The stock of Karooooo Ltd (KARO) has gone down by -15.04% for the week, with a 10.27% rise in the past month and a 22.90% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.52%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 4.92% for KARO. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -11.60% for KARO’s stock, with a 11.95% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Karooooo Ltd (NASDAQ: KARO) Right Now?
Karooooo Ltd (NASDAQ: KARO) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 30.13x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for KARO is at 1.16. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for KARO is 7.95M, and currently, shorts hold a 0.79% of that float. The average trading volume for KARO on June 12, 2025 was 27.34K shares.
KARO) stock’s latest price update
Karooooo Ltd (NASDAQ: KARO)’s stock price has gone decline by -17.42 in comparison to its previous close of 59.53, however, the company has experienced a -15.04% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-06-12 that SINGAPORE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Karooooo Ltd. (“Karooooo”) announced the pricing of an underwritten secondary public offering (the “Offering”) of 1,500,000 ordinary shares held by Isaias (Zak) Jose Calisto, Karooooo’s chief executive officer (the “Selling Shareholder”), at a price to the public of $50.00 per ordinary share (the “public offering price”) for total gross proceeds of approximately $75.0 million. The Offering is expected to close on June 13, 2025, subject to customary closing conditions.
Analysts’ Opinion of KARO
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for KARO stocks, with Stifel repeating the rating for KARO by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for KARO in the upcoming period, according to Stifel is $26 based on the research report published on January 23, 2023 of the previous year 2023.
Raymond James, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see KARO reach a price target of $45. The rating they have provided for KARO stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on June 11th, 2021.
Stifel gave a rating of “Buy” to KARO, setting the target price at $51 in the report published on April 29th of the previous year.
KARO Trading at 3.93% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought KARO to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -22.41% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at KARO starting from Isaias Jose Calisto, who proposed sale 8,000 shares at the price of $357.00 back on Nov 13 ’24. After this action, Isaias Jose Calisto now owns shares of Karooooo Ltd, valued at $2,856,000 using the latest closing price.
Isaias Jose Calisto, the Chief Executive Officer of Karooooo Ltd, proposed sale 308,811 shares at $35.00 during a trade that took place back on Aug 12 ’24, which means that Isaias Jose Calisto is holding shares at $10,808,385 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for KARO
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.28 for the present operating margin
- 0.69 for the gross margin
The net margin for Karooooo Ltd stands at 0.2. The total capital return value is set at 0.34. Equity return is now at value 30.85, with 20.25 for asset returns.
Based on Karooooo Ltd (KARO), the company’s capital structure generated 0.17 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 2.67. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.2. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 31.61.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.81 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.24. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 6.0. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.45for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.93. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.14.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Karooooo Ltd (KARO) has had a better performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is bullish, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
