Silgan (SLGN) Competitors

Dover has a net margin of 13.30% compared to Silgan's net margin of 4.31%. Dover's return on equity of 18.01% beat Silgan's return on equity.

In the previous week, Dover had 4 more articles in the media than Silgan. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Dover and 2 mentions for Silgan. Dover's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Silgan's score of 0.42 indicating that Dover is being referred to more favorably in the news 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.

Silgan currently has a consensus price target of $51.78, suggesting a potential upside of 15.15%. Dover has a consensus price target of $241.43, suggesting a potential upside of 12.59%. Given Silgan's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Silgan is more favorable than Dover.

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

Silgan has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dover has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its share price is 16% more volatile than the broader market.

Silgan pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Dover pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Silgan pays out 31.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dover pays out 25.9% 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 and Dover has raised its dividend for 70 consecutive years.

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 presently has a consensus price target of $51.78, indicating a potential upside of 15.15%. Sonoco Products has a consensus price target of $60.44, indicating a potential upside of 12.82%. Given Silgan's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Silgan is more favorable than Sonoco Products.

Silgan pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Sonoco Products pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Silgan pays out 31.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sonoco Products pays out 21.2% 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 Sonoco Products has increased 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.

Sonoco Products has a net margin of 13.57% compared to Silgan's net margin of 4.31%. Silgan's return on equity of 17.22% beat Sonoco Products' return on equity.

In the previous week, Sonoco Products had 3 more articles in the media than Silgan. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Sonoco Products and 2 mentions for Silgan. Sonoco Products' average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Silgan's score of 0.42 indicating that Sonoco Products is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Silgan has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Sonoco Products has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its share price is 63% less volatile than the broader market.

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

90.9% of Crown shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.3% of Silgan shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Crown 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, hedge funds 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.

Crown pays an annual dividend of $1.40 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 1.9%. Crown pays out 22.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Silgan pays out 31.6% 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 raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and 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.

Crown has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Silgan has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the broader market.

Crown presently has a consensus target price of $120.29, suggesting a potential upside of 9.53%. Silgan has a consensus target price of $51.78, suggesting a potential upside of 15.15%. Given Silgan's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Silgan is more favorable than Crown.

Crown has a net margin of 5.65% compared to Silgan's net margin of 4.31%. Crown's return on equity of 26.62% beat Silgan's return on equity.

In the previous week, Crown had 11 more articles in the media than Silgan. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Crown and 2 mentions for Silgan. Crown's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Silgan's score of 0.42 indicating that Crown is being referred to more favorably in the media.

AptarGroup pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Silgan pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. AptarGroup pays out 32.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Silgan pays out 31.6% 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. AptarGroup has increased its dividend for 31 consecutive years and Silgan has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Silgan is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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

88.5% of AptarGroup shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.3% of Silgan shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of AptarGroup 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, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

AptarGroup has a net margin of 9.98% compared to Silgan's net margin of 4.31%. Silgan's return on equity of 17.22% beat AptarGroup's return on equity.

In the previous week, AptarGroup had 1 more articles in the media than Silgan. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for AptarGroup and 2 mentions for Silgan. AptarGroup's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Silgan's score of 0.42 indicating that AptarGroup is being referred to more favorably in the media.

AptarGroup presently has a consensus price target of $173.25, suggesting a potential upside of 38.59%. Silgan has a consensus price target of $51.78, suggesting a potential upside of 15.15%. Given AptarGroup's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe AptarGroup is more favorable than Silgan.

AptarGroup has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Silgan has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the broader market.