Myers Industries (MYE) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MYE or OI?

O-I Glass received 230 more outperform votes than Myers Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.03% of users gave O-I Glass an outperform vote while only 58.63% of users gave Myers Industries an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Myers Industries	Outperform Votes 231 58.63%	Underperform Votes 163 41.37%
O-I Glass	Outperform Votes 461 59.03%	Underperform Votes 320 40.97%

Which has more risk & volatility, MYE or OI?

Myers Industries has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, O-I Glass has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in MYE or OI?

90.8% of Myers Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.2% of O-I Glass shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Myers Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of O-I Glass shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is MYE or OI more profitable?

Myers Industries has a net margin of 1.88% compared to O-I Glass' net margin of -6.34%. Myers Industries' return on equity of 14.75% beat O-I Glass' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Myers Industries	1.88%	14.75%	5.09%
O-I Glass	-6.34%	9.16%	1.62%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MYE or OI?

Myers Industries has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Myers Industries	$813.07M	0.54	$48.87M	$0.42	28.04
O-I Glass	$7.11B	0.23	-$103M	-$2.76	-3.78

Do analysts prefer MYE or OI?

Myers Industries currently has a consensus price target of $22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 86.84%. O-I Glass has a consensus price target of $15.38, suggesting a potential upside of 47.47%. Given Myers Industries' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Myers Industries is more favorable than O-I Glass.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Myers Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
O-I Glass	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Does the media refer more to MYE or OI?

In the previous week, Myers Industries had 1 more articles in the media than O-I Glass. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Myers Industries and 4 mentions for O-I Glass. Myers Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat O-I Glass' score of 0.50 indicating that Myers Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Myers Industries	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
O-I Glass	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Myers Industries beats O-I Glass on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.