Myers Industries (NYSE:MYE) vs. Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) Head to Head Review

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

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Smurfit Westrock	$31.18 billion	0.71	$699.00 million	$0.94	44.91
Myers Industries	$825.74 million	1.37	$34.93 million	$0.97	31.04

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Smurfit Westrock	1.59%	4.60%	1.85%
Myers Industries	4.86%	19.86%	6.88%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Smurfit Westrock and Myers Industries, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Smurfit Westrock	0	2	11	0	2.85
Myers Industries	0	1	2	0	2.67

Smurfit Westrock presently has a consensus price target of $57.69, indicating a potential upside of 36.67%. Myers Industries has a consensus price target of $37.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.88%. Given Smurfit Westrock’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Smurfit Westrock is more favorable than Myers Industries.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

83.4% of Smurfit Westrock shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.8% of Myers Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Smurfit Westrock shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Myers Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

Smurfit Westrock has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Myers Industries has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Smurfit Westrock pays an annual dividend of $1.81 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Myers Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Smurfit Westrock pays out 192.6% 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.

About Smurfit Westrock

Smurfit Westrock Plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and sells containerboard, corrugated containers, and other paper-based packaging products in Ireland and internationally. The company produces containerboard that it converts into corrugated containers or sells to third parties, as well as produces other types of paper, such as consumer packaging board, sack paper, graphic paper, solid board and graphic board, and other paper-based packaging products, such as consumer packaging, solid board packaging, paper sacks, and other packaging products, including bag-in-box. It also produces linerboard and corrugated medium, paperboard, and non-packaging grades of paper, as well as converted products, such as folding cartons and corrugated boxes, and other products; recycled paper-based packaging products; and packaging machinery. The company primarily serves food and beverage, e-commerce, retail, consumer goods, industrial, and foodservice markets. Smurfit Westrock Plc was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

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.