Silgan Holdings Inc. $SLGN Shares Purchased by SG Americas Securities LLC

Key Points

• SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its stake in Silgan by 21,854.8% in Q4, acquiring an additional 1,169,885 shares to own 1,175,238 shares (about 1.11% of the company) valued at $47.44 million.
• Silgan beat Q4 estimates with $0.67 EPS (vs. $0.65 consensus) and $1.47B revenue, set FY2026 guidance of $3.70–$3.90 EPS, and has an average analyst target of $52.88 with a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy."
• The company raised its quarterly dividend to $0.21 ($0.84 annualized), representing a 2.2% yield and a payout ratio of about 31.2%.

SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its stake in shares of Silgan Holdings Inc. (NYSE:SLGN - Free Report) by 21,854.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,175,238 shares of the industrial products company's stock after acquiring an additional 1,169,885 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC owned 1.11% of Silgan worth $47,444,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Silgan by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 8,927,750 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $383,983,000 after purchasing an additional 47,196 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in Silgan by 31.6% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,597,335 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $326,761,000 after buying an additional 1,822,797 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its position in Silgan by 25.8% during the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 5,604,993 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $241,071,000 after buying an additional 1,148,044 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in Silgan by 6.8% during the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,740,397 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $160,872,000 after buying an additional 237,589 shares during the period. Finally, State Street Corp increased its holdings in Silgan by 0.7% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,646,093 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $197,545,000 after buying an additional 23,734 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 70.25% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

SLGN has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating and set a $56.00 target price (up from $47.00) on shares of Silgan in a research note on Friday, February 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Silgan from $44.00 to $53.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Truist Financial set a $50.00 price target on Silgan and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a "sector perform" rating and issued a $49.00 price objective (up from $43.00) on shares of Silgan in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, UBS Group restated a "neutral" rating and issued a $50.00 price objective (up from $44.00) on shares of Silgan in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $52.88.

Silgan Price Performance

SLGN stock opened at $38.95 on Wednesday. Silgan Holdings Inc. has a 1 year low of $36.15 and a 1 year high of $57.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 0.78. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.11 billion, a PE ratio of 14.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 0.70. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $44.78 and a 200-day simple moving average of $42.44.

Silgan (NYSE:SLGN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $0.67 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.65 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.47 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.46 billion. Silgan had a return on equity of 17.94% and a net margin of 4.45%.The firm's revenue was up 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last 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. Equities research analysts anticipate that Silgan Holdings Inc. will post 4.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Silgan Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be given a dividend of $0.21 per share. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 17th. This is a positive change from Silgan's previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. Silgan's dividend payout ratio is presently 31.23%.

Silgan Profile

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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