Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Karat Packaging Inc shares valued at $30,092 were purchased by Guo Jian on Nov 12 ’25. At $22.11 per share, Guo Jian acquired 1,361 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 31,062 shares worth approximately $0.69 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Yu Alan sold 112,500 shares, netting a total of over 3,037,500 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $27.00 each, the insider now holds 6,091,305 shares.
Before that, Cheng Marvin had sold 112,500 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $3,037,500, the VP-Manufacturing, Secy traded Karat Packaging Inc shares for $27.00 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 112,500 shares, worth approximately $116.76 million.
As published in a research note from BofA Securities on November 17, 2025, Karat Packaging Inc [KRT] has been rated down from a Buy to an Underperform. Analysts at BofA Securities upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early October. As of August 13, 2025, BofA Securities has initiated its “Neutral” rating for KRT. Earlier on January 02, 2025, William Blair downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Mkt perform” for KRT stock which previously was a “an Outperform”.
Analyzing KRT Stock Performance
On last trading session, Karat Packaging Inc [NASDAQ: KRT] rose 1.51% to $22.21. The stock’s lowest price that day was $21.65, but it reached a high of $22.28 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.62%. Over the course of the year, Karat Packaging Inc shares have dropped approximately -27.51%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $33.89 on 02/18/25 and a 52-week low of $20.61 on 11/21/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Karat Packaging Inc (KRT)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 21.80, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 21.40. In the upper region, resistance lies at 22.46. The next price resistance is at 22.72. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 45.46 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Karat Packaging Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Karat Packaging Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-11-14 dropping by 32262.0 shares to 0.19 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-15 was 0.22 million shares. A decline of -17.05% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.42 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.42.
Which companies own the most shares of Karat Packaging Inc (KRT)?
In terms of Karat Packaging Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 33 in the next 12 months, up nearly 50.82% from the previous closing price of $21.88. Analysts anticipate Karat Packaging Inc stock to reach 33 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 33. In spite of this, 10 analysts ranked Karat Packaging Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On August 09, 2024, Truist assigned a price target of “a Hold” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $28.
