Comparing Spin Master (OTCMKTS:SNMSF) and Latham Group (NASDAQ:SWIM)

Latham Group (NASDAQ:SWIM) and Spin Master (OTCMKTS:SNMSF) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Latham Group and Spin Master”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Latham Group	$545.91 million	1.52	$11.12 million	$0.05	140.60
Spin Master	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Latham Group has higher revenue and earnings than Spin Master.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Latham Group and Spin Master, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Latham Group	3	2	2	0	1.86
Spin Master	0	1	2	0	2.67

Latham Group presently has a consensus target price of $7.83, indicating a potential upside of 11.43%. Given Latham Group’s higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Latham Group is more favorable than Spin Master.

Profitability

This table compares Latham Group and Spin Master’s 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%
Spin Master	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

84.0% of Latham Group shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of Latham Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Latham Group beats Spin Master on 7 of the 8 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 Spin Master

Spin Master Corp., a children’s entertainment company, engages in the creation, design, manufacture, licensing, and marketing of various toys, entertainment products, and digital games in North America, Europe, and internationally. The Toys segment’s product categories include activities, games and puzzles, and plush; wheels and action; outdoor; and preschool, dolls, and interactive products. The Entertainment segment engages in the creation and production of multi-platform content, stories, and characters in original shows, short-form series, and films. The Digital Games segment is involved in the development of digital games distributed via third-party platform providers. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.