Lightwave Logic (LWLG) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in LWLG or SWIM?

27.0% of Lightwave Logic shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.0% of Latham Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of Lightwave Logic shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.6% of Latham Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, LWLG or SWIM?

Lightwave Logic has a beta of 2, indicating that its share price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Latham Group has a beta of 1.88, indicating that its share price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, LWLG or SWIM?

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
Lightwave Logic	$40K	9,024.79	-$21.04M	-$0.18	-16.39
Latham Group	$566.49M	1.26	-$2.39M	$0.09	68.79

Does the media favor LWLG or SWIM?

In the previous week, Latham Group had 8 more articles in the media than Lightwave Logic. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Latham Group and 1 mentions for Lightwave Logic. Latham Group's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Lightwave Logic's score of 0.00 indicating that Latham Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lightwave Logic	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Latham Group	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LWLG or SWIM?

Latham Group received 36 more outperform votes than Lightwave Logic when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lightwave Logic	N/A	N/A
Latham Group	Outperform Votes 36 38.71%	Underperform Votes 57 61.29%

Is LWLG or SWIM 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
Lightwave Logic	-19,416.81%	-61.49%	-54.66%
Latham Group	2.23%	2.83%	1.37%

Do analysts rate LWLG or SWIM?

Latham Group has a consensus target price of $5.62, indicating a potential downside of 9.21%. Given Latham Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Latham Group is more favorable than Lightwave Logic.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lightwave Logic	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Latham Group	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Latham Group beats Lightwave Logic on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.