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 businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, risk, media sentiment, earnings and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer 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%

Which has more risk and volatility, SWIM or KRT?

Latham Group has a beta of 1.84, meaning that its stock price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Karat Packaging has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to SWIM or KRT?

In the previous week, Latham Group had 2 more articles in the media than Karat Packaging. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Latham Group and 2 mentions for Karat Packaging. Latham Group's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Karat Packaging's score of 0.36 indicating that Latham Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Latham Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Karat Packaging	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer SWIM or KRT?

Latham Group presently has a consensus price target of $7.66, indicating a potential upside of 11.18%. Karat Packaging has a consensus price target of $32.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.00%. Given Karat Packaging's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Karat Packaging 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)	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 better 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	1.57	-$2.39M	-$0.16	-43.06
Karat Packaging	$422.63M	1.33	$32.47M	$1.49	18.84

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SWIM or KRT?

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

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

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