Latham Group (SWIM) Competitors

Latham Group (NASDAQ:SWIM) and Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL) are both construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.

Does the media favor SWIM or NWL?

In the previous week, Latham Group had 1 more articles in the media than Newell Brands. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Latham Group and 4 mentions for Newell Brands. Latham Group's average media sentiment score of 1.78 beat Newell Brands' score of 0.59 indicating that Latham Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Latham Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Newell Brands	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SWIM or NWL?

Latham Group received 10 more outperform votes than Newell Brands when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 39.80% of users gave Latham Group an outperform vote while only 21.48% of users gave Newell Brands an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Latham Group	Outperform Votes 39 39.80%	Underperform Votes 59 60.20%
Newell Brands	Outperform Votes 29 21.48%	Underperform Votes 106 78.52%

Which has better valuation and earnings, SWIM or NWL?

Latham Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Newell Brands. Latham Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Newell Brands, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Latham Group	$509.31M	1.35	-$2.39M	-$0.14	-42.36
Newell Brands	$7.50B	0.32	-$216M	-$0.59	-9.64

Which has more risk & volatility, SWIM or NWL?

Latham Group has a beta of 1.69, indicating that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Newell Brands has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SWIM or NWL?

83.9% of Latham Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.5% of Newell Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.6% of Latham Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Newell Brands shares are owned by 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.

Is SWIM or NWL more profitable?

Latham Group has a net margin of 2.23% compared to Newell Brands' net margin of -2.85%. Newell Brands' return on equity of 9.76% beat Latham Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Latham Group	2.23%	2.83%	1.37%
Newell Brands	-2.85%	9.76%	2.45%

Do analysts recommend SWIM or NWL?

Latham Group presently has a consensus price target of $7.56, suggesting a potential upside of 27.49%. Newell Brands has a consensus price target of $7.42, suggesting a potential upside of 30.35%. Given Newell Brands' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Newell Brands 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)	2.40
Newell Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

Latham Group beats Newell Brands on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.