Head-To-Head Survey: Myers Industries (NYSE:MYE) & Amcor (NYSE:AMCR)

Amcor (NYSE:AMCR) and Myers Industries (NYSE:MYE) are both materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation, risk and dividends.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Amcor and Myers Industries”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Amcor	$23.51 billion	0.92	$177.00 million	$2.36	19.79
Myers Industries	$825.74 million	1.49	$34.93 million	$0.97	33.75

Amcor has higher revenue and earnings than Myers Industries. Amcor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Myers Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Amcor and Myers Industries, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amcor	0	7	7	1	2.60
Myers Industries	0	2	1	0	2.33

Amcor currently has a consensus target price of $49.49, indicating a potential upside of 5.98%. Myers Industries has a consensus target price of $37.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.01%. Given Myers Industries’ higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Myers Industries is more favorable than Amcor.

Dividends

Amcor pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Myers Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Amcor pays out 110.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Myers Industries pays out 55.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Amcor has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Amcor is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

45.1% of Amcor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.8% of Myers Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Amcor shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Myers Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Amcor and Myers Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amcor	4.71%	15.92%	5.01%
Myers Industries	4.86%	19.86%	6.88%

Volatility and Risk

Amcor has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Myers Industries has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Myers Industries beats Amcor on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Amcor

Amcor plc develops, produces, and sells packaging products in Europe, North America, Latin America, Africa, and the Asia Pacific regions. The company operates through two segments, Flexibles and Rigid Packaging. The Flexibles segment provides flexible and film packaging products in the food and beverage, medical and pharmaceutical, fresh produce, snack food, personal care, and other industries. The Rigid Packaging segment offers rigid containers for various beverage and food products, including carbonated soft drinks, water, juices, sports drinks, milk-based beverages, spirits and beer, sauces, dressings, spreads, and personal care items; and plastic caps for various applications. The company sells its products through its direct sales force. Amcor plc was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

About Myers Industries

Myers Industries, Inc. engages in distribution of tire service supplies in Ohio. It operates through two segments, The Material Handling and Distribution. The Material Handling segment offers pallets, small parts bins, bulk shipping containers, and OEM parts, as well as storage and organization, and custom plastic products; and injection molded, rotationally molded or blow molded products, consumer fuel containers and tanks for water, fuel, and waste handling. It serves industrial manufacturing, food processing, retail/wholesale products distribution, agriculture, automotive, recreational and marine vehicles, healthcare, appliance, bakery, electronics, textiles, consumer markets, and other markets under Akro-Mils, Jamco, Buckhorn, Ameri-Kart, Scepter, Elkhart Plastics, Trilogy Plastics, and Signature Systems brands directly to end-users, as well as through distributors. The Distribution segment engages in the distribution of tools, equipment, and supplies for tire, wheel, and under-vehicle service on passenger, heavy truck, and off-road vehicles; and manufacture and sale of tire repair materials and custom rubber products, as well as reflective highway marking tapes under the Myers Tire Supply, Myers Tire Supply International, Tuffy Manufacturing, Mohawk Rubber Sales, Patch Rubber Company, Elrick, Fleetline, MTS, Seymoure, Advance Traffic Markings, and MXP brands. This segment serves retail and truck tire dealers, commercial auto and truck fleets, auto dealers, general service and repair centers, tire re-treaders, truck stop operations, and government agencies. Myers Industries, Inc. was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Akron, Ohio.