Myers Industries (NYSE:MYE) vs. Symbid (OTCMKTS:SINC) Critical Contrast

Symbid (OTCMKTS:SINC) and Myers Industries (NYSE:MYE) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Symbid and Myers Industries, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Symbid	0	0	0	0	0.00
Myers Industries	0	0	1	0	3.00

Myers Industries has a consensus price target of $21.00, indicating a potential upside of 44.83%. Given Myers Industries’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Myers Industries is more favorable than Symbid.

Volatility & Risk

Symbid has a beta of -58.94, indicating that its stock price is 5,994% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Myers Industries has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

90.8% of Myers Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 78.3% of Symbid shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Myers Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Symbid and Myers Industries”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Symbid	$1.16 million	0.14	-$3.79 million	N/A	N/A
Myers Industries	$836.28 million	0.65	$7.20 million	$0.28	51.79

Myers Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Symbid.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Symbid	-84.82%	-6,475.93%	-49.47%
Myers Industries	1.26%	14.02%	4.38%

Summary

Myers Industries beats Symbid on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Symbid

Sincerity Applied Materials Holdings Corp. provides packing materials for the automotive, packaging, building and construction, and engineering industries in Australia, Asia, and the Middle East. The company primarily offers breathable plastic films and modified atmosphere packaging products for the packaging of perishable foods, as well as extruded plastic components comprising moldings, auto interior components, kitchen splash backs, etc. to end users and distributors. Its products are used in packaging, agriculture, automotive and transportation, paint and coating, construction, personal care and hygiene, electronic, pharmaceutical, energy and natural resource, plastic, and rubber and leather applications. Sincerity Applied Materials Holdings Corp. is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

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.