O-I Glass (OI) Competitors

O-I Glass (NYSE:OI) and Silgan (NYSE:SLGN) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor OI or SLGN?

O-I Glass received 109 more outperform votes than Silgan when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.00% of users gave O-I Glass an outperform vote while only 52.32% of users gave Silgan an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
O-I Glass	Outperform Votes 459 59.00%	Underperform Votes 319 41.00%
Silgan	Outperform Votes 350 52.32%	Underperform Votes 319 47.68%

Which has more volatility & risk, OI or SLGN?

O-I Glass has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Silgan has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is OI or SLGN more profitable?

Silgan has a net margin of 5.11% compared to O-I Glass' net margin of -6.34%. Silgan's return on equity of 18.76% beat O-I Glass' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
O-I Glass	-6.34%	9.16%	1.62%
Silgan	5.11%	18.76%	4.76%

Which has better valuation & earnings, OI or SLGN?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
O-I Glass	$7.11B	0.28	-$103M	-$2.76	-4.61
Silgan	$5.99B	1.02	$325.96M	$2.76	20.73

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in OI or SLGN?

97.2% of O-I Glass shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.3% of Silgan shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of O-I Glass shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Silgan shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor OI or SLGN?

In the previous week, O-I Glass had 1 more articles in the media than Silgan. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for O-I Glass and 6 mentions for Silgan. Silgan's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat O-I Glass' score of 0.81 indicating that Silgan is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
O-I Glass	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Silgan	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer OI or SLGN?

O-I Glass currently has a consensus price target of $16.25, suggesting a potential upside of 27.60%. Silgan has a consensus price target of $57.43, suggesting a potential upside of 0.36%. Given O-I Glass' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe O-I Glass is more favorable than Silgan.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
O-I Glass	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Silgan	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Summary

Silgan beats O-I Glass on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.