How to buy Kraton Corporation stock (KRA)

Kraton Corporation is a chemicals business based in the US. Kraton Corporation shares (KRA) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Kraton Corporation employs 1,751 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $2 billion.

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Kraton Corporation stock price (NYSE: KRA)

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Kraton Corporation shares at a glance

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Information last updated 2022-05-15.

52-week range	$0.00 - $0.00
50-day moving average more info button	$46.27
200-day moving average more info button	$42.82
Wall St. target price	$46.50
PE ratio more info button	8.9181
Dividend yield more info button	$0 (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$5.21

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Is Kraton Corporation stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Kraton Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Kraton Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Kraton Corporation's P/E ratio

Kraton Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 9x. In other words, Kraton Corporation shares trade at around 9x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Kraton Corporation's PEG ratio

Kraton Corporation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.25. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Kraton Corporation's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Kraton Corporation's EBITDA

Kraton Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $387.1 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Kraton Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Kraton Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	$2 billion
Operating margin TTM	13.23%
Gross profit TTM	$588.8 million
Return on assets TTM	6.37%
Return on equity TTM	23.46%
Profit margin	8.64%
Book value	$24.74
Market Capitalization more info button	$1.5 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Kraton Corporation share dividends

We're not expecting Kraton Corporation to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Kraton Corporation share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Kraton Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $0 up to $0. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Kraton Corporation's is 2.0891. This would suggest that Kraton Corporation's shares are significantly more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent a higher risk.

Kraton Corporation overview

Kraton Corporation manufactures and sells styrenic block copolymers, specialty polymers, and bio-based products in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It operates in two segments, Polymer and Chemical. The Polymer segment offers performance products, including styrene-butadiene-styrene for paving and roofing application; styrene-isoprene-styrene for personal care application; ethylene-vinyl acetate, polyolefins, and metallocene polyolefins for adhesives application; and specialty polymers, such as hydrogenated styrenic block copolymer, isoprene rubber, and isoprene rubber latex for use in medical and personal care products, adhesives, tackifiers, paints, and coatings. The Chemical segment provides pine-based specialty products that include rosin-based tackifiers for packaging and pressure-sensitive adhesive applications; terpene-based tackifiers for bookbinding, hygiene, and pressure-sensitive adhesive applications; alpha-methyl-styrene (AMS) resins; and hot melt polyamides for flexible packaging, industrial and road making applications. This segment also provides tall oil fatty acids, tall oil rosin, distilled tall oil, tall oil pitch, and rosin-based binders for the thermoplastic pavement marking submarket, as well as produces insoluble maleic-based tackifiers. The Chemical segment also offers terpene-based tread enhancement resins and AMS-based tread enhancement additives; and dimer acids and terpene fractions for fuel additives, oilfield chemicals, mining fluids, coatings, metalworking fluids, and lubricants. The company sells its products through various channels, including direct sales force, marketing representatives, and distributors under the Kraton brand.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Kraton Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 3.275% of Kraton Corporation shares are held by insiders and 101.308% by institutions. How many people work for Kraton Corporation?
Latest data suggests 1,751 work at Kraton Corporation. When does the fiscal year end for Kraton Corporation?
Kraton Corporation's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Kraton Corporation based?
Kraton Corporation's address is: 15710 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Houston, TX, United States, 77032-2348 What is Kraton Corporation's ISIN number?
Kraton Corporation's international securities identification number is: US50077C1062 What is Kraton Corporation's CUSIP number?
Kraton Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 50077C106