Myers Industries (NYSE:MYE) & CCL Industries (OTCMKTS:CCDBF) Head to Head Comparison

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

Dividends

CCL Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Myers Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. CCL Industries pays out 30.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Myers Industries pays out 71.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

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

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CCL Industries	$5.48 billion	2.03	$574.28 million	$3.45	20.86
Myers Industries	$825.74 million	1.28	$34.93 million	$0.76	36.98

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CCL Industries	10.11%	15.05%	8.07%
Myers Industries	3.99%	20.34%	7.30%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for CCL Industries and Myers Industries, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CCL Industries	0	1	4	0	2.80
Myers Industries	0	2	1	0	2.33

Myers Industries has a consensus target price of $37.00, suggesting a potential upside of 31.66%. Given Myers Industries’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Myers Industries is more favorable than CCL Industries.

Summary

CCL Industries beats Myers Industries on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CCL Industries

CCL Industries is a Canadian company that develops and manufactures specialty labels, packaging materials and related products for customers across a range of industries. Its offerings include pressure-sensitive labels, shrink sleeves, in-mold labels, tags and RFID-enabled solutions used to identify, decorate and track products. The company also makes specialty films and materials, and provides consumer and retail products such as labels and office supplies through its Avery business. Its Checkpoint operations offer loss-prevention and inventory-management solutions for retailers.

About Myers Industries

Myers Industries, Inc. is an Ohio-based manufacturer of polymer products and distributor of supplies and equipment for the tire service industry. Founded in 1933, the company has expanded from its origins in tire repair into plastics manufacturing and material handling products. Its products include reusable plastic containers, pallets, bulk storage containers, and other material handling solutions, as well as rotationally molded products for industrial, agricultural, commercial, and consumer uses.