Silgan (NYSE:SLGN) Earns Buy Rating from Analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft

Key Points

• Deutsche Bank initiated coverage with a "buy" rating and a $52 price target, implying roughly a 34% upside from the stock's recent price.
• Analyst coverage is mixed-but-positive overall: six analysts rate Silgan as Buy and five as Hold, giving a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $52.78.
• Silgan slightly beat quarterly estimates (EPS $0.67 vs. $0.65; revenue $1.47B vs. $1.46B) and set FY2026 guidance of $3.70–$3.90 EPS; the shares trade near $38.71 with a P/E of 14.39 and about 70% institutional ownership.

Analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft started coverage on shares of Silgan (NYSE:SLGN - Get Free Report) in a research note issued on Wednesday. The brokerage set a "buy" rating and a $52.00 price target on the industrial products company's stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft's price target would suggest a potential upside of 34.32% from the company's current price.

A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on the company. UBS Group reissued a "neutral" rating and set a $50.00 target price (up from $44.00) on shares of Silgan in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Silgan from $52.00 to $55.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. 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. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Silgan from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Silgan from $44.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $52.78.

Silgan Stock Performance

Shares of SLGN stock opened at $38.71 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $4.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.39, a P/E/G ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 0.70. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $44.37 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $42.24. Silgan has a one year low of $36.15 and a one 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.

Silgan (NYSE:SLGN - Get Free Report) last issued 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 the consensus estimate of $1.46 billion. Silgan had a net margin of 4.45% and a return on equity of 17.94%. Silgan's revenue was up 4.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.85 EPS. Silgan has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.700-3.900 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.700-0.800 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Silgan will post 4.11 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in SLGN. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. boosted its stake in shares of Silgan by 150.4% in the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 2,674 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $108,000 after buying an additional 1,606 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of Silgan by 101.8% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 11,271 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $456,000 after acquiring an additional 5,687 shares during the period. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Silgan by 2,525.0% during the 4th quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 735 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 707 shares in the last quarter. MidFirst Bank bought a new position in shares of Silgan in the fourth quarter worth $168,000. Finally, T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in Silgan by 30.0% in the fourth quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,109,386 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $44,786,000 after purchasing an additional 256,261 shares in the last quarter. 70.25% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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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