Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for KARO in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
Oct 12 close
This week's news centers on Karooooo's upcoming Q2 earnings release, scheduled for October 19. Multiple announcements confirm the date and detail a webinar to follow on October 20. Analysts are forecasting EPS of $0.59 and revenue of $98.81 million, with Karooooo having exceeded expectations last quarter, reporting $0.59 EPS against an estimated $0.51 at that time.
Karooooo closes at $61.66, down 4.8% over the past month though up 6.5% over three months and 21.3% over six months. The close sits between its 50-day average of $63.73 and 200-day average of $53.29. The GekkoIndex reads 60.4, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone, though the index has slipped 5.3% over the past five sessions. Price sits 5% above Gekko Fair Value of $58.72.
Earnings arrive 7 days away, inside a typical 20-trading-day holding window, with past reports showing an average absolute reaction of 8.2% and beats in 7 of the last 8 quarters. Seasonality from this point in the calendar has averaged a 1.8% gain over the next 20 trading days across 5 years, rising in 4 of them. Consensus among 5 firms stands at 4 buy and 1 hold ratings, with a consensus target of $73.40, representing 19% upside. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears in the respective windows.
Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Karooooo scores 2 supportive, 1 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
2 supportive1 mixed2 headwinds
Averages disagree
Close $61.66 sits between the 50-day ($63.73) and 200-day ($53.29) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart60.4, Accumulation
Reading 60.4 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex5.0% above
Price is 5% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).
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No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart moneyReports in 7 days
Reports on Oct 19, 2026, 7 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings+1.8% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +1.8% over 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
See seasonalityA description of current data, not a recommendation. How this page works
Karooooo closed at $61.66 on Oct 12, 2026, +14.6% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $41.25 to $68.80.
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Karooooo builds a software-as-a-service platform for connected vehicles, with customers spanning South Africa, the rest of Africa, Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and the United States. It is best known for fleet-focused tools such as Fleet Telematics, LiveVision and MiFleet, which track vehicles, flag risk and support cost control, alongside Karooooo Logistics for managing deliveries and field operations.
Beyond fleet management, the company sells asset tracking and recovery services, insurance telematics that let insurers tailor premiums using usage data, and consumer-facing products like Protector and the Car Watch app for monitoring personal vehicles. It also offers niche mobility tools, including a GPS system for commercial motorbike fleets, credit-monitoring software for vehicle financing, an electronic monitoring tool used in law enforcement, an insurance agency called Carzuka, a rideshare taxi app and other IoT products. These are sold directly to individual drivers, sole proprietors, small and medium businesses, large companies, and connected devices.
Karooooo was established in 2001 and is headquartered in Singapore. Its shares are listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker KARO.
Karooooo’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 60.4, in the Accumulation zone, down 5.3 points over five sessions.
Down 5.3 points over five sessions.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 6 | Too few readings yet | |||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 146 | +1.7% | +6.9% | ||
| Neutral | 487 | +0.6% | +2.9% | ||
| Distribution | 35 | +0.8% | −2.8% | ||
| Selling | 8 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average KARO share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
Karooooo trades 5.0% above Gekko Fair Value of $58.72, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Karooooo shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$58.72
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026
5.0% Overvalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 9.4% above the estimate.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Karooooo, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for KARO in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
No trades in KARO were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
Karooooo reports on Oct 19, 2026 (7 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports.
Oct 19, 2026
7 days away
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2026 | $0.59 est $0.51 | $95.87M est $92.11M | +2.4% |
| May 13, 2026 | $7.18 est $8.66 | $90.38M est $89.42M | −7.9% |
| Jan 20, 2026 | $8.54 est $8.10 | $81.77M est $1.37B | −7.4% |
| Oct 14, 2025 | $8.28 est $7.98 | $76.16M est $73.41M | −10.2% |
| Jul 22, 2025 | $8.55 est $7.16 | $71.05M est $73.11M | −4.3% |
| May 14, 2025 | $9.48 est $6.90 | $65.43M est $65.44M | +12.7% |
| Jan 14, 2025 | $7.67 est $6.73 | $64.12M est $63.14M | −6.6% |
| Oct 15, 2024 | $7.35 est $6.85 | $62.10M est $61.38M | −14.4% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Karooooo is $73.40, +19.0% from the last close, from 5 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 5 firms.
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17 | Freedom Capital Markets | $65 | +5.4% |
| Jul 17 | Roth MKM | $74 | +20.0% |
| Jul 17 | Raymond James | $75 | +21.6% |
| Jul 16 | William Blair | — | — |
| Jul 16 | Needham | $75 | +21.6% |
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Karooooo averaged +1.8% across the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | −0.4% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +0.8% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +3.1% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +1.8% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | −0.1% | 2 of 5 |
For scale, KARO’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 6%.
Karooooo’s market cap is $1.90B, with a P/E ratio of 31.4 and revenue of $5.77B over the last twelve months.
Coverage of Karooooo this week reads neutral: 1 positive, 3 neutral and 0 negative headlines.
Karooooo’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| MSFTMicrosoft | Neutral | 21.7% above |
| PLTRPalantir Technologies | Distribution | 22.3% above |
| ORCLOracle | Neutral | 24.3% below |
| PANWPalo Alto Networks | Neutral | 21.6% above |
| CRWDCrowdStrike | Neutral | 23.7% above |
| CRMSalesforce | Neutral | 3.6% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Karooooo’s market cap is $1.90B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $61.66, with 30.89M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 31.4.
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Karooooo is $73.40, +19.0% from the last close. Of the 5 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 4 rate it a buy, 1 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
On Gekko’s estimate Karooooo is overvalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $61.66 is 5.0% above Gekko Fair Value of $58.72. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
Karooooo is expected to report on Oct 19, 2026 (7 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.59 per share on revenue of $98.81M. Karooooo beat the earnings estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports, moving 8.2% on average across the report.
Karooooo’s 52-week high is $68.80 and its 52-week low is $41.25; it closed at $61.66 on Oct 12, 2026, +14.6% over the past year.
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