Silgan (SLGN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The company operates over 100 production sites across North America and Europe, enabling close collaboration with customers on product development, sustainability initiatives and supply-chain optimization. Silgan’s portfolio encompasses metal cans, ends and closures as well as plastic bottles, jars, pumps and dispensing closures.

Silgan is led by an experienced executive team and governed by a board of directors with deep expertise in manufacturing, consumer products and global operations. The company places strong emphasis on operational excellence, quality assurance and environmental responsibility, pursuing continuous improvement programs and innovative material-reduction strategies. Through its expansive geographic reach and diversified product offerings, Silgan strives to deliver reliable packaging solutions that meet evolving regulatory, safety and sustainability standards.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $44.44 to $45.82
• 50-Day Range: $45.64 to $56.73
• 52-Week Range: $44.37 to $58.14
• Volume: 1.65 million shs
• Average Volume: 815,181 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.76 billion
• P/E Ratio: 15.85
• Dividend Yield: 1.80%
• Price Target: $62.22
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Silgan Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Silgan scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 15th out of 180 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Silgan has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.11, and is based on 8 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Silgan has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.76%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Silgan are expected to grow by 8.76% in the coming year, from $4.11 to $4.47 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Silgan is 15.85, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 269.60.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Silgan is 15.85, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 305.93.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Silgan has a PEG Ratio of 1.22. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Silgan has a P/B Ratio of 2.14. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.14% of the float of Silgan has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Silgan has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.3.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Silgan has recently increased by 27.08%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Silgan pays a meaningful dividend of 1.71%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Silgan has been increasing its dividend for 22 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Silgan is 28.47%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Silgan will have a dividend payout ratio of 17.90% next year. This indicates that Silgan will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.14% of the float of Silgan has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Silgan has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.3.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Silgan has recently increased by 27.08%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.19

News Sentiment

Silgan has a news sentiment score of 1.19. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.69 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 18 news articles for Silgan this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for SLGN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Silgan to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Silgan insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $513,700.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.13% of the stock of Silgan is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

70.25% of the stock of Silgan is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

SLGN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SLGN shares performed this year?

Silgan's stock was trading at $52.05 at the start of the year. Since then, SLGN stock has decreased by 14.5% and is now trading at $44.5260.

How were Silgan's earnings last quarter?

Silgan Holdings Inc. (NYSE:SLGN) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 30th. The industrial products company reported $1.01 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.03 by $0.02. Silgan's quarterly revenue was up 11.4% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Silgan's stock split?

Silgan shares split before market open on Monday, May 29th 2017.The 2-1 split was announced on Thursday, May 4th 2017. The newly created shares were issued to shareholders after the market closes on Friday, May 26th 2017. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Does Silgan have any subsidiaries?

Silgan subsidiaries include these companies: Easytech Closures S.p.A., Unicep Packaging LLC., Gateway Plastics LLC, Cobra Plastics, WestRock - Closures and Dispensing Systems Operations, Injected Plastics - Plastic Closures Operations, Van Can Company - Metal Container Manufacturing Assets, and others.

Who are Silgan's major shareholders?

Silgan's top institutional investors include JPMorgan Chase & Co. (5.40%), State Street Corp (3.41%), Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (2.43%) and Invesco Ltd. (1.80%). Insiders that own company stock include Anthony J Allott, Adam J Greenlee, Jay A Martin, Robert B Lewis, Thomas James Snyder, Joseph M Jordan, Stacey J Mcgrath and B Frederik Prinzen.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Silgan?

Shares of SLGN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Silgan own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Silgan investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Adobe (ADBE), Intel (INTC) and Netflix (NFLX).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/16 Dividend: 6/02/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/16 Dividend: 6/02/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/16/2025
• Last Earnings: 7/30/2025
• Record date for 9/16 Dividend: 9/02/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 9/16 Dividend: 9/02/2025
• Today: 9/03/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/16/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: CONTNRS - MTL/GLS
• Sub-Industry: Metal & Glass Containers
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SLGN
• CIK: 849869
• Web: www.silganholdings.com
• Phone: (203) 975-7110
• Fax: 203-975-7902
• Employees: 12,800
• Year Founded: 1987

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Silgan: $62.22
• High Price Target: $75.00
• Low Price Target: $57.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +39.7%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.11
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.81
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.85
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.83
• P/E Growth: 1.22
• Net Income: $276.38 million
• Net Margins: 4.90%
• Pretax Margin: 6.18%
• Return on Equity: 19.98%
• Return on Assets: 4.83%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.40
• Current Ratio: 0.96
• Quick Ratio: 0.56

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $6.16 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.77
• Cash Flow: $5.94 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.49
• Book Value: $20.77 per share
• Price / Book: 2.14

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 106,993,000
• Free Float: 105,784,000
• Market Cap: $4.76 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.71