Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Raises Holdings in Silgan Holdings Inc. $SLGN

Key Points

• Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in Silgan by 6.8% in Q3 to 3,740,397 shares (about 3.54% of the company), worth roughly $160.9 million.
• Analysts have become more bullish—JPMorgan lifted its target to $53 and Citigroup to $56, with a consensus target of $52.88 and an average rating of "Moderate Buy."
• Silgan slightly beat quarterly estimates (EPS $0.67 vs $0.65; revenue $1.47B), set FY2026 guidance of $3.70–$3.90 EPS, and raised its quarterly dividend to $0.21 (1.9% yield).

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of Silgan Holdings Inc. (NYSE:SLGN - Free Report) by 6.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 3,740,397 shares of the industrial products company's stock after acquiring an additional 237,589 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned approximately 3.54% of Silgan worth $160,872,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in SLGN. Swiss National Bank raised its position in shares of Silgan by 4.9% in the second quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 173,700 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $9,411,000 after purchasing an additional 8,100 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its stake in Silgan by 7.2% in the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 825,057 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $35,486,000 after buying an additional 55,288 shares in the last quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC grew its stake in Silgan by 11.4% in the 2nd quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 647,323 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $35,072,000 after buying an additional 66,192 shares in the last quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund raised its holdings in Silgan by 26.9% during the 2nd quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 186,194 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $10,088,000 after acquiring an additional 39,496 shares during the period. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Silgan by 7.8% during the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,524,030 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $65,549,000 after acquiring an additional 109,914 shares in the last quarter. 70.25% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

SLGN has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Silgan from $44.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. Citigroup restated a "buy" rating and issued a $56.00 target price (up from $47.00) on shares of Silgan in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Zacks Research upgraded Silgan from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Truist Financial set a $50.00 target price on shares of Silgan and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c-)" rating on shares of Silgan in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $52.88.

Silgan Stock Down 0.6%

SLGN stock opened at $44.16 on Tuesday. The company's 50 day moving average is $44.98 and its 200 day moving average is $42.87. The stock has a market cap of $4.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.89 and a beta of 0.70. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63. Silgan Holdings Inc. has a 1-year low of $36.15 and a 1-year high of $57.04.

Silgan (NYSE:SLGN - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $0.67 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.65 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.47 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.46 billion. Silgan had a net margin of 4.45% and a return on equity of 17.94%. Silgan's revenue for the quarter was up 4.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.85 earnings per share. Silgan has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.700-3.900 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.700-0.800 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Silgan Holdings Inc. will post 4.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Silgan Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be paid a dividend of $0.21 per share. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.9%. This is an increase from Silgan's previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 17th. Silgan's dividend payout ratio is presently 29.74%.

About Silgan

Silgan Holdings Inc NYSE: SLGN is a leading supplier of rigid packaging solutions for consumer goods manufacturers. The company's core business activities center on the design, production and distribution of metal and plastic containers, closures and dispense systems. Silgan serves a broad array of end markets, including food and beverage, home and personal care, health care and industrial products, providing both standard and custom packaging formats.

Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, Silgan has grown organically and through strategic acquisitions to establish a global manufacturing footprint.

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