Silgan (SLGN) Competitors

Silgan (NYSE:SLGN) and Crown (NYSE:CCK) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SLGN or CCK?

Crown received 249 more outperform votes than Silgan when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.08% of users gave Crown an outperform vote while only 53.15% of users gave Silgan an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Silgan	Outperform Votes 363 53.15%	Underperform Votes 320 46.85%
Crown	Outperform Votes 612 64.08%	Underperform Votes 343 35.92%

Is SLGN or CCK a better dividend stock?

Silgan pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Crown pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Silgan pays out 29.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Crown pays out 22.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Silgan has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Crown has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Silgan is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SLGN or CCK?

70.3% of Silgan shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.9% of Crown shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Silgan shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Crown shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is SLGN or CCK more profitable?

Silgan has a net margin of 4.72% compared to Crown's net margin of 3.59%. Crown's return on equity of 25.12% beat Silgan's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Silgan	4.72%	19.70%	4.91%
Crown	3.59%	25.12%	5.23%

Do analysts rate SLGN or CCK?

Silgan currently has a consensus target price of $63.11, indicating a potential upside of 14.50%. Crown has a consensus target price of $110.45, indicating a potential upside of 12.16%. Given Silgan's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Silgan is more favorable than Crown.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Silgan	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.11
Crown	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82

Does the media refer more to SLGN or CCK?

In the previous week, Crown had 14 more articles in the media than Silgan. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Crown and 11 mentions for Silgan. Silgan's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Crown's score of 0.56 indicating that Silgan is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Silgan	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Crown	12 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, SLGN or CCK?

Silgan has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crown has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SLGN or CCK?

Crown has higher revenue and earnings than Silgan. Silgan is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crown, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Silgan	$6.00B	0.98	$276.40M	$2.69	20.49
Crown	$11.90B	0.96	$424M	$4.65	21.18

Summary

Crown beats Silgan on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.