Crown - CCK Competitors

Silgan (NYSE:SLGN) and Crown (NYSE:CCK) are both mid-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, profitability and media sentiment.

Is SLGN or CCK a better dividend stock?

Silgan pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Crown pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Silgan pays out 23.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Crown pays out 16.1% 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 19 consecutive years and Crown has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Silgan is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, SLGN or CCK?

Crown has higher revenue and earnings than Silgan. Crown is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Silgan, 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	$6.41 billion	0.88	$359.08 million	$3.06	16.76
Crown	$12.94 billion	0.72	$727 million	$5.97	12.91

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SLGN or CCK?

Crown received 241 more outperform votes than Silgan when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.67% of users gave Crown an outperform vote while only 52.18% of users gave Silgan an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Silgan	Outperform Votes 323 52.18%	Underperform Votes 296 47.82%
Crown	Outperform Votes 564 66.67%	Underperform Votes 282 33.33%

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

68.4% of Silgan shares are owned by institutional investors. 24.3% of Silgan shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Crown shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, SLGN or CCK?

Silgan has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crown has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SLGN or CCK more profitable?

Silgan has a net margin of 6.27% compared to Crown's net margin of 5.62%. Crown's return on equity of 36.97% beat Silgan's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Silgan	6.27%	26.81%	5.66%
Crown	5.62%	36.97%	5.72%

Do analysts prefer SLGN or CCK?

Silgan currently has a consensus target price of $55.78, indicating a potential upside of 8.77%. Crown has a consensus target price of $97.73, indicating a potential upside of 26.84%. Given Crown's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Crown is more favorable than Silgan.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Silgan	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Crown	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.62

Does the media favor SLGN or CCK?

In the previous week, Crown had 4 more articles in the media than Silgan. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Crown and 3 mentions for Silgan. Silgan's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Crown's score of 0.12 indicating that Silgan is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Silgan	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Crown	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Crown beats Silgan on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.