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Latham Group, Inc.

Hot onWhy it's trendingX mentions rising faster than the marketBacked by solid revenue growthPrice and volume picking up
$SWIM·$728M·Construction Materials·Basic Materials
$6.20-0.6%YTD-1.9%1Y-20.9%
Price updated 15h ago·X counts updated 7d ago
SWSWIM
$SWIMLatham Group, Inc.
$6.20-0.64%9 posts
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The complete picture of $SWIM on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

9X posts · last 7 days
Sep 2Sep 13

AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $SWIM — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Proven numbersSelling offAI verdict · as of 2026-09-20

Falling on heavy selling — points lower unless it turns around.

Fiberglass pool manufacturer at 36% of range — cheap on sales, no visible catalyst.

Latham Group Inc is a specialty fiberglass-pool manufacturer — a real consumer-discretionary-plus-housing franchise now in a pool-installation-cycle trough. Down 2% year-to-date and 21% over the trailing year, sitting at 36% of the 52-week range with volume 2.2x normal.

  • The setup on the fundamentals is thin-optimism: 33% gross margin, 5% operating margin, 1% ROE at 157x P/E and 2.1% FCF yield — those are pool-cycle-trough unit economics, and the 2.2x volume suggests institutional positioning.
  • The catch is what a pool-manufacturer at 36% of range needs: continued housing-turnover-cycle-recovery plus specific pool-installation-cycle inflection — and 0.76x debt-to-equity means the balance sheet has some leverage.

The story turns on Q3 earnings (Nov 3) showing continued pool-installation trajectory plus operating-margin recovery; another decelerating-installation quarter is what confirms the bear read.

What to watch: Nov 3 earnings — pool-installation revenue trajectory, operating-margin recovery, and any commentary on housing-cycle position. Continued growth extends the recovery; another decelerating quarter extends the lows.

On the calendar: 2026-11-03 — Q3 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Manufacturer and designer of residential in-ground fiberglass and vinyl swimming pools for the North American and Australian markets.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Construction Materials sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $SWIM.

Construction Materials · Basic Materials

AI data-centre construction and IIJA infrastructure spending are the commercial and public demand pillars for aggregates, cement, and engineered building materials; residential is the weak link — BLDR -29% YTD reflects a slower housing recovery, while CRH and JCI benefit directly from data-center foundation and HVAC volumes.

What this means for $SWIM

Neutral — Latham Group's residential fiberglass and vinyl pool manufacturing is tied to discretionary single-family homebuilding; not exposed to commercial, data center, or infrastructure construction volumes driving the sector narrative.

Industry benchmark

10-name peer basket
+3.4%YTD
+13.2%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
156.7How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
2.1%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
5.1%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
2.1%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
1.5Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
1.3%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
33.4%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.8Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 4, 2026$0.12$0.16-25.4%
Q1 2026May 5, 2026$-0.06$-0.05-20.0%
Q4 2025Mar 3, 2026$-0.03$-0.09+66.7%
Q3 2025Nov 4, 2025$0.08$0.10-20.0%
Next earningsTue, Nov 3·consensus EPS $0.16

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$197.5M+14.4%35.5%12.7%$0.11—
Q1 FY26$117.3M+5.3%31.7%-5.6%$-0.07$-58.2M
Q4 FY25$100.0M+14.5%28.0%-10.7%$-0.06$2.1M
Q3 FY25$161.9M+7.6%35.4%13.3%$0.07$45.2M

Forward consensus

3-year forecast · up to 4 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$607.9M$604.8M – $610.9M$0.18$0.14 – $0.214
FY27$646.6M$641.1M – $652.1M$0.28$0.24 – $0.304
FY28$685.6M$681.0M – $692.0M$0.32$0.32 – $0.333

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.2.2×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.36%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-5.0%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+0.1%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 56.0M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today3.3% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.725-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

BuyMay 20Oliver C. GloeCFO15.1K sh$74KBuyMay 19James E ClineDirector50.0K sh$242K
+ 10 other (7 awards · 1 exempt · 1 return · 1 inkind) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KMaterial agreementAug 218-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation
AI summary

Latham Group (SWIM), through subsidiaries Latham Pool Products and Latham International Manufacturing Corp., entered into a new senior secured multicurrency revolving Credit Agreement with Jefferies Finance LLC as administrative agent on August 20, 2026. The revolving line of credit terms (size, pricing, maturity) are not fully visible in the excerpt, which cuts off mid-sentence. The new credit facility gives Latham financial flexibility with a multicurrency feature; this is a refinancing or new debt facility for the pool products manufacturer.

3New insider — initial holdingsAug 193
AI summary

Todd A. Antonelli, Chief Commercial Officer of Latham Group, Inc. (SWIM), filed an initial Form 3 disclosing zero shares of common stock beneficially owned as of August 17, 2026. This is a routine Form 3 for a newly designated officer with no current personal equity position.

8-KOfficer or director changeMay 58-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
+ 8 other (3 13Gs · 2 10-Qs · 1 earnings 8-K · 1 SD) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Latham Named One of “America's Greatest Companies” By Newsweek for Second Consecutive Yearglobenewswire.com·26d agoIs the Options Market Predicting a Spike in Latham Group Stock?zacks.com·30d agoFirst Horizon Leader Keva Latham Named to Super Women in Business Class of 2026prnewswire.com·31d agoLatham Group (SWIM)'s Technical Outlook is Bright After Key Golden Crosszacks.com·32d agoLatham Group Appoints Todd Antonelli as Chief Commercial Officerglobenewswire.com·33d ago

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