Myers Industries (NYSE:MYE) and RPC Group (OTCMKTS:RPCGF) Head to Head Analysis

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for RPC Group and Myers Industries, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RPC Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Myers Industries	0	2	1	0	2.33

Myers Industries has a consensus price target of $37.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.00%. Given Myers Industries’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Myers Industries is more favorable than RPC Group.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RPC Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Myers Industries	4.86%	19.86%	6.88%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares RPC Group and Myers Industries”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
RPC Group	$4.97 billion	0.85	$336.18 million	N/A	N/A
Myers Industries	$825.74 million	1.67	$34.93 million	$0.97	37.77

RPC Group has higher revenue and earnings than Myers Industries.

Volatility and Risk

RPC Group has a beta of 0.21, indicating that its stock price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Myers Industries has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Myers Industries beats RPC Group on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About RPC Group

RPC Group Plc operates as a plastic product design and engineering company worldwide. It operates through two segments, Packaging and Non-Packaging. The Packaging segment designs plastic packaging for end markets, including the food, beverage, personal care, and healthcare markets; and designs and manufactures other plastic products, such as containers for surface coatings comprising paint pots and vaping accessories. It sells its products directly to the brands, as well as to retailers or fillers. The Non-Packaging segment designs and manufactures a range of plastic products that include temporary storage systems for waste and recycling; and technical components for the automotive and heavy vehicles industries. It also makes moulds, which are used to make plastic components and packaging products. This segment sells its products to intermediaries. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Rushden, the United Kingdom.

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.