Karat Packaging (KRT) Competitors $25.64 +0.30 (+1.18%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$25.64 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:11 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, FORD, YHGJ, NCL, NWL, UFPT, and PACKShould 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), Forward Industries (FORD), Yunhong Green CTI (YHGJ), Northann (NCL), Newell Brands (NWL), UFP Technologies (UFPT), and Ranpak (PACK). Karat Packaging vs. Its Competitors Latham Group Lightwave Logic Deswell Industries NewHydrogen Forward Industries Yunhong Green CTI Northann Newell Brands UFP Technologies Ranpak Karat Packaging (NASDAQ:KRT) and Latham Group (NASDAQ:SWIM) are both small-cap rubber and plastic products companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and risk. Is KRT or SWIM more profitable? Karat Packaging has a net margin of 7.25% compared to Latham Group's net margin of -2.54%. Karat Packaging's return on equity of 20.26% beat Latham Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Karat Packaging7.25% 20.26% 10.65% Latham Group -2.54%-3.35%-1.61% Do analysts prefer KRT or SWIM? Karat Packaging currently has a consensus target price of $31.67, indicating a potential upside of 23.50%. Latham Group has a consensus target price of $7.95, indicating a potential downside of 1.49%. Given Karat Packaging's higher probable upside, 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) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25Latham Group 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the media prefer KRT or SWIM? In the previous week, Latham Group had 3 more articles in the media than Karat Packaging. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Latham Group and 4 mentions for Karat Packaging. Latham Group's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Karat Packaging's score of 0.93 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 Which has more volatility and risk, KRT or SWIM? Karat Packaging has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Latham Group has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders 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. 66.2% 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 will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, KRT or SWIM? Karat Packaging has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioKarat Packaging$422.63M1.22$29.98M$1.5916.13Latham Group$508.52M1.85-$17.86M-$0.12-67.25 SummaryKarat Packaging and Latham Group tied by winning 8 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. 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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$515.11M$7.52B$7.74B$9.84BDividend Yield7.07%3.45%4.55%4.03%P/E Ratio16.1315.7426.1226.60Price / Sales1.221.54101.15121.29Price / Cash9.929.8528.6259.36Price / Book3.173.014.136.67Net Income$29.98M$363.60M$796.90M$265.59M7 Day Performance2.72%1.23%1.27%3.42%1 Month Performance-9.08%1.11%0.50%1.09%1 Year Performance-0.54%-1.94%28.07%23.84% Karat Packaging Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KRTKarat Packaging3.6228 of 5 stars$25.64+1.2%$31.67+23.5%-2.3%$515.11M$422.63M16.13680SWIMLatham Group1.1722 of 5 stars$7.70+1.3%$7.95+3.2%+33.7%$885.72M$508.52M-64.161,817News CoveragePositive NewsLWLGLightwave Logic0.0267 of 5 stars$2.20+2.3%N/A+25.4%$268.84M$100K-12.2220Options VolumeDSWLDeswell Industries2.6583 of 5 stars$3.56+2.6%N/A+52.0%$55.29M$67.61M0.00990High Trading VolumeNEWHNewHydrogenN/A$0.03-10.0%N/A+558.5%$19.49MN/A0.002Gap UpFORDForward IndustriesN/A$12.50-7.7%N/A+236.3%$17.89M$30.19M0.00100Positive NewsYHGJYunhong Green CTI1.3846 of 5 stars$0.51-12.4%N/A-44.1%$15.21M$17.95M-10.1570Positive NewsGap DownNCLNorthann0.3807 of 5 stars$0.15+3.3%N/A-36.5%$14.69M$14.19M-0.7773News CoverageGap UpNWLNewell Brands4.8835 of 5 stars$5.87+7.5%$7.44+26.7%-16.7%$2.29B$7.58B-9.9523,700Positive NewsUFPTUFP Technologies2.7263 of 5 stars$218.95-0.3%$289.00+32.0%-36.5%$1.69B$504.42M25.374,335Positive NewsPACKRanpak2.6191 of 5 stars$4.32+1.8%$5.75+33.3%-23.7%$357.69M$368.90M-10.27880News CoverageAnalyst ForecastOptions Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Latham Group Competitors Lightwave Logic Competitors Deswell Industries Competitors NewHydrogen Competitors Forward Industries Competitors Yunhong Green CTI Competitors Northann Competitors Newell Brands Competitors UFP Technologies Competitors Ranpak 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 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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