Latham Group (SWIM) Competitors $6.47 -0.03 (-0.46%) (As of 11/1/2024 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 Karat Packaging (NASDAQ:KRT) and Latham Group (NASDAQ:SWIM) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in KRT or SWIM? 25.2% of Karat Packaging shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.0% of Latham Group shares are held by institutional investors. 66.1% of Karat Packaging shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.6% of Latham Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate KRT or SWIM? Karat Packaging presently has a consensus price target of $30.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.49%. Latham Group has a consensus price target of $5.28, indicating a potential downside of 18.47%. Given Karat Packaging's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Karat Packaging is more favorable than Latham Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Karat Packaging 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Latham Group 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Does the media favor KRT or SWIM? In the previous week, Latham Group had 5 more articles in the media than Karat Packaging. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Latham Group and 1 mentions for Karat Packaging. Latham Group's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Karat Packaging'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 Karat Packaging 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is KRT or SWIM more profitable? Karat Packaging has a net margin of 6.90% compared to Latham Group's net margin of 2.24%. Karat Packaging's return on equity of 19.79% beat Latham Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Karat Packaging6.90% 19.79% 11.25% Latham Group 2.24%2.93%1.40% Which has higher valuation & earnings, KRT or SWIM? Karat Packaging has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioKarat Packaging$405.65M1.32$32.47M$1.4019.05Latham Group$566.49M1.32-$2.39M$0.0971.89 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KRT or SWIM? Latham Group received 16 more outperform votes than Karat Packaging when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.29% of users gave Karat Packaging an outperform vote while only 38.46% of users gave Latham Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformKarat PackagingOutperform Votes1961.29% Underperform Votes1238.71% Latham GroupOutperform Votes3538.46% Underperform Votes5661.54% Which has more risk & volatility, KRT or SWIM? Karat Packaging has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% 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. SummaryKarat Packaging and Latham Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$747.80M$4.12B$9.41B$8.53BDividend YieldN/A3.04%1.82%4.14%P/E Ratio71.8923.8929.2515.07Price / Sales1.321.722.4393.55Price / Cash18.6112.4720.2734.04Price / Book1.863.095.205.01Net Income-$2.39M$76.13M$508.62M$225.46M7 Day Performance-0.77%2.62%0.02%0.37%1 Month Performance-2.56%9.74%-0.29%3.57%1 Year Performance161.94%21.23%49.15%29.42% Latham Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SWIMLatham Group1.5693 of 5 stars$6.47-0.5%$5.28-18.5%+192.8%$747.80M$566.49M71.891,760Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageKRTKarat Packaging3.1402 of 5 stars$26.67-0.1%$30.00+12.5%+27.3%$533.67M$405.65M19.05680Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageLWLGLightwave Logic0.0118 of 5 stars$3.16+0.3%N/A-30.7%$381.46M$90,274.00-17.5533News CoverageBBCPConcrete Pumping3.1154 of 5 stars$5.70+2.7%$7.31+28.3%-20.1%$305.12M$442.24M21.921,720YHGJYunhong Green CTIN/A$0.69-2.8%N/A-75.1%$17.71M$17.94M-8.5670Upcoming EarningsNCLNorthannN/A$0.22+15.5%N/A-98.1%$5.43M$15.18M-0.6173Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeFORDForward Industries0.3402 of 5 stars$3.59+2.0%N/A-50.1%$3.95M$36.69M0.00100NEWHNewHydrogenN/A$0.00flatN/A-56.8%$2.89MN/A0.002News CoverageDSWLDeswell Industries1.0595 of 5 stars$2.54flatN/A+13.9%$0.00$69.37M0.00921Negative NewsAZEKAZEK3.7575 of 5 stars$44.16+0.4%$48.12+9.0%+65.4%$6.39B$1.48B39.082,236NWLNewell Brands3.9739 of 5 stars$8.79-0.1%$8.90+1.3%+32.8%$3.66B$8.13B-14.6524,600Earnings Report 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 11/2/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEx WH Advisor Who Predicted Biden Leaving Race Makes Startling New PredictionFormer advisor to the CIA, the Pentagon and the White House Jim Rickards went on multiple TV news programs… ...Paradigm Press | Sponsored625,000% GainImagine swapping your daily coffee expense for a future free of financial worries. 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