Latham Group (SWIM) Competitors

Latham Group (NASDAQ:SWIM) and Concrete Pumping (NASDAQ:BBCP) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and risk.

Which has better valuation & earnings, SWIM or BBCP?

Concrete Pumping has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Latham Group. Concrete Pumping is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Latham Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Latham Group	$566.49M	0.77	-$2.39M	$0.03	126.33
Concrete Pumping	$442.24M	0.83	$31.79M	$0.31	21.87

Do analysts rate SWIM or BBCP?

Latham Group currently has a consensus target price of $3.53, suggesting a potential downside of 4.50%. Concrete Pumping has a consensus target price of $8.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.87%. Given Concrete Pumping's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Concrete Pumping is more favorable than Latham Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Latham Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Concrete Pumping	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SWIM or BBCP?

Concrete Pumping received 91 more outperform votes than Latham Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.94% of users gave Concrete Pumping an outperform vote while only 37.21% of users gave Latham Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Latham Group	Outperform Votes 32 37.21%	Underperform Votes 54 62.79%
Concrete Pumping	Outperform Votes 123 56.94%	Underperform Votes 93 43.06%

Which has more volatility and risk, SWIM or BBCP?

Latham Group has a beta of 1.82, suggesting that its share price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Concrete Pumping has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor SWIM or BBCP?

In the previous week, Concrete Pumping had 16 more articles in the media than Latham Group. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Concrete Pumping and 0 mentions for Latham Group. Latham Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Concrete Pumping's score of -0.54 indicating that Latham Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Latham Group	Neutral
Concrete Pumping	Negative

Is SWIM or BBCP more profitable?

Concrete Pumping has a net margin of 4.25% compared to Latham Group's net margin of 0.76%. Concrete Pumping's return on equity of 6.83% beat Latham Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Latham Group	0.76%	1.05%	0.49%
Concrete Pumping	4.25%	6.83%	2.32%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SWIM or BBCP?

84.0% of Latham Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.2% of Concrete Pumping shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.6% of Latham Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 27.4% of Concrete Pumping shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Concrete Pumping beats Latham Group on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.