The stock of Latham Group Inc (SWIM) has gone up by 14.17% for the week, with a 1.85% rise in the past month and a 8.14% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 6.50%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 5.06% for SWIM. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 11.17% for SWIM stock, with a simple moving average of 27.00% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Latham Group Inc (NASDAQ: SWIM) Right Now?
Latham Group Inc (NASDAQ: SWIM) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 74.77x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.84. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for SWIM is 90.17M, and at present, short sellers hold a 4.64% of that float. On March 05, 2025, the average trading volume of SWIM was 595.83K shares.
SWIM) stock’s latest price update
Latham Group Inc (NASDAQ: SWIM) has seen a rise in its stock price by 31.32 in relation to its previous close of 5.46. However, the company has experienced a 14.17% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-03-05 that Latham Group, Inc. faces valuation concerns despite growth in the fiberglass pool market, with declining revenue and profitability struggles in Q4 2024. Expansion in the Sand States shows promise, but competition from concrete pool builders and market adoption challenges persist. Tariffs, supply chain issues, and cash flow pressures complicate Latham’s financial outlook, raising questions about sustainable growth.
Analysts’ Opinion of SWIM
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SWIM stocks, with Craig Hallum repeating the rating for SWIM by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for SWIM in the upcoming period, according to Craig Hallum is $10 based on the research report published on December 09, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Stifel, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SWIM reach a price target of $4, previously predicting the price at $3. The rating they have provided for SWIM stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on March 18th, 2024.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Underperform” to SWIM, setting the target price at $2.60 in the report published on March 13th of the previous year.
SWIM Trading at 6.68% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought SWIM to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -14.74% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.06%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 6.50%, as shares sank -0.28% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +0.07% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, SWIM rose by +14.73%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +81.94% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $6.45. In addition, Latham Group Inc saw 3.02% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at SWIM starting from Rajeski Scott Michael, who sale 22,191 shares at the price of $8.34 back on Dec 11 ’24. After this action, Rajeski Scott Michael now owns 480,829 shares of Latham Group Inc, valued at $184,971 using the latest closing price.
Rajeski Scott Michael, the Officer of Latham Group Inc, proposed sale 28,292 shares at $8.35 during a trade that took place back on Dec 11 ’24, which means that Rajeski Scott Michael is holding shares at $236,220 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SWIM
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.04 for the present operating margin
- 0.28 for the gross margin
The net margin for Latham Group Inc stands at -0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value 2.82, with 1.33 for asset returns.
Based on Latham Group Inc (SWIM), the company’s capital structure generated 0.08 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 2.56. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.08. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.77.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 18.28 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.46. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.61. The receivables turnover for the company is 15.74for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.64. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.44.
Conclusion
To sum up, Latham Group Inc (SWIM) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
