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Karat Packaging KRT

US equityMarket cap rank #3199
$53.38 −$0.31 (-0.58%)
Pre-market · Oct 8, 8:20 am ET · After hours $53.38 0.00%
Open$53.31
Prev close$53.69
Day range$52.11 – $53.67
Volume215.3K
Market cap$1.06B
P/E (TTM)21.4
Dividend yield3.37%

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Institutional ownership37.3%+0.18 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding182+2 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)31 buys / 19 sellsNet buying
Short interest2.19% of floatDays to cover 3.3 · as of 15 Sep 2026
Short-sale volume share15.1%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

7%18%28%39%Sep '26Sep '26Oct '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: +$161.8K (13 inflow days, 7 outflow days).

Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions

+$483.1KSuper−$321.3KBig+$361.6KMid+$543.8KSmall

Super/Big orders approximate institutional-size trades; Mid/Small approximate retail-size trades. Net buy minus sell value in each bucket, summed over the window.

The five largest holders on file together own 64.3% of shares outstanding.

Largest holders

  • Alan Yu30.59%
  • Marvin Cheng26.35%
  • BlackRock2.97%
  • Vanguard Capital Management, LLC2.27%
  • Acadian Asset Management LLC2.08%
  • Ranger Investment Management, L.P.1.67%
  • Geode Capital Management, LLC1.46%
  • American Century Investment Management1.32%

By investor type

  • Individual/Insider57.38%
  • Mutual Fund29.68%
  • Hedge Fund5.28%
  • Public Company0.87%
  • Family Office/Trust0.84%
  • Private Company0.53%
  • Insurance Company0.05%
  • Government Pension Fund0.03%

Reported short interest has risen from 1.50% to 2.19% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (30 Jun 2026 to 15 Sep 2026).

Recent institutional activity

HolderTypePeriodShare changeNew stake
Dean Investment Associates, LLC Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +51,963 0.3%
Acadian Asset Management LLC Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +146,930 2.1%
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +123,655 0.6%
Segall Bryant & Hamill, LLC Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +82,117 0.4%
Geode Capital Management, LLC Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +77,567 1.5%
Citadel Advisors LLC Hedge Fund 2026/Q3 +62,494 0.8%
AQR Capital Management Hedge Fund 2026/Q3 +61,799 1.1%
Algert Global LLC Hedge Fund 2026/Q3 +56,361 0.6%
PanAgora Asset Management, Inc. Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +54,196 0.3%
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Public Company 2026/Q3 +40,389 0.4%
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +38,237 0.8%
Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +35,313 0.2%
PDT Partners, LLC Hedge Fund 2026/Q3 +33,040 0.2%
Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc. Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +32,961 1.0%
Mawer Investment Management Ltd. Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +31,084 0.2%

Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.

Insider transactions

DateInsiderTitleTransactionSharesPriceHeld after
7 Sep 2026 Marvin Cheng VP of Manufacturing & Secretary Open Market Disposition -6,000 $48.50 5,252,272
31 Aug 2026 Marvin Cheng VP of Manufacturing & Secretary Open Market Disposition -2,000 $47.75 5,258,272
19 Aug 2026 Marvin Cheng VP of Manufacturing & Secretary Open Market Disposition -4,500 $47.33 5,260,272
12 Aug 2026 Jian Guo Chief Financial Officer Derivative Exercise and Retained +4,700 $16.53 41,529
14 May 2026 Alan Yu Chairperson & CEO Sale to Issuer -2,124 $26.28 6,097,181
14 May 2026 Daniel Quire Chief Revenue Officer Sale to Issuer -2,065 $26.28 23,631
14 May 2026 Jian Guo Chief Financial Officer Sale to Issuer -2,733 $26.28 36,829
11 May 2026 Alan Yu Chairperson & CEO Derivative Exercise and Retained +8,000 – 6,099,305
11 May 2026 Daniel Quire Chief Revenue Officer Derivative Exercise and Retained +8,000 – 25,696
11 May 2026 Jian Guo Chief Financial Officer Derivative Exercise and Retained +8,000 – 39,562
6 May 2026 Eve Yen Independent Director Derivative Exercise and Retained +1,000 – 8,000
6 May 2026 Paul Chen Lead Independent Director Derivative Exercise and Retained +1,000 – 7,000
6 May 2026 Eric Chen Independent Director Derivative Exercise and Retained +1,000 – 7,000
10 Mar 2026 Alan Yu Chairperson & CEO Other Derivative Acquisition +32,000 – 32,000
10 Mar 2026 Daniel Quire Chief Revenue Officer Other Derivative Acquisition +24,000 – 24,000
10 Mar 2026 Jian Guo Chief Financial Officer Other Derivative Acquisition +28,000 – 28,000
11 Nov 2025 Jian Guo Chief Financial Officer Open Market Acquisition +1,361 $22.11 31,562
14 Aug 2025 Jian Guo Chief Financial Officer Derivative Exercise and Retained +2,450 $16.53 30,201
26 Jun 2025 Alan Yu Chairperson & CEO Private Disposition -112,500 $27.00 6,091,305
26 Jun 2025 Marvin Cheng VP of Manufacturing & Secretary Private Disposition -112,500 $27.00 5,257,272

From Form 4/Form 144 filings. Negative share counts are disposals (sales, gifts, or shares withheld for taxes); positive are acquisitions.

Short interest, by report

Report dateShares short% of floatDays to cover
15 Sep 2026 436,268 2.2% 3.3
31 Aug 2026 313,251 1.6% 2.5
14 Aug 2026 230,269 1.2% 1.2
31 Jul 2026 260,922 1.3% 2.0
15 Jul 2026 284,839 1.4% 2.4
30 Jun 2026 300,210 1.5% 1.7

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