Lightwave Logic (LWLG) Competitors

Latham Group (NASDAQ:SWIM) and Lightwave Logic (NASDAQ:LWLG) are both small-cap rubber and plastic products companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.

Which has more risk and volatility, SWIM or LWLG?

Latham Group has a beta of 1.74, indicating that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lightwave Logic has a beta of 2.61, indicating that its share price is 161% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, SWIM or LWLG?

Latham Group has higher revenue and earnings than Lightwave Logic. Latham Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lightwave Logic, 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	1.84	-$17.86M	-$0.12	-66.92
Lightwave Logic	$94.36K	4,609.38	-$22.53M	-$0.18	-18.67

Is SWIM or LWLG more profitable?

Latham Group has a net margin of -2.54% compared to Lightwave Logic's net margin of -22,321.05%. Latham Group's return on equity of -3.35% beat Lightwave Logic's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Latham Group	-2.54%	-3.35%	-1.61%
Lightwave Logic	-22,321.05%	-66.64%	-59.26%

Does the media favor SWIM or LWLG?

In the previous week, Latham Group had 6 more articles in the media than Lightwave Logic. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Latham Group and 3 mentions for Lightwave Logic. Latham Group's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Lightwave Logic's score of 0.63 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	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lightwave Logic	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in SWIM or LWLG?

84.0% of Latham Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.0% of Lightwave Logic shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.9% of Latham Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Lightwave Logic 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.

Do analysts prefer SWIM or LWLG?

Latham Group currently has a consensus price target of $7.95, indicating a potential downside of 1.00%. Given Latham Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Latham Group is more favorable than Lightwave Logic.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Latham Group	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Lightwave Logic	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Latham Group beats Lightwave Logic on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.