Silgan (SLGN) Competitors $54.52 +0.48 (+0.88%) As of 01:23 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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 TSShould 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 Tenaris (TS). 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 Tenaris Silgan (NYSE:SLGN) and Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk and institutional ownership. Do institutionals and insiders 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer SLGN or AIT? In the previous week, Applied Industrial Technologies had 7 more articles in the media than Silgan. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Applied Industrial Technologies and 16 mentions for Silgan. Applied Industrial Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Silgan's score of 0.63 indicating that Applied Industrial Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Silgan 4 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Applied Industrial Technologies 15 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 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 1.5%. 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 volatility and risk, SLGN or AIT? Silgan has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Industrial Technologies has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation & 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$5.85B1.00$276.38M$2.6920.27Applied Industrial Technologies$4.48B2.16$385.76M$9.9625.51 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% Do analysts prefer SLGN or AIT? Silgan presently has a consensus price target of $63.89, indicating a potential upside of 17.17%. Applied Industrial Technologies has a consensus price target of $285.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.17%. Given Silgan's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly 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) 1 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Applied Industrial Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryApplied Industrial Technologies beats Silgan on 13 of the 18 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$5.83B$11.40B$7.54B$20.60BDividend Yield1.46%1.27%4.55%3.65%P/E Ratio20.2725.8125.1327.20Price / Sales1.001.13113.9553.52Price / Cash8.7610.0727.5622.28Price / Book2.933.254.374.58Net Income$276.38M$1.57B$797.00M$995.22M7 Day Performance-1.72%-1.34%0.23%-1.09%1 Month Performance-0.04%2.51%4.73%3.25%1 Year Performance19.52%16.52%26.28%6.97% Silgan Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SLGNSilgan4.5477 of 5 stars$54.53+0.9%$63.89+17.2%+20.5%$5.83B$5.85B20.2712,800Analyst ForecastAITApplied Industrial Technologies4.6753 of 5 stars$244.11-0.7%$285.00+16.8%+26.4%$9.30B$4.48B24.516,500Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionDOVDover4.808 of 5 stars$187.30-0.7%$206.50+10.3%+1.1%$25.68B$7.75B11.2824,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastCCKCrown4.5423 of 5 stars$108.05+0.1%$113.27+4.8%+38.8%$12.58B$11.80B23.2423,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastATRAptarGroup4.509 of 5 stars$161.020.0%$178.60+10.9%+7.5%$10.63B$3.58B29.3813,500News CoverageDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastBERYBerry Global Group1.1641 of 5 stars$67.69-2.8%$74.29+9.8%+7.8%$7.84B$12.31B16.8846,000High Trading VolumeGEFGreif3.9898 of 5 stars$68.70-1.5%$74.17+8.0%+8.0%$3.26B$5.45B19.3514,000Insider TradeOIO-I Glass4.4841 of 5 stars$15.72+0.3%$16.50+5.0%+28.0%$2.43B$6.53B-12.4821,000MYEMyers Industries4.4712 of 5 stars$15.26-1.7%$21.00+37.6%+4.7%$570.42M$836.28M54.502,700BALLBall3.9373 of 5 stars$58.43-0.5%$61.40+5.1%-5.7%$16.21B$12.02B34.7816,000Analyst ForecastTSTenaris2.9895 of 5 stars$38.06-0.9%$44.00+15.6%+17.8%$22.13B$12.52B11.6025,874Analyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AIT Competitors DOV Competitors CCK Competitors ATR Competitors BERY Competitors GEF Competitors OI Competitors MYE Competitors BALL Competitors TS 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 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersRevolutionary AI Tech Targets Early Diabetic Blindness Detection FDA Trial UnderwayTiny Stock, Massive Potential— this company’s AI platform is a game changer for healthcare!Interactive Offers | SponsoredINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredThe Trump Dump is starting; Get out of stocks now?The first 365 days of the Trump presidency… Will be the best time to get rich in American history.Paradigm Press | SponsoredThe $7 company helping Nvidia build the world’s first trillion-dollar robot …Michael Robinson has been at the forefront of the technology market for over 40 years. 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