Latham Group (SWIM) Competitors $6.20 +0.33 (+5.62%) (As of 01:30 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends SWIM vs. KRT, LWLG, BBCP, YHGJ, NCL, FORD, NEWH, DSWL, AZEK, and NWLShould you be buying Latham Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Latham Group include Karat Packaging (KRT), Lightwave Logic (LWLG), Concrete Pumping (BBCP), Yunhong Green CTI (YHGJ), Northann (NCL), Forward Industries (FORD), NewHydrogen (NEWH), Deswell Industries (DSWL), AZEK (AZEK), and Newell Brands (NWL). Latham Group vs. Karat Packaging Lightwave Logic Concrete Pumping Yunhong Green CTI Northann Forward Industries NewHydrogen Deswell Industries AZEK Newell Brands Latham Group (NASDAQ:SWIM) and Karat Packaging (NASDAQ:KRT) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends. Do institutionals and insiders believe in SWIM or KRT? 84.0% 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 66.1% of Karat Packaging shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SWIM or KRT? Latham Group received 17 more outperform votes than Karat Packaging when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.29% of users gave Karat Packaging an outperform vote while only 38.71% of users gave Latham Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLatham GroupOutperform Votes3638.71% Underperform Votes5761.29% Karat PackagingOutperform Votes1961.29% Underperform Votes1238.71% Which has higher valuation and earnings, SWIM or KRT? Karat Packaging has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Latham Group. Karat Packaging is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Latham Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLatham Group$566.49M1.27-$2.39M$0.0968.90Karat Packaging$405.65M1.44$32.47M$1.4020.91 Which has more volatility and risk, SWIM or KRT? Latham Group has a beta of 1.88, indicating that its stock price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Karat Packaging has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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 Group2.23% 2.83% 1.37% Karat Packaging 6.78%19.84%11.01% Does the media refer more to SWIM or KRT? In the previous week, Latham Group had 5 more articles in the media than Karat Packaging. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Latham Group and 4 mentions for Karat Packaging. Latham Group's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Karat Packaging's score of 0.70 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 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Karat Packaging 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer SWIM or KRT? Latham Group presently has a consensus price target of $5.62, indicating a potential downside of 9.35%. Karat Packaging has a consensus price target of $30.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.49%. Given Karat Packaging's stronger consensus rating and 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 2 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Karat Packaging 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 SummaryKarat Packaging beats Latham Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad DTII've got news for you… Today, I’m doing something I thought I’d never do… Especially since I’m not normally a “swing for the fences” type of trader. But I’ve been quietly testing a new type of trade for a while now… And the returns are too good not to share with you. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SWIM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLatham GroupPlastics products IndustryConstruction SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$716.84M$4.19B$10.02B$8.81BDividend YieldN/A3.07%1.82%4.07%P/E Ratio68.9024.3327.5214.18Price / Sales1.271.783.4888.10Price / Cash16.4612.4521.4636.27Price / Book1.723.314.996.35Net Income-$2.39M$76.13M$515.90M$225.71M7 Day Performance5.98%1.82%0.91%-0.32%1 Month Performance-10.53%3.30%1.75%1.76%1 Year Performance155.14%16.47%48.57%27.70% Latham Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SWIMLatham Group1.2891 of 5 stars$6.20+5.6%$5.62-9.4%+126.6%$716.84M$566.49M68.901,760KRTKarat Packaging2.7209 of 5 stars$29.27+2.5%$30.00+2.5%+32.8%$585.99M$405.65M20.39680LWLGLightwave Logic0.0058 of 5 stars$2.95+6.5%N/A-39.4%$360.99M$40,000.000.0033BBCPConcrete Pumping2.4185 of 5 stars$5.88+2.4%$7.31+24.4%-23.5%$314.76M$442.24M22.691,720YHGJYunhong Green CTIN/A$0.69+1.9%N/A-77.3%$17.79M$17.80M0.0070NCLNorthannN/A$0.28+2.8%N/A-97.1%$6.90M$13.97M-1.4273News CoverageGap DownFORDForward Industries0.9328 of 5 stars$3.80-2.8%N/A-47.9%$4.18M$36.69M0.00100Analyst ForecastNEWHNewHydrogenN/A$0.00+21.4%N/A-70.5%$2.40MN/A0.002Gap UpDSWLDeswell Industries1.8301 of 5 stars$2.65+1.1%N/A-0.7%$0.00$69.37M0.00921Dividend AnnouncementGap DownAZEKAZEK3.0262 of 5 stars$49.35+2.3%$49.24-0.2%+54.3%$7.14B$1.44B46.252,236Analyst ForecastNews CoverageNWLNewell Brands4.4148 of 5 stars$8.91+0.8%$9.10+2.1%+17.7%$3.71B$8.13B-14.7324,600Analyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies KRT Alternatives LWLG Alternatives BBCP Alternatives YHGJ Alternatives NCL Alternatives FORD Alternatives NEWH Alternatives DSWL Alternatives AZEK Alternatives NWL Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:SWIM) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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