Karat Packaging (KRT) Competitors $27.98 -0.27 (-0.96%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$28.01 +0.03 (+0.11%) As of 04:04 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, 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), Northann (NCL), Forward Industries (FORD), AZEK (AZEK), Newell Brands (NWL), and UFP Technologies (UFPT). Karat Packaging vs. Its Competitors Latham Group Lightwave Logic Deswell Industries NewHydrogen Yunhong Green CTI Northann Forward Industries AZEK Newell Brands UFP Technologies 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 contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations. Do insiders & 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 8.6% of Latham Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better 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$422.63M1.33$29.98M$1.5018.65Latham Group$508.52M1.48-$17.86M-$0.14-46.07 Does the media refer more to KRT or SWIM? In the previous week, Latham Group had 1 more articles in the media than Karat Packaging. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Latham Group and 2 mentions for Karat Packaging. Latham Group's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Karat Packaging's score of 0.38 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) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Latham Group 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 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 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 Karat Packaging7.02% 19.47% 10.33% Latham Group -3.13%-4.01%-1.93% Do analysts recommend KRT or SWIM? Karat Packaging presently has a consensus price target of $33.50, indicating a potential upside of 19.73%. Latham Group has a consensus price target of $7.56, indicating a potential upside of 17.21%. Given Karat Packaging's higher possible 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) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Latham Group 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 Which has more risk & volatility, KRT or SWIM? Karat Packaging has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% 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. 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. 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$567.16M$7.46B$7.64B$9.41BDividend Yield6.37%3.35%4.55%4.03%P/E Ratio18.6515.9724.5520.09Price / Sales1.331.45104.1799.01Price / Cash11.019.8127.7358.27Price / Book3.453.464.435.65Net Income$29.98M$370.95M$797.00M$257.91M7 Day Performance-2.34%-2.03%0.93%2.09%1 Month Performance4.72%3.25%6.28%11.13%1 Year Performance-5.18%-6.90%30.24%18.40% Karat Packaging Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KRTKarat Packaging3.1957 of 5 stars$27.98-1.0%$33.50+19.7%-5.6%$567.16M$422.63M18.65680SWIMLatham Group1.4155 of 5 stars$6.55-0.6%$7.56+15.4%+87.8%$762.21M$509.31M-46.781,817News CoveragePositive NewsLWLGLightwave Logic0.113 of 5 stars$1.47+7.3%N/A-53.5%$183.81M$100K-8.1720Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeDSWLDeswell Industries2.5748 of 5 stars$2.75-1.1%N/A+13.9%$43.82M$67.61M0.00990Positive NewsNEWHNewHydrogenN/A$0.04+6.7%N/A+920.8%$28.22MN/A0.002YHGJYunhong Green CTI0.6673 of 5 stars$0.74-2.6%N/A-30.3%$19.41M$17.95M-12.3470Positive NewsNCLNorthann0.303 of 5 stars$0.18-0.4%N/A-31.3%$17.02M$15.35M-0.8973FORDForward Industries0.289 of 5 stars$8.76+8.4%N/A+107.2%$9.86M$27.73M0.00100Positive NewsAZEKAZEK1.6457 of 5 stars$54.35flat$53.93-0.8%N/A$7.82B$1.52B53.282,180NWLNewell Brands4.9117 of 5 stars$5.64-2.9%$7.64+35.4%-16.3%$2.36B$7.58B-9.5623,700News CoverageAnalyst ForecastUFPTUFP Technologies1.4894 of 5 stars$245.60+1.3%$252.00+2.6%-26.8%$1.89B$547.56M30.064,335News CoveragePositive News 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 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 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUtah’s New Oil FindThe Real Reason 218,000 Acres Just Vanished The government just quietly leased 218,000 acres in the middle ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredMarket 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 | SponsoredCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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