Latham Group (NASDAQ:SWIM – Get Free Report) and Vision Marine Technologies (NASDAQ:VMAR – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Latham Group and Vision Marine Technologies”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Latham Group | $545.91 million | 1.54 | $11.12 million | $0.05 | 142.80 |
| Vision Marine Technologies | $13.83 million | 0.00 | -$21.65 million | ($396.30) | -0.00 |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Latham Group and Vision Marine Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Latham Group | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.86 |
| Vision Marine Technologies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Latham Group currently has a consensus price target of $7.83, indicating a potential upside of 9.71%. Given Latham Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Latham Group is more favorable than Vision Marine Technologies.
Profitability
This table compares Latham Group and Vision Marine Technologies’ 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% |
| Vision Marine Technologies | -39.82% | -350.19% | -42.33% |
Volatility & Risk
Latham Group has a beta of 1.65, indicating that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vision Marine Technologies has a beta of 0.18, indicating that its stock price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
84.0% of Latham Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.8% of Vision Marine Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of Latham Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 40.4% of Vision Marine Technologies shares are held 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 beats Vision Marine Technologies on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Vision Marine Technologies
Vision Marine Technologies Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, sells, and rents electric boats in Canada, the United States, and internationally. It offers e-motion electric powertrain technology; e-motion electric outboard powertrain system; electric boats; maintenance, repair, and customer support services; as well as manufactures customized boats. The company also provides its products through website and distributors. It serves original equipment manufacturers, retail customer, boat clubs, and boat rental operations. The company was formerly known as Riopel Marine Inc. and changed its name to Vision Marine Technologies Inc. in April 2020. Vision Marine Technologies Inc. was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Boisbriand, Canada.
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