Karat Packaging (KRT) Competitors $31.01 -0.25 (-0.80%) (As of 11:57 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends KRT vs. SWIM, LWLG, YHGJ, NCL, FORD, NEWH, DSWL, AZEK, NWL, and MYEShould you be buying Karat Packaging stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Karat Packaging include Latham Group (SWIM), Lightwave Logic (LWLG), Yunhong Green CTI (YHGJ), Northann (NCL), Forward Industries (FORD), NewHydrogen (NEWH), Deswell Industries (DSWL), AZEK (AZEK), Newell Brands (NWL), and Myers Industries (MYE). Karat Packaging vs. Latham Group Lightwave Logic Yunhong Green CTI Northann Forward Industries NewHydrogen Deswell Industries AZEK Newell Brands Myers Industries Karat Packaging (NASDAQ:KRT) and Latham Group (NASDAQ:SWIM) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of KRT or SWIM? 25.2% of Karat Packaging shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.0% of Latham Group shares are held by institutional investors. 66.1% of Karat Packaging shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.6% of Latham Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KRT or SWIM? Latham Group received 18 more outperform votes than Karat Packaging when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.29% of users gave Karat Packaging an outperform vote while only 39.36% of users gave Latham Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformKarat PackagingOutperform Votes1961.29% Underperform Votes1238.71% Latham GroupOutperform Votes3739.36% Underperform Votes5760.64% Does the media prefer KRT or SWIM? In the previous week, Karat Packaging had 1 more articles in the media than Latham Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Karat Packaging and 1 mentions for Latham Group. Karat Packaging's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Latham Group's score of 0.57 indicating that Karat Packaging is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Karat Packaging Positive Latham Group Positive Do analysts rate KRT or SWIM? Karat Packaging presently has a consensus price target of $30.00, indicating a potential downside of 3.26%. Latham Group has a consensus price target of $5.76, indicating a potential downside of 14.92%. Given Karat Packaging's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Karat Packaging is more favorable than Latham Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Karat Packaging 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Latham Group 2 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has more volatility and risk, KRT or SWIM? Karat Packaging has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Latham Group has a beta of 1.84, indicating that its share price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is KRT or SWIM more profitable? Karat Packaging has a net margin of 6.78% compared to Latham Group's net margin of 2.23%. Karat Packaging's return on equity of 19.84% beat Latham Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Karat Packaging6.78% 19.84% 11.01% Latham Group 2.23%2.83%1.37% Which has stronger earnings & valuation, KRT or SWIM? Karat Packaging has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Latham Group. Karat Packaging is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Latham Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKarat Packaging$405.65M1.53$32.47M$1.4022.15Latham Group$566.49M1.38-$2.39M$0.0975.23 SummaryKarat Packaging beats Latham Group on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad DarwinNew Year, New Opportunity! 2 AI Stocks Under $10 Ready to SoarAs we step into 2025, artificial intelligence (AI) stocks continue to dominate headlines, and now is the perfect moment to position yourself for the coming year’s potential. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KRT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKarat PackagingPlastics products IndustryIndustrial SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$620.82M$4.34B$9.90B$8.97BDividend Yield5.18%2.98%1.89%4.04%P/E Ratio22.1520.9918.5613.39Price / Sales1.531.875.1586.49Price / Cash11.9812.8117.2435.09Price / Book3.803.564.944.96Net Income$32.47M$75.99M$403.34M$224.10M7 Day Performance0.32%1.08%2.70%2.01%1 Month Performance16.27%4.57%8.49%9.79%1 Year Performance40.06%13.95%31.98%29.97% Karat Packaging Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KRTKarat Packaging2.2544 of 5 stars$31.01-0.8%$30.00-3.3%+41.2%$620.82M$405.65M22.15680SWIMLatham Group0.8288 of 5 stars$6.67+0.6%$5.76-13.6%+166.9%$771.22M$512.11M72.221,760LWLGLightwave Logic0.1132 of 5 stars$2.77-3.5%N/A-32.4%$338.97M$113,190.00-15.9433YHGJYunhong Green CTI1.1036 of 5 stars$0.66-1.9%N/A-74.8%$17.06M$17.80M-8.3870Positive NewsNCLNorthannN/A$0.26+2.9%N/A-97.2%$8.94M$15.58M-1.2773Gap UpFORDForward Industries0.8219 of 5 stars$4.01-1.2%N/A-48.6%$4.41M$36.69M0.00100NEWHNewHydrogenN/A$0.00-8.1%N/A-60.9%$2.40MN/A0.002News CoverageDSWLDeswell Industries2.5004 of 5 stars$2.67+1.9%N/A+0.5%$0.00$69.37M0.00921Positive NewsGap UpAZEKAZEK3.0749 of 5 stars$53.39+0.5%$49.82-6.7%+50.2%$7.64B$1.44B50.852,236NWLNewell Brands4.1886 of 5 stars$9.73+1.5%$9.10-6.5%+20.3%$4.05B$7.71B-15.9824,600Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsMYEMyers Industries4.4692 of 5 stars$11.91+2.7%$22.00+84.7%-32.4%$443.77M$823.48M27.622,500Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Latham Group Competitors Lightwave Logic Competitors Yunhong Green CTI Competitors Northann Competitors Forward Industries Competitors NewHydrogen Competitors Deswell Industries Competitors AZEK Competitors Newell Brands Competitors Myers Industries Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:KRT) was last updated on 12/3/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTim Sykes’ Urgent Trade Alert: “Make this move now”WARNING: 80 Wall Street banks are gearing up for MASSIVE D.C. shock This $2 trillion D.C. shock is NOT abou...Timothy Sykes | SponsoredMusk’s new company could top a trillion?The investment legend who predicted the rise of Bitcoin, Facebook and streaming services like Netflix… Just...Paradigm Press | SponsoredYour bank is lying to you.You might think you have your money in a high-yield savings account, but do you really? 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