William Blair Issues Negative Estimate for Karooooo Earnings

Karooooo Ltd. (NASDAQ:KARO) – Stock analysts at William Blair reduced their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Karooooo in a research report issued on Wednesday, January 15th. William Blair analyst D. Becker now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.37 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.40. The consensus estimate for Karooooo’s current full-year earnings is $1.61 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Karooooo’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.42 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.44 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.63 EPS.

Karooooo (NASDAQ:KARO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 14th. The company reported $0.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.38 by $0.05. Karooooo had a return on equity of 29.39% and a net margin of 19.29%.

Separately, Raymond James reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $51.00 price target (up from $46.00) on shares of Karooooo in a report on Thursday.

Karooooo Stock Up 1.5 %

Shares of NASDAQ:KARO opened at $45.40 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 1.18 and a quick ratio of 1.17. The business has a 50 day moving average of $44.93 and a two-hundred day moving average of $39.90. Karooooo has a 12-month low of $23.35 and a 12-month high of $50.54.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Karooooo

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Acadian Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Karooooo by 50.6% in the second quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 4,096 shares of the company’s stock valued at $116,000 after purchasing an additional 1,377 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its position in shares of Karooooo by 23.3% during the 2nd quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 17,757 shares of the company’s stock valued at $520,000 after buying an additional 3,356 shares in the last quarter. Gladius Capital Management LP grew its stake in Karooooo by 124.2% in the 3rd quarter. Gladius Capital Management LP now owns 14,513 shares of the company’s stock valued at $575,000 after acquiring an additional 8,041 shares during the period. Quadrature Capital Ltd purchased a new stake in Karooooo in the 3rd quarter worth $216,000. Finally, Walleye Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Karooooo in the 3rd quarter worth $323,000.

About Karooooo

Karooooo Ltd. provides mobility software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform for connected vehicles in South Africa, rest of Africa, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and the United States. The company offers Fleet Telematics, a fleet management SaaS platform that provides real-time insights; LiveVision, which offers pro-active risk management and fleet visibility; MiFleet advanced fleet administration and business intelligence that provides cost management and administration capability services; and Karooooo Logistics, a software application for management of last mile delivery and general operational logistics.