Karat Packaging (KRT) Competitors $23.02 -0.92 (-3.84%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$23.02 0.00 (0.00%) As of 05:10 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, NCL, FORD, 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), Yunhong Green CTI (YHGJ), Northann (NCL), Forward Industries (FORD), Newell Brands (NWL), UFP Technologies (UFPT), and Ranpak (PACK). Karat Packaging vs. Its Competitors Latham Group Lightwave Logic Deswell Industries NewHydrogen Yunhong Green CTI Northann Forward Industries 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 superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings. Do insiders and institutionals believe in KRT or SWIM? 25.2% of Karat Packaging shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.0% of Latham Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 66.2% of Karat Packaging shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.6% of Latham Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor KRT or SWIM? In the previous week, Karat Packaging had 5 more articles in the media than Latham Group. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Karat Packaging and 7 mentions for Latham Group. Karat Packaging's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Latham Group's score of 0.79 indicating that Karat Packaging is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Karat Packaging 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Latham Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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$422.63M1.09$29.98M$1.5914.48Latham Group$508.52M1.66-$17.86M-$0.12-60.25 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 recommend KRT or SWIM? Karat Packaging presently has a consensus price target of $32.67, indicating a potential upside of 41.91%. Latham Group has a consensus price target of $7.95, indicating a potential upside of 9.96%. Given Karat Packaging's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Latham Group 2 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20 Which has more volatility and risk, KRT or SWIM? Karat Packaging has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Latham Group has a beta of 1.71, meaning that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryKarat Packaging beats Latham Group on 11 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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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$462.47M$7.50B$7.72B$10.23BDividend Yield7.74%3.76%4.57%4.69%P/E Ratio14.4814.67299.8326.57Price / Sales1.091.371,332.71179.01Price / Cash9.069.5728.3662.20Price / Book2.843.124.866.53Net Income$29.98M$363.60M$791.48M$275.87M7 Day Performance-3.56%-4.92%-0.96%-1.40%1 Month Performance-5.93%-4.96%3.57%5.16%1 Year Performance-11.12%-10.16%28.29%31.51% Karat Packaging Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KRTKarat Packaging4.2278 of 5 stars$23.02-3.8%$32.67+41.9%-7.5%$462.47M$422.63M14.48680News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeSWIMLatham Group1.6542 of 5 stars$7.52flat$7.95+5.7%+8.4%$876.40M$508.52M-62.661,817News CoverageAnalyst ForecastLWLGLightwave Logic0.2212 of 5 stars$3.72+3.9%N/A+120.4%$463.39M$100K-20.6720Analyst ForecastDSWLDeswell Industries1.5334 of 5 stars$3.99+0.5%N/A+50.2%$63.26M$67.61M0.00990News CoverageAnalyst ForecastNEWHNewHydrogenN/A$0.02-3.3%N/A+587.2%$15.34MN/A0.002News CoverageGap DownYHGJYunhong Green CTI0.6403 of 5 stars$0.50-5.2%N/A-23.4%$13.91M$17.95M-10.0670Analyst ForecastGap UpTrading HaltedNCLNorthann1.0871 of 5 stars$0.12-5.5%N/A-37.0%$11.26M$12.01M-0.5973Gap DownFORDForward Industries0.314 of 5 stars$26.51-9.3%N/A+554.3%$2.49B$30.19M0.00100Analyst ForecastNWLNewell Brands4.7579 of 5 stars$5.09-1.5%$7.44+46.1%-32.8%$2.17B$7.58B-8.6323,700Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastUFPTUFP Technologies2.2339 of 5 stars$199.40+3.0%$289.00+44.9%-33.2%$1.49B$588.56M23.114,335Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastPACKRanpak2.2003 of 5 stars$5.30+0.1%$7.17+35.3%-9.3%$446.27M$368.90M-12.61880News CoverageAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Latham Group Competitors Lightwave Logic Competitors Deswell Industries Competitors NewHydrogen Competitors Yunhong Green CTI Competitors Northann Competitors Forward Industries 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 10/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe best AI stock you aren’t watching (but Elon is)Elon Musk's AI empire is already being built... not in the spotlight, but in the background. 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