Silgan (SLGN) Competitors $42.74 +0.12 (+0.28%) Closing price 10/3/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$44.04 +1.30 (+3.05%) As of 09:09 AM 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, ZBRA, and ALLEShould 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), Zebra Technologies (ZBRA), and Allegion (ALLE). 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 Zebra Technologies Allegion Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) and Silgan (NYSE:SLGN) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment and earnings. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AIT or SLGN? 93.5% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.3% of Silgan shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Silgan shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is AIT or SLGN a better dividend stock? Applied Industrial Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Silgan pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Applied Industrial Technologies pays out 18.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Silgan pays out 28.5% 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. Applied Industrial Technologies has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years and Silgan has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Silgan is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media favor AIT or SLGN? In the previous week, Applied Industrial Technologies had 2 more articles in the media than Silgan. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Applied Industrial Technologies and 2 mentions for Silgan. Applied Industrial Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Silgan's score of 0.77 indicating that Applied Industrial Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Applied Industrial Technologies 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Silgan 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend AIT or SLGN? Applied Industrial Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $285.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.35%. Silgan has a consensus price target of $62.22, suggesting a potential upside of 45.58%. Given Silgan's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Silgan is more favorable than Applied Industrial Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Applied Industrial Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.88Silgan 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more volatility and risk, AIT or SLGN? Applied Industrial Technologies has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Silgan has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation and earnings, AIT or SLGN? Applied Industrial Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioApplied Industrial Technologies$4.56B2.14$392.99M$10.1225.52Silgan$6.16B0.74$276.38M$2.8115.21 Is AIT or SLGN 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 Applied Industrial Technologies8.61% 21.78% 12.74% Silgan 4.90%19.98%4.83% 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. 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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$4.58B$9.83B$7.89B$21.78BDividend Yield1.88%1.51%4.57%3.55%P/E Ratio15.2120.51305.0329.82Price / Sales0.740.931,315.5066.04Price / Cash6.828.5728.1818.31Price / Book2.292.804.944.65Net Income$276.38M$1.57B$791.48M$1.00B7 Day Performance-0.07%0.40%1.95%1.20%1 Month Performance-5.44%-1.42%5.18%3.32%1 Year Performance-17.04%-12.68%29.92%13.11% Silgan Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SLGNSilgan4.5323 of 5 stars$42.74+0.3%$62.22+45.6%-17.0%$4.58B$6.16B15.2112,800AITApplied Industrial Technologies4.8383 of 5 stars$258.10-1.3%$285.00+10.4%+16.4%$9.74B$4.56B25.506,800Positive NewsDOVDover4.9174 of 5 stars$166.46-0.9%$213.92+28.5%-11.8%$22.83B$7.75B10.0424,000Positive NewsCCKCrown4.6135 of 5 stars$96.52-0.6%$120.25+24.6%+2.8%$11.23B$11.80B20.2823,000Analyst ForecastATRAptarGroup4.9648 of 5 stars$132.01-0.2%$182.00+37.9%-17.1%$8.70B$3.58B22.7213,500Positive NewsGEFGreif4.7019 of 5 stars$59.21-0.3%$75.80+28.0%-2.5%$2.81B$5.45B18.8014,000OIO-I Glass4.4415 of 5 stars$13.02-1.0%$17.00+30.6%-1.9%$2.01B$6.53B-7.8921,000Analyst DowngradeMYEMyers Industries3.5815 of 5 stars$16.66-0.2%$21.00+26.1%+32.8%$623.25M$836.28M64.082,700BALLBall4.6063 of 5 stars$49.61+0.3%$64.36+29.8%-23.8%$13.47B$12.40B25.7016,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastZBRAZebra Technologies4.5558 of 5 stars$296.92-1.0%$357.44+20.4%-16.8%$15.10B$4.98B28.049,900Positive NewsALLEAllegion4.5332 of 5 stars$175.11+0.1%$170.25-2.8%+21.8%$15.03B$3.77B24.3214,400Analyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AIT Competitors DOV Competitors CCK Competitors ATR Competitors GEF Competitors OI Competitors MYE Competitors BALL Competitors ZBRA Competitors ALLE 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 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGold surges past $3,600 … but this has beat gold by 1,000xGold has surged past $3,600 an ounce — up 45% in the past year — but one veteran metals analyst says the real ...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredThe $20 stock that could make silicon chips obsolete$2 TRILLION Quantum Gold Rush While everyone fights over expensive AI stocks... 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