Karat Packaging (KRT) Competitors $29.09 +0.10 (+0.34%) As of 07/3/2025 03:59 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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 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 analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, media sentiment, dividends and profitability. Which has more risk and volatility, KRT or SWIM? Karat Packaging has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Latham Group has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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% Which has better 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$422.63M1.38$29.98M$1.5019.39Latham Group$508.52M1.61-$17.86M-$0.14-50.18 Do analysts prefer KRT or SWIM? Karat Packaging currently has a consensus target price of $33.50, suggesting a potential upside of 15.16%. Latham Group has a consensus target price of $7.56, suggesting a potential upside of 7.62%. Given Karat Packaging's 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) 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 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership 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. 66.1% of Karat Packaging shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% 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 company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor KRT or SWIM? In the previous week, Karat Packaging had 7 more articles in the media than Latham Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Karat Packaging and 0 mentions for Latham Group. Karat Packaging's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Latham Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Karat Packaging is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Karat Packaging Positive Latham Group Neutral SummaryKarat Packaging beats Latham Group on 10 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$584.83M$7.55B$7.53B$9.05BDividend Yield6.18%3.27%4.53%3.99%P/E Ratio19.3918.1925.0120.23Price / Sales1.381.51118.75119.26Price / Cash11.3510.0926.6528.59Price / Book3.593.584.365.65Net Income$29.98M$370.95M$791.63M$249.15M7 Day Performance5.32%4.59%2.17%3.28%1 Month Performance-6.83%2.93%5.03%3.95%1 Year Performance6.83%3.49%31.99%20.98% Karat Packaging Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KRTKarat Packaging3.8679 of 5 stars$29.09+0.3%$33.50+15.2%+6.8%$584.83M$422.63M19.39680News CoverageInsider TradeSWIMLatham Group0.6048 of 5 stars$6.38-3.0%$7.56+18.5%+156.4%$765.70M$508.52M-45.571,817LWLGLightwave Logic0.0023 of 5 stars$1.24+2.5%N/A-55.6%$151.30M$100K-6.8920News CoverageDSWLDeswell Industries0.8944 of 5 stars$2.66+7.3%N/A+11.5%$39.52M$67.61M0.00990Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeNEWHNewHydrogenN/A$0.03-5.9%N/A+584.3%$22.57MN/A0.002Gap DownYHGJYunhong Green CTIN/A$0.85+8.5%N/A-35.9%$20.52M$17.95M-14.1570Positive NewsGap UpFORDForward Industries0.2343 of 5 stars$5.84-3.6%N/A+121.7%$6.82M$30.19M0.00100Gap UpNCLNorthann0.3997 of 5 stars$0.16-7.6%N/A-27.9%$5.50M$15.58M-0.8073News CoverageAZEKAZEK3.1749 of 5 stars$54.27-1.1%$53.93-0.6%N/A$7.89B$1.44B53.212,236News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeNWLNewell Brands4.9344 of 5 stars$5.40-0.7%$7.53+39.4%-2.1%$2.27B$7.58B-9.1523,700UFPTUFP Technologies0.3156 of 5 stars$244.16-0.2%$252.00+3.2%-12.4%$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 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | 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 | SponsoredA new rule goes live in July — and the banks are quietly cashing inA little-known regulation quietly goes into effect this July. 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