What is William Blair’s Estimate for Karooooo Q3 Earnings?

Karooooo Ltd. (NASDAQ:KARO) – Equities researchers at William Blair dropped their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Karooooo in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, October 15th. William Blair analyst D. Becker now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.38 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.39. The consensus estimate for Karooooo’s current full-year earnings is $1.48 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Karooooo’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.40 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.58 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.40 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.42 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.44 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.46 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.72 EPS.

Separately, Morgan Stanley increased their target price on Karooooo from $31.00 to $37.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 11th.

Karooooo Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ:KARO opened at $40.00 on Thursday. Karooooo has a 1 year low of $21.26 and a 1 year high of $45.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $855.20 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.50 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a current ratio of 1.52 and a quick ratio of 1.52. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $38.61 and its 200-day moving average price is $33.26.

Karooooo (NASDAQ:KARO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 18th. The company reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.36 by $0.03. Karooooo had a net margin of 18.70% and a return on equity of 27.88%. The business had revenue of $58.29 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $58.54 million.

Karooooo Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 14th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 8th were issued a $1.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 8th. This represents a $4.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 10.80%. This is a positive change from Karooooo’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.85. Karooooo’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 340.16%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Swedbank AB purchased a new position in shares of Karooooo during the 1st quarter worth $2,387,000. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Karooooo by 5.4% during the 2nd quarter. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. now owns 209,097 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,001,000 after acquiring an additional 10,705 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its holdings in shares of Karooooo by 23.3% during the 2nd quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 17,757 shares of the company’s stock worth $520,000 after acquiring an additional 3,356 shares during the period. Acadian Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Karooooo during the 1st quarter worth $67,000. Finally, Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Karooooo by 1.2% during the 2nd quarter. Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC now owns 175,349 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,138,000 after acquiring an additional 2,000 shares during the period.

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.