Silgan (SLGN) Competitors

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

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%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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	20.39
Crown	$11.90B	0.97	$424M	$4.65	21.42

Does the MarketBeat Community favor 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%

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

70.3% of Silgan shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.9% of Crown shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Silgan shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Crown shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate SLGN or CCK?

Silgan currently has a consensus price target of $63.11, indicating a potential upside of 15.06%. Crown has a consensus price target of $110.45, indicating a potential upside of 10.92%. Given Silgan's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly 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

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 1.0%. 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, SLGN or CCK?

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

Does the media refer more to SLGN or CCK?

In the previous week, Crown had 28 more articles in the media than Silgan. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Crown and 11 mentions for Silgan. Silgan's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Crown's score of 0.85 indicating that Silgan is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Silgan	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Crown	13 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	8 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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