Contrasting Latham Group (SWIM) and Its Competitors
by Tristan Rich · The Markets DailyLatham Group (NASDAQ:SWIM – Get Free Report) is one of 95 public companies in the “Leisure Products” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Latham Group to related companies based on the strength of its risk, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.
Volatility and Risk
Latham Group has a beta of 1.71, suggesting that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Latham Group’s peers have a beta of 1.22, suggesting that their average share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Latham Group and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Latham Group | 0.92% | 1.31% | 0.63% |
| Latham Group Competitors | -8.28% | -18.36% | -3.90% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings for Latham Group and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Latham Group | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.71 |
| Latham Group Competitors | 563 | 2385 | 3809 | 188 | 2.52 |
Latham Group currently has a consensus target price of $7.83, suggesting a potential upside of 7.01%. As a group, “Leisure Products” companies have a potential upside of 25.86%. Given Latham Group’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Latham Group has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Latham Group and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Latham Group | $545.91 million | $11.12 million | 146.40 |
| Latham Group Competitors | $2.93 billion | $72.16 million | 575.73 |
Latham Group’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Latham Group. Latham Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
84.0% of Latham Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.3% of shares of all “Leisure Products” companies are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of Latham Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.8% of shares of all “Leisure Products” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Latham Group peers beat Latham Group on 8 of the 13 factors compared.
About Latham Group
Latham Group, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets in-ground residential swimming pools in North America, Australia, and New Zealand. It offers a portfolio of pools and related products, including in-ground swimming pools that include fiber glass and packaged pools; and pool covers and liners under the Latham, Narellan, CoverStar, Radiant, and GLI brand names. The company was formerly known as Latham Topco, Inc. and changed its name to Latham Group, Inc. in March 2021. Latham Group, Inc. was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Latham, New York.