Comparing Ardagh Metal Packaging (NYSE:AMBP) and Myers Industries (NYSE:MYE)

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

Volatility & Risk

Ardagh Metal Packaging has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Myers Industries has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Ardagh Metal Packaging and Myers Industries”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ardagh Metal Packaging	$5.50 billion	0.51	$11.00 million	$0.09	52.50
Myers Industries	$825.74 million	1.32	$34.93 million	$0.76	38.17

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

Profitability

This table compares Ardagh Metal Packaging and Myers Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ardagh Metal Packaging	0.93%	-23.24%	3.02%
Myers Industries	3.99%	20.34%	7.30%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Ardagh Metal Packaging and Myers Industries, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ardagh Metal Packaging	0	5	1	0	2.17
Myers Industries	0	1	2	0	2.67

Ardagh Metal Packaging currently has a consensus target price of $4.88, suggesting a potential upside of 3.17%. Myers Industries has a consensus target price of $37.00, suggesting a potential upside of 27.55%. Given Myers Industries’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Myers Industries is more favorable than Ardagh Metal Packaging.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

16.9% of Ardagh Metal Packaging shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.8% of Myers Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Ardagh Metal Packaging 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Ardagh Metal Packaging pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. Myers Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Ardagh Metal Packaging pays out 444.4% 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 71.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Myers Industries beats Ardagh Metal Packaging on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ardagh Metal Packaging

Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A., together with its subsidiaries, supplies consumer metal beverage cans in Europe, the United States, and Brazil. Its products are used in various end-use categories, including beer, carbonated soft drinks, energy drinks, hard seltzers, juices, pre-mixed cocktails, teas, sparkling waters, and wine. The company serves beverage producers. Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A. is based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg. Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A. is a subsidiary of Ardagh Group S.A.

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.