Lightwave Logic (LWLG) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer SWIM or LWLG?

Latham Group currently has a consensus target price of $6.65, suggesting a potential downside of 1.34%. Given Latham Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Latham Group is more favorable than Lightwave Logic.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Latham Group	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
Lightwave Logic	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media favor SWIM or LWLG?

In the previous week, Lightwave Logic had 1 more articles in the media than Latham Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Lightwave Logic and 1 mentions for Latham Group. Latham Group's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Lightwave Logic's score of 0.56 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Lightwave Logic	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SWIM or LWLG?

Latham Group has higher revenue and earnings than Lightwave Logic. Lightwave Logic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Latham Group, 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	$566.49M	1.38	-$2.39M	$0.09	74.90
Lightwave Logic	$40K	5,690.21	-$21.04M	-$0.18	-10.33

Is SWIM or LWLG more profitable?

Latham Group has a net margin of 2.23% compared to Lightwave Logic's net margin of -19,416.81%. Latham Group's return on equity of 2.83% beat Lightwave Logic's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Latham Group	2.23%	2.83%	1.37%
Lightwave Logic	-19,416.81%	-61.49%	-54.66%

Which has more risk and volatility, SWIM or LWLG?

Latham Group has a beta of 1.8, indicating that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lightwave Logic has a beta of 2.03, indicating that its share price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

84.0% of Latham Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.0% of Lightwave Logic shares are held by institutional investors. 7.6% of Latham Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Lightwave Logic shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SWIM or LWLG?

Latham Group received 39 more outperform votes than Lightwave Logic when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Latham Group	Outperform Votes 39 40.63%	Underperform Votes 57 59.38%
Lightwave Logic	N/A	N/A

Summary

Latham Group beats Lightwave Logic on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.