Silgan (SLGN) Competitors

Silgan has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its share price is 32% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dover has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the broader market.

Dover has higher revenue and earnings than Silgan. Silgan is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dover, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Silgan pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Dover pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Silgan pays out 32.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dover pays out 25.3% 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 Dover has increased its dividend for 70 consecutive years.

Dover has a net margin of 13.48% compared to Silgan's net margin of 4.05%. Dover's return on equity of 18.32% beat Silgan's return on equity.

70.3% of Silgan shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of Dover shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Silgan shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Dover shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Silgan currently has a consensus price target of $54.00, indicating a potential upside of 39.61%. Dover has a consensus price target of $238.29, indicating a potential upside of 26.12%. Given Silgan's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Silgan is more favorable than Dover.

In the previous week, Dover had 7 more articles in the media than Silgan. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Dover and 3 mentions for Silgan. Silgan's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Dover's score of 1.37 indicating that Silgan is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Sonoco Products has higher revenue and earnings than Silgan. Sonoco Products is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Silgan, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Silgan pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Sonoco Products pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Silgan pays out 32.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sonoco Products pays out 34.3% 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 Sonoco Products has raised its dividend for 43 consecutive years. Sonoco Products is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Silgan currently has a consensus target price of $54.00, suggesting a potential upside of 39.61%. Sonoco Products has a consensus target price of $60.78, suggesting a potential upside of 27.09%. Given Silgan's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Silgan is more favorable than Sonoco Products.

In the previous week, Sonoco Products had 3 more articles in the media than Silgan. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Sonoco Products and 3 mentions for Silgan. Silgan's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Sonoco Products' score of 0.59 indicating that Silgan is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Sonoco Products has a net margin of 8.41% compared to Silgan's net margin of 4.05%. Silgan's return on equity of 16.74% beat Sonoco Products' return on equity.

70.3% of Silgan shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.7% of Sonoco Products shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Silgan shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Sonoco Products shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Silgan has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Sonoco Products has a beta of 0.36, meaning that its share price is 64% less volatile than the broader market.

86.5% of Ball shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.3% of Silgan shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Ball shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Silgan shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Ball pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Silgan pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Ball pays out 22.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Silgan pays out 32.9% 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. Silgan is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Ball had 11 more articles in the media than Silgan. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Ball and 3 mentions for Silgan. Silgan's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Ball's score of 0.79 indicating that Silgan is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Ball has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Silgan has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its share price is 32% less volatile than the broader market.

Ball has a net margin of 6.61% compared to Silgan's net margin of 4.05%. Ball's return on equity of 18.76% beat Silgan's return on equity.

Ball has higher revenue and earnings than Silgan. Silgan is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ball, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Ball currently has a consensus target price of $71.69, suggesting a potential upside of 19.48%. Silgan has a consensus target price of $54.00, suggesting a potential upside of 39.61%. Given Silgan's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Silgan is more favorable than Ball.

Crown has higher revenue and earnings than Silgan. Silgan is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crown, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Silgan has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Crown has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Crown had 11 more articles in the media than Silgan. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Crown and 3 mentions for Silgan. Silgan's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Crown's score of 0.74 indicating that Silgan is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Silgan presently has a consensus price target of $54.00, indicating a potential upside of 39.61%. Crown has a consensus price target of $128.20, indicating a potential upside of 13.78%. Given Silgan's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Silgan is more favorable than Crown.

Crown has a net margin of 5.91% compared to Silgan's net margin of 4.05%. Crown's return on equity of 27.33% beat Silgan's return on equity.

70.3% of Silgan shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.9% of Crown shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Silgan shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Crown shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Silgan pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Crown pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Silgan pays out 32.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Crown pays out 20.1% 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 Crown has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Silgan is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.