Karat Packaging (KRT) Competitors $28.99 +0.24 (+0.83%) Closing price 07/2/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$28.99 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/2/2025 04:40 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock KRT vs. SWIM, LWLG, DSWL, NEWH, YHGJ, FORD, NCL, AZEK, NWL, and UFPTShould you be buying Karat Packaging stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Karat Packaging include Latham Group (SWIM), Lightwave Logic (LWLG), Deswell Industries (DSWL), NewHydrogen (NEWH), Yunhong Green CTI (YHGJ), Forward Industries (FORD), Northann (NCL), AZEK (AZEK), Newell Brands (NWL), and UFP Technologies (UFPT). Karat Packaging vs. Its Competitors Latham Group Lightwave Logic Deswell Industries NewHydrogen Yunhong Green CTI Forward Industries Northann AZEK Newell Brands UFP Technologies Latham Group (NASDAQ:SWIM) and Karat Packaging (NASDAQ:KRT) are both small-cap rubber and plastic products companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and valuation. Which has more volatility and risk, SWIM or KRT? Latham Group has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Karat Packaging has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer SWIM or KRT? In the previous week, Karat Packaging had 6 more articles in the media than Latham Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Karat Packaging and 0 mentions for Latham Group. Latham Group's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Karat Packaging's score of 0.89 indicating that Latham Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Latham Group Positive Karat Packaging Positive Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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, 66.2% of Karat Packaging shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SWIM or KRT? Karat Packaging has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Latham Group. Latham Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Karat Packaging, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLatham Group$508.52M1.59-$17.86M-$0.14-49.57Karat Packaging$422.63M1.38$29.98M$1.5019.33 Is SWIM or KRT more profitable? Karat Packaging has a net margin of 7.02% compared to Latham Group's net margin of -3.13%. Karat Packaging's return on equity of 19.47% beat Latham Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Latham Group-3.13% -4.01% -1.93% Karat Packaging 7.02%19.47%10.33% Do analysts recommend SWIM or KRT? Latham Group currently has a consensus target price of $7.56, suggesting a potential upside of 8.93%. Karat Packaging has a consensus target price of $33.50, suggesting a potential upside of 15.56%. Given Karat Packaging's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Karat Packaging is more favorable than Latham Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Latham Group 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40Karat Packaging 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 SummaryKarat Packaging beats Latham Group on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Karat Packaging News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KRT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding KRT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 KRT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKarat PackagingCONTNRS IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$577.20M$7.51B$7.49B$8.87BDividend Yield6.26%3.30%4.55%4.10%P/E Ratio19.3318.0924.7519.90Price / Sales1.381.50112.23113.66Price / Cash11.2010.0427.2756.90Price / Book3.583.564.345.38Net Income$29.98M$370.95M$791.63M$248.50M7 Day Performance5.19%4.15%1.27%2.06%1 Month Performance-8.11%5.33%4.83%4.86%1 Year Performance3.98%2.38%31.40%20.24% Karat Packaging Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KRTKarat Packaging4.0149 of 5 stars$28.99+0.8%$33.50+15.6%+3.5%$577.20M$422.63M19.33680News CoverageInsider TradeHigh Trading VolumeSWIMLatham Group0.9542 of 5 stars$6.38-3.0%$7.56+18.5%+139.3%$765.70M$508.52M-45.571,817LWLGLightwave Logic0.0787 of 5 stars$1.24+2.5%N/A-57.3%$151.30M$100K-6.8920Gap UpDSWLDeswell Industries1.7607 of 5 stars$2.66+7.3%N/A+15.7%$39.52M$67.61M0.00990Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeNEWHNewHydrogenN/A$0.03-5.9%N/A+545.1%$22.57MN/A0.002Gap UpYHGJYunhong Green CTI0.6639 of 5 stars$0.85+8.5%N/A-28.1%$20.52M$17.95M-14.1570Positive NewsGap UpFORDForward Industries0.8661 of 5 stars$5.84-3.6%N/A+55.7%$6.82M$30.19M0.00100Gap UpNCLNorthann0.1333 of 5 stars$0.16-7.6%N/A-28.7%$5.50M$15.58M-0.8073News CoverageAZEKAZEK2.9826 of 5 stars$54.27-1.1%$53.93-0.6%N/A$7.89B$1.44B53.212,236High Trading VolumeNWLNewell Brands4.9352 of 5 stars$5.40-0.7%$7.53+39.4%-6.0%$2.27B$7.58B-9.1523,700UFPTUFP Technologies0.5679 of 5 stars$244.16-0.2%$252.00+3.2%-13.3%$1.89B$504.42M29.884,335 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Latham Group Competitors Lightwave Logic Competitors Deswell Industries Competitors NewHydrogen Competitors Yunhong Green CTI Competitors Forward Industries Competitors Northann Competitors AZEK Competitors Newell Brands Competitors UFP Technologies Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:KRT) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHere's the last trade you should make before heading out for the weekend tomorrow.Make this one trade at 2:59 PM on Friday afternoon, and you'll thank me on Monday morning.Timothy Sykes | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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