Latham Group (SWIM) Competitors

Latham Group (NASDAQ:SWIM) and Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL) are both rubber and plastic products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

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

84.0% of Latham Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.5% of Newell Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 8.6% of Latham Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Newell Brands shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, SWIM or NWL?

Latham Group has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Newell Brands has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SWIM or NWL more profitable?

Latham Group has a net margin of -3.13% compared to Newell Brands' net margin of -3.26%. Newell Brands' return on equity of 9.95% beat Latham Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Latham Group	-3.13%	-4.01%	-1.93%
Newell Brands	-3.26%	9.95%	2.46%

Does the media refer more to SWIM or NWL?

In the previous week, Newell Brands had 4 more articles in the media than Latham Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Newell Brands and 3 mentions for Latham Group. Latham Group's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Newell Brands' score of 1.18 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Newell Brands	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend SWIM or NWL?

Latham Group presently has a consensus price target of $7.56, indicating a potential upside of 17.21%. Newell Brands has a consensus price target of $7.83, indicating a potential upside of 39.88%. Given Newell Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Which has stronger valuation & 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	$508.52M	1.48	-$17.86M	-$0.14	-46.07
Newell Brands	$7.58B	0.31	-$216M	-$0.59	-9.49

Summary

Newell Brands beats Latham Group on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.