.10.26on TipRanks 04:05 | — | |
| AI Google Packaging and ContainersGemini 2.5Pro | TipRanks - Google | $61.00 → $63.00+3.3% | Buy | +18.2% | Reiterated | 03.10.26on TipRanks 04:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Packaging and ContainersPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $61.00 → $63.00+3.3% | Buy | +18.2% | Reiterated | 03.10.26on TipRanks 04:05 | — | |
| AI xAi Packaging and ContainersxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $62.00 → $61.00−1.6% | Buy | +14.4% | Reiterated | 01.10.26on TipRanks 04:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Packaging and ContainersDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $62.00 → $61.00−1.6% | Buy | +14.4% | Reiterated | 01.10.26on TipRanks 04:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Packaging and ContainersAnthropic Opus-4.1 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $57.00 → $56.00−1.8% | Hold | +5.0% | Reiterated | 01.10.26on TipRanks 04:05 | — | |
| AI xAi Packaging and ContainersxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $62.00 | Buy | +16.3% | Reiterated | 29.09.26on TipRanks 04:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Packaging and ContainersDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $62.00 | Buy | +16.3% | Reiterated | 29.09.26on TipRanks 04:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Packaging and ContainersOpenAI 4o | TipRanks - OpenAI | $60.00 | Buy | +12.5% | Reiterated | 29.09.26on TipRanks 04:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Packaging and ContainersAnthropic Opus-4.1 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $57.00 | Hold | +6.9% | Reiterated | 29.09.26on TipRanks 04:05 | — | |
| AI Google Packaging and ContainersGemini 2.5Pro | TipRanks - Google | $61.00 | Buy | +14.4% | Reiterated | 29.09.26on TipRanks 04:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Packaging and ContainersPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $61.00 | Buy | +14.4% | Reiterated | 29.09.26on TipRanks 04:05 | — | |
| Ryan Meyers★★★★★★★★★★#11713 · hits 39% · avg −4.3% | Lake Street | $60.00 | Buy | +12.5% | Assigned | 14.09.26on TipRanks 09:05 | +5.2%next day +1.0% · 5 days +1.0% | ↗ |
| Ryan Merkel★★★★★★★★★★#3685 · hits 50% · avg +4.0% | William Blair | — | Buy | — | Reiterated | 07.08.26on TipRanks 03:15 | +10.5%next day +2.2% · 5 days +1.3% | ↗ |
| George Staphos★★★★★★★★★★#3138 · hits 49% · avg +3.4% | Bank of America Securities | $23.00 → $34.00+47.8% | Sell | −36.2% | Reiterated | 14.07.26on TipRanks 09:20 | +1.7%next day +1.1% · 5 days +9.0% | ↗ |
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Every rating the collector has kept for the last 12 months, including the earlier ones of the same analyst. Latest of each analyst
Best analysts covering Karat Packaging Inc
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How the average price target moved
The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 01.10.26: target $47.00 at a price of $52.55 (−10.6%); now: $46.50 at $53.31 (−12.8%).
PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target
Recommendation trend
Strong BuyBuyHoldSell
| Rating | 05.26 | 06.26 | 07.26 | 08.26 | 09.26 | 10.26 |
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| Strong Buy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buy | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Hold | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sell | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Earnings and sales forecast
Next report: 05.11.26 (Q3 2026, date not confirmed)
Earnings per share
Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $0.41 (from $0.37 to $0.46). Last quarter: $1.48.
Sales
Next quarter’s sales estimate — $140M (from $139M to $142M). Last quarter: $136M.
Best top-analyst consensus in the sector · Consumercyclical
About Karat Packaging Inc
- CEO: Alan Yu
- Employees: 666
- 6185 Kimball Avenue, Chino, CA, 91708, US
- www.karatpackaging.com
Karat Packaging Inc. is a company dedicated to the manufacturing and distribution of various single-use consumables. These items, crafted from materials such as traditional plastics, paper, and environmentally friendly biopolymer-based or other compostable forms, are primarily intended for use across the restaurant and broader foodservice sectors. Its product range is extensive, encompassing items like containers for food and carry-out orders, packaging bags, general tableware, drinking cups, matching lids, disposable cutlery, straws, specialized beverage components, necessary equipment, and protective gloves, many of which are sold under its "Karat Earth" label. The company supplies its merchandise to a diverse clientele, including national and regional wholesale distributors, large restaurant groups, retail outlets, and direct online purchasers. Furthermore, Karat Packaging offers supplementary services such as innovation in new product lines, graphic design, custom printing, and comprehensive logistics solutions. The firm was established in 2000 and operates from its main office situated in Chino, California.
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