Silgan (SLGN) Competitors $46.76 +0.43 (+0.92%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$46.80 +0.04 (+0.09%) As of 04:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SLGN vs. AIT, DOV, CCK, ATR, GEF, OI, MYE, BALL, PKG, and ZBRAShould you be buying Silgan stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Silgan include Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), Dover (DOV), Crown (CCK), AptarGroup (ATR), Greif (GEF), O-I Glass (OI), Myers Industries (MYE), Ball (BALL), Packaging Corporation of America (PKG), and Zebra Technologies (ZBRA). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector. Silgan vs. Its Competitors Applied Industrial Technologies Dover Crown AptarGroup Greif O-I Glass Myers Industries Ball Packaging Corporation of America Zebra Technologies Silgan (NYSE:SLGN) and Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations. Which has more volatility and risk, SLGN or AIT? Silgan has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Industrial Technologies has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in SLGN or AIT? 70.3% of Silgan shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Silgan shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better valuation and earnings, SLGN or AIT? Applied Industrial Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Silgan. Silgan is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Applied Industrial Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSilgan$5.85B0.85$276.38M$2.8116.64Applied Industrial Technologies$4.56B2.20$392.99M$10.1226.30 Does the media favor SLGN or AIT? In the previous week, Applied Industrial Technologies had 10 more articles in the media than Silgan. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Applied Industrial Technologies and 12 mentions for Silgan. Silgan's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Applied Industrial Technologies' score of 0.99 indicating that Silgan is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Silgan 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Applied Industrial Technologies 14 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is SLGN or AIT a better dividend stock? Silgan pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Applied Industrial Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Silgan pays out 28.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Applied Industrial Technologies pays out 18.2% 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 increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Applied Industrial Technologies has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Silgan is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Is SLGN or AIT more profitable? Applied Industrial Technologies has a net margin of 8.61% compared to Silgan's net margin of 4.90%. Applied Industrial Technologies' return on equity of 21.78% beat Silgan's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Silgan4.90% 19.98% 4.83% Applied Industrial Technologies 8.61%21.78%12.74% Do analysts prefer SLGN or AIT? Silgan currently has a consensus price target of $62.22, suggesting a potential upside of 33.08%. Applied Industrial Technologies has a consensus price target of $285.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.06%. Given Silgan's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Silgan is more favorable than Applied Industrial Technologies.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) 3.11Applied Industrial Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 SummaryApplied Industrial Technologies beats Silgan on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Silgan News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SLGN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SLGN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSilganCONTNRS IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.96B$10.27B$7.71B$21.31BDividend Yield1.73%1.43%4.55%3.51%P/E Ratio16.6421.5526.1329.34Price / Sales0.851.0198.1552.84Price / Cash7.399.0028.6723.86Price / Book2.252.804.135.39Net Income$276.38M$1.57B$796.90M$996.59M7 Day Performance1.02%-0.27%1.27%3.12%1 Month Performance-15.69%-9.42%0.50%2.97%1 Year Performance-8.73%-4.86%28.08%12.83% Silgan Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SLGNSilgan4.9006 of 5 stars$46.76+0.9%$62.22+33.1%-8.8%$4.96B$5.85B16.6412,800News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeGap UpAITApplied Industrial Technologies3.8731 of 5 stars$262.56+3.0%$287.86+9.6%+31.2%$10.00B$4.56B25.946,500Insider TradeDOVDover4.9488 of 5 stars$177.08+0.3%$213.92+20.8%+0.2%$24.28B$7.83B10.6824,000Positive NewsCCKCrown4.7166 of 5 stars$98.88-1.7%$120.67+22.0%+11.4%$11.51B$12.01B20.7723,000Positive NewsATRAptarGroup4.9266 of 5 stars$138.04-0.5%$174.60+26.5%-7.7%$9.09B$3.61B23.7613,500Positive NewsGEFGreif3.7142 of 5 stars$67.04-0.8%$74.83+11.6%+4.5%$3.18B$5.45B18.8814,000News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseOIO-I Glass4.8346 of 5 stars$13.04-2.5%$17.00+30.4%+1.3%$2.01B$6.53B-7.9021,000MYEMyers Industries3.7967 of 5 stars$16.19+0.4%$21.00+29.7%+11.6%$605.48M$836.28M62.252,700News CoveragePositive NewsBALLBall4.2159 of 5 stars$52.93-1.7%$65.27+23.3%-18.3%$14.40B$11.80B27.4316,000PKGPackaging Corporation of America4.4539 of 5 stars$194.00+0.3%$215.40+11.0%+2.9%$17.46B$8.38B19.3615,400Positive NewsZBRAZebra Technologies4.1685 of 5 stars$317.48-0.1%$357.44+12.6%-7.1%$16.14B$4.98B29.989,900Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AIT Competitors DOV Competitors CCK Competitors ATR Competitors GEF Competitors OI Competitors MYE Competitors BALL Competitors PKG Competitors ZBRA Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:SLGN) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuffett, Gates and Bezos Quietly Dumping Stocks—Here's WhyImagine a bull market so powerful, every single investor became a millionaire. 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