KRT vs. SWIM, LWLG, DSWL, NEWH, YHGJ, FORD, NCL, AZEK, NWL, and UFPT
Should you be buying Karat Packaging stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Karat Packaging include Latham Group (SWIM), Lightwave Logic (LWLG), Deswell Industries (DSWL), NewHydrogen (NEWH), Yunhong Green CTI (YHGJ), Forward Industries (FORD), Northann (NCL), AZEK (AZEK), Newell Brands (NWL), and UFP Technologies (UFPT).
Karat Packaging vs. Its Competitors
Latham Group (NASDAQ:SWIM) and Karat Packaging (NASDAQ:KRT) are both small-cap rubber and plastic products companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and earnings.
In the previous week, Karat Packaging had 5 more articles in the media than Latham Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Karat Packaging and 1 mentions for Latham Group. Karat Packaging's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Latham Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Karat Packaging is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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.
Latham Group has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Karat Packaging has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.
84.0% of Latham Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.2% of Karat Packaging shares are held by institutional investors. 6.9% of Latham Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 66.1% of Karat Packaging shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Karat Packaging has a net margin of 7.02% compared to Latham Group's net margin of -3.13%. Karat Packaging's return on equity of 19.47% beat Latham Group's return on equity.
Latham Group currently has a consensus price target of $7.56, suggesting a potential upside of 12.17%. Karat Packaging has a consensus price target of $33.50, suggesting a potential upside of 15.40%. Given Karat Packaging's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Karat Packaging is more favorable than Latham Group.
Summary
Karat Packaging beats Latham Group on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:KRT) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff