Silgan (SLGN) Competitors $56.67 -0.09 (-0.16%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:30 PM EasternExtended Trading$56.63 -0.04 (-0.07%) As of 07/3/2025 04:20 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, BERY, GEF, OI, MYE, BALL, and HUBBShould 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), Berry Global Group (BERY), Greif (GEF), O-I Glass (OI), Myers Industries (MYE), Ball (BALL), and Hubbell (HUBB). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector. Silgan vs. Its Competitors Applied Industrial Technologies Dover Crown AptarGroup Berry Global Group Greif O-I Glass Myers Industries Ball Hubbell Silgan (NYSE:SLGN) and Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership. Does the media prefer SLGN or AIT? In the previous week, Applied Industrial Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than Silgan. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Applied Industrial Technologies and 4 mentions for Silgan. Silgan's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Applied Industrial Technologies' score of 1.12 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) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Applied Industrial Technologies 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is SLGN or AIT more profitable? Applied Industrial Technologies has a net margin of 8.64% compared to Silgan's net margin of 4.82%. Applied Industrial Technologies' return on equity of 22.01% beat Silgan's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Silgan4.82% 20.00% 4.92% Applied Industrial Technologies 8.64%22.01%12.83% Which has higher 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$5.85B1.04$276.38M$2.6921.07Applied Industrial Technologies$4.48B2.09$385.76M$9.9624.65 Is SLGN or AIT a better dividend stock? Silgan pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Applied Industrial Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Silgan pays out 29.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Applied Industrial Technologies pays out 18.5% 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 Applied Industrial Technologies has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Silgan is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more risk and volatility, SLGN or AIT? Silgan has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Industrial Technologies has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend SLGN or AIT? Silgan currently has a consensus target price of $63.11, suggesting a potential upside of 11.37%. Applied Industrial Technologies has a consensus target price of $285.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.10%. Given Applied Industrial Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Applied Industrial Technologies is more favorable than Silgan.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) 0 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do insiders & institutionals believe in SLGN or AIT? 70.3% of Silgan shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Silgan shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryApplied Industrial Technologies beats Silgan on 13 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SLGN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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$6.07B$11.60B$7.52B$20.55BDividend Yield1.41%1.25%4.55%3.75%P/E Ratio21.0726.3924.9528.05Price / Sales1.041.15116.1645.87Price / Cash9.0610.1927.3522.31Price / Book3.043.334.354.59Net Income$276.38M$1.57B$791.63M$985.44M7 Day Performance4.03%4.08%2.37%2.78%1 Month Performance5.87%8.89%5.68%5.40%1 Year Performance35.32%27.19%32.63%14.61% Silgan Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SLGNSilgan4.6309 of 5 stars$56.67-0.2%$63.11+11.4%+35.3%$6.07B$5.85B21.0712,800Positive NewsAITApplied Industrial Technologies4.6475 of 5 stars$232.65+0.4%$285.00+22.5%+28.3%$8.86B$4.48B23.366,500Positive NewsDOVDover4.937 of 5 stars$183.34+0.0%$208.58+13.8%+5.8%$25.14B$7.75B11.0425,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCCKCrown4.1267 of 5 stars$102.87-0.6%$111.64+8.5%+48.6%$11.97B$11.80B22.1223,000Analyst ForecastATRAptarGroup4.7756 of 5 stars$156.34+0.3%$178.60+14.2%+14.1%$10.32B$3.58B28.5313,500BERYBerry Global Group1.5051 of 5 stars$67.69-2.8%$74.29+9.8%+14.5%$7.84B$12.31B16.8846,000High Trading VolumeGEFGreif3.0744 of 5 stars$65.06+0.2%$74.17+14.0%+22.0%$3.09B$5.45B18.3314,000Trending NewsInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionOIO-I Glass4.0087 of 5 stars$14.77-1.9%$16.30+10.4%+49.3%$2.28B$6.53B-11.7221,000Analyst ForecastMYEMyers Industries4.441 of 5 stars$14.50-1.3%$21.00+44.8%+19.5%$542.01M$836.28M51.792,700BALLBall2.9279 of 5 stars$56.06-0.6%$61.00+8.8%-2.4%$15.55B$11.80B33.3716,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHUBBHubbell3.4491 of 5 stars$409.09+0.6%$459.25+12.3%+11.8%$21.83B$5.59B27.6816,300Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AIT Competitors DOV Competitors CCK Competitors ATR Competitors BERY Competitors GEF Competitors OI Competitors MYE Competitors BALL Competitors HUBB 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 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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