Latham Group (SWIM) Competitors

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

Does the media favor SWIM or KRT?

In the previous week, Karat Packaging had 1 more articles in the media than Latham Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Karat Packaging and 1 mentions for Latham Group. Latham Group's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Karat Packaging's score of 0.79 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
Karat Packaging	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend SWIM or KRT?

Latham Group currently has a consensus price target of $6.65, suggesting a potential downside of 2.59%. Karat Packaging has a consensus price target of $32.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.30%. 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)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
Karat Packaging	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

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 Group	2.23%	2.83%	1.37%
Karat Packaging	6.78%	19.84%	11.01%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SWIM or KRT?

Latham Group received 19 more outperform votes than Karat Packaging when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.61% of users gave Karat Packaging an outperform vote while only 40.63% of users gave Latham Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Latham Group	Outperform Votes 39 40.63%	Underperform Votes 57 59.38%
Karat Packaging	Outperform Votes 20 60.61%	Underperform Votes 13 39.39%

Which has more risk and volatility, SWIM or KRT?

Latham Group has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Karat Packaging has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Latham Group	$566.49M	1.39	-$2.39M	$0.09	75.86
Karat Packaging	$405.65M	1.50	$32.47M	$1.40	21.71

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

84.0% of Latham Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.2% of Karat Packaging shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.6% of Latham Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 66.1% of Karat Packaging shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Karat Packaging beats Latham Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.