Head-To-Head Survey: Everus Construction Group (NYSE:ECG) & Latham Group (NASDAQ:SWIM)

Everus Construction Group (NYSE:ECG) and Latham Group (NASDAQ:SWIM) are both construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Everus Construction Group	$3.75 billion	1.49	$201.77 million	$4.36	25.04
Latham Group	$545.91 million	1.21	$11.12 million	$0.07	80.29

Everus Construction Group has higher revenue and earnings than Latham Group. Everus Construction Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Latham Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

Everus Construction Group has a beta of 2.23, meaning that its share price is 123% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Latham Group has a beta of 1.62, meaning that its share price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

84.0% of Latham Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Everus Construction Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Latham Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Everus Construction Group	5.65%	37.17%	13.38%
Latham Group	1.55%	2.13%	1.02%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Everus Construction Group and Latham Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Everus Construction Group	0	6	3	0	2.33
Latham Group	2	3	2	0	2.00

Everus Construction Group currently has a consensus target price of $155.67, indicating a potential upside of 42.56%. Latham Group has a consensus target price of $7.50, indicating a potential upside of 33.45%. Given Everus Construction Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Everus Construction Group is more favorable than Latham Group.

Summary

Everus Construction Group beats Latham Group on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Everus Construction Group

Everus Construction Group is providing a full spectrum of construction services through its electrical and mechanical and transmission and distribution specialty contracting services principally in United States. Its specialty contracting services are provided to utility, transportation, commercial, industrial, institutional, renewable and other customers. Everus Construction Group is based in BISMARCK, N.D.

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.