Silgan (SLGN) Competitors

84.5% of Dover shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.3% of Silgan shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Dover shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Silgan shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Dover currently has a consensus target price of $238.29, indicating a potential upside of 17.99%. Silgan has a consensus target price of $54.00, indicating a potential upside of 27.57%. Given Silgan's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Silgan is more favorable than Dover.

Dover pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Silgan pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Dover pays out 25.1% 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. Dover has raised its dividend for 70 consecutive years and Silgan has raised its dividend for 22 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.

Dover has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Silgan has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Dover had 19 more articles in the media than Silgan. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Dover and 3 mentions for Silgan. Dover's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Silgan's score of 1.39 indicating that Dover is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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.

In the previous week, Sonoco Products had 1 more articles in the media than Silgan. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Sonoco Products and 3 mentions for Silgan. Silgan's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Sonoco Products' score of 0.74 indicating that Silgan is being referred to more favorably in the news 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.

77.7% of Sonoco Products shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.3% of Silgan shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Sonoco Products shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Silgan shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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.

Sonoco Products has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Silgan has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the broader market.

Sonoco Products pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Silgan pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Sonoco Products pays out 34.3% 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. Sonoco Products has increased its dividend for 43 consecutive years and Silgan has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Sonoco Products is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Sonoco Products presently has a consensus price target of $61.78, suggesting a potential upside of 3.81%. Silgan has a consensus price target of $54.00, suggesting a potential upside of 27.57%. Given Silgan's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Silgan is more favorable than Sonoco Products.

In the previous week, Ball had 24 more articles in the media than Silgan. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Ball and 3 mentions for Silgan. Silgan's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Ball's score of 0.77 indicating that Silgan is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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.

Silgan pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Ball pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Silgan pays out 32.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ball pays out 22.7% 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.

Silgan has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ball has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the broader market.

Silgan presently has a consensus price target of $54.00, indicating a potential upside of 27.57%. Ball has a consensus price target of $71.69, indicating a potential upside of 12.72%. Given Silgan's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Silgan is more favorable than Ball.

70.3% of Silgan shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.5% of Ball shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Silgan shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Ball shares are held by 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.

In the previous week, Crown had 3 more articles in the media than Silgan. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Crown and 3 mentions for Silgan. Silgan's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Crown's score of 1.10 indicating that Silgan is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Crown has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its share price is 41% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Silgan has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its share price is 32% less volatile than the broader market.

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.

Crown pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Silgan pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Crown pays out 20.1% 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. Crown has increased its dividend for 4 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.

Crown presently has a consensus target price of $128.20, indicating a potential upside of 7.46%. Silgan has a consensus target price of $54.00, indicating a potential upside of 27.57%. Given Silgan's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Silgan is more favorable than Crown.

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

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.