Karat Packaging (KRT) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, SWIM or KRT?

Latham Group has a beta of 1.7, indicating that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Karat Packaging has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend SWIM or KRT?

Latham Group currently has a consensus price target of $7.66, suggesting a potential upside of 57.61%. Karat Packaging has a consensus price target of $32.00, suggesting a potential upside of 28.36%. Given Latham Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Latham Group is more favorable than Karat Packaging.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Latham Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Karat Packaging	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has higher earnings & valuation, SWIM or KRT?

Karat Packaging has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Latham Group. Latham Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Karat Packaging, 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	$508.52M	1.11	-$2.39M	-$0.16	-30.38
Karat Packaging	$422.63M	1.18	$32.47M	$1.49	16.73

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SWIM or KRT?

83.9% of Latham Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.2% of Karat Packaging shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.6% of Latham Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 66.1% of Karat Packaging shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SWIM or KRT?

Latham Group received 19 more outperform votes than Karat Packaging when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.61% of users gave Karat Packaging an outperform vote while only 40.21% of users gave Latham Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Latham Group	Outperform Votes 39 40.21%	Underperform Votes 58 59.79%
Karat Packaging	Outperform Votes 20 60.61%	Underperform Votes 13 39.39%

Does the media favor SWIM or KRT?

In the previous week, Karat Packaging had 1 more articles in the media than Latham Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Karat Packaging and 2 mentions for Latham Group. Karat Packaging's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Latham Group's score of 1.18 indicating that Karat Packaging is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Latham Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Karat Packaging	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is SWIM or KRT 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
Latham Group	2.23%	2.83%	1.37%
Karat Packaging	6.78%	19.84%	11.01%

Summary

Karat Packaging beats Latham Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.