Critical Survey: Myers Industries (NYSE:MYE) vs. O-I Glass (NYSE:OI)

O-I Glass (NYSE:OI) and Myers Industries (NYSE:MYE) are both small-cap materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

97.2% of O-I Glass shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.8% of Myers Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of O-I Glass shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Myers Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

O-I Glass has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Myers Industries has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares O-I Glass and Myers Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
O-I Glass	-18.13%	10.40%	1.43%
Myers Industries	4.86%	19.86%	6.88%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares O-I Glass and Myers Industries”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
O-I Glass	$6.43 billion	0.17	-$129.00 million	($7.52)	-0.93
Myers Industries	$825.74 million	1.51	$34.93 million	$0.97	34.12

Myers Industries has lower revenue, but higher earnings than O-I Glass. O-I Glass 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 summary of current recommendations and price targets for O-I Glass and Myers Industries, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
O-I Glass	2	3	4	0	2.22
Myers Industries	0	2	1	0	2.33

O-I Glass currently has a consensus price target of $10.56, suggesting a potential upside of 51.11%. Myers Industries has a consensus price target of $37.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.78%. Given O-I Glass’ higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe O-I Glass is more favorable than Myers Industries.

Summary

Myers Industries beats O-I Glass on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About O-I Glass

O-I Glass, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of glass containers to food and beverage manufacturers primarily in the Americas, Europe, and internationally. The company produces glass containers for alcoholic beverages, including beer, flavored malt beverages, spirits, and wine. It is also involved in the production of glass packaging for various food items, soft drinks, tea, juices, and pharmaceuticals. In addition, the company offers glass containers in a range of sizes, shapes, and colors. It sells its products directly to customers under annual or multi-year supply agreements, as well as through distributors. O-I Glass, Inc. was founded in 1903 and is based in Perrysburg, Ohio.

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.