Reviewing Latham Group (NASDAQ:SWIM) and Barratt Redrow (OTCMKTS:BTDPY)

Latham Group (NASDAQ:SWIM) and Barratt Redrow (OTCMKTS:BTDPY) are both construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

84.0% of Latham Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Barratt Redrow shares are held by institutional investors. 6.9% of Latham Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Latham Group and Barratt Redrow, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Latham Group	1	0	3	0	2.50
Barratt Redrow	0	0	0	2	4.00

Latham Group currently has a consensus price target of $7.95, indicating a potential downside of 1.00%. Given Latham Group’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Latham Group is more favorable than Barratt Redrow.

Risk and Volatility

Latham Group has a beta of 1.74, indicating that its stock price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barratt Redrow has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Latham Group and Barratt Redrow’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Latham Group	-2.54%	-3.35%	-1.61%
Barratt Redrow	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Latham Group and Barratt Redrow”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Latham Group	$508.52 million	1.84	-$17.86 million	($0.12)	-66.92
Barratt Redrow	$5.25 billion	1.34	$143.70 million	N/A	N/A

Barratt Redrow has higher revenue and earnings than Latham Group.

Summary

Barratt Redrow beats Latham Group on 7 of the 13 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 Barratt Redrow

Barratt Redrow plc engages in the housebuilding business in the United Kingdom. The company acquires and develops land; plans, designs, and constructs homes, apartments, penthouses, and communities, as well as undertakes mixed-use regeneration schemes; and develops retail, leisure, office, industrial, and mixed-use properties. It is also involved in the commercial development business under the Wilson Bowden Developments brand name. The company offers its homes under the Barratt Homes, David Wilson Homes, and Barratt London brands. The company was formerly known as Barratt Developments plc and changed its name Barratt Redrow plc in October 2024. Barratt Redrow plc was incorporated in 1958 and is headquartered in Coalville, the United Kingdom.