O-I Glass (OI) Competitors

Silgan (NYSE:SLGN) and O-I Glass (NYSE:OI) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and profitability.

Which has better earnings and valuation, SLGN or OI?

Silgan has higher earnings, but lower revenue than O-I Glass. O-I Glass 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	$5.85B	0.98	$276.40M	$2.58	20.84
O-I Glass	$6.53B	0.27	-$103M	-$0.71	-16.16

Do analysts rate SLGN or OI?

Silgan presently has a consensus target price of $64.22, suggesting a potential upside of 19.43%. O-I Glass has a consensus target price of $15.38, suggesting a potential upside of 33.99%. Given O-I Glass' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe O-I Glass is more favorable than Silgan.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Silgan	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
O-I Glass	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Is SLGN or OI more profitable?

Silgan has a net margin of 4.72% compared to O-I Glass' net margin of -1.62%. Silgan's return on equity of 19.70% beat O-I Glass' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Silgan	4.72%	19.70%	4.91%
O-I Glass	-1.62%	8.27%	1.38%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SLGN or OI?

O-I Glass received 102 more outperform votes than Silgan when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.03% of users gave O-I Glass an outperform vote while only 52.87% of users gave Silgan an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Silgan	Outperform Votes 359 52.87%	Underperform Votes 320 47.13%
O-I Glass	Outperform Votes 461 59.03%	Underperform Votes 320 40.97%

Which has more volatility and risk, SLGN or OI?

Silgan has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, O-I Glass has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

70.3% of Silgan shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.2% of O-I Glass shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Silgan shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of O-I Glass shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer SLGN or OI?

In the previous week, O-I Glass had 21 more articles in the media than Silgan. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for O-I Glass and 4 mentions for Silgan. Silgan's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat O-I Glass' 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
O-I Glass	5 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Silgan beats O-I Glass on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.