KRT

Karat PackagingC

Nasdaq / Capital Goods

At close

2026-07-23

Current thesis

KRT still has credible self-help: a meaningful paper bag contract is ramping, sourcing is moving away from China, and the warehouse network has expanded, which could restore margin leverage if freight and duty pressure eases [#10-K-2026-03-13].

Posture

Mixed

Lead driver

Momentum

What changed

Momentum remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta +7.0.

What can break

Auditor transition from PwC to BDO adds a monitoring item even though the 8-K said there were no disagreements and previously disclosed control issues were remediated [#8-K-2026-03-17].

Momentum

Value

Sentiment

Setup hits (3d)

0 · Net Neutral

AI TargetsBase $30.00 · Bull $34.00 · Bear $24.00

Data freshness

Prices

As of 2026-07-23

Fundamentals

As of 2026-07-23 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1

Scores

As of 2026-07-23 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP

AI Memo

As of 2026-04-15 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex

Investment thesis

As of 2026-07-23

Supporting evidence

What

Grade C · Mixed

Confidence Medium · Net Neutral

Target $36.50

Why

Momentum96 · Δ7d +7.0

Value48 · Δ7d -0.6

Sentiment22 · Δ7d -6.2

So what

Balanced signals (Net Neutral). Wait for confirmation before sizing up.

Lead driver: Momentum · See technicals

Momentum

26% active weight

Current posture

7d trendImproving

Δ7d

+7.0

Δ21d

+16.6

Value

39% active weight

Current posture

7d trendFlat

Δ7d

-0.6

Δ21d

-2.3

Sentiment

34% active weight

Current posture

7d trendSoftening

Δ7d

-6.2

Δ21d

-13.5

Why this grade

Composite grade C. Momentum 95.6 / Value 48.2 / Sentiment 22.2

Fundamentals (TTM)

As of 2026-07-23

Market Cap

$773.2M

Beta

1.06

Shares Out

19.96M

P/E (TTM)

15.2

P/S (TTM)

1.01

P/FCF (TTM)

42.36

Rev YoY

+12.9%

EPS YoY

+5.8%

Gross Margin

+35.0%

Op Margin

+8.9%

Net Debt

$41.98M

Current Ratio

2.29

As of 2026-07-23 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology