Silgan (SLGN) Competitors $55.18 +0.41 (+0.74%) As of 10:53 AM 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 Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) and Silgan (NYSE:SLGN) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk. Does the media refer more to AIT or SLGN? In the previous week, Applied Industrial Technologies had 7 more articles in the media than Silgan. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Applied Industrial Technologies and 15 mentions for Silgan. Applied Industrial Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Silgan's score of 0.68 indicating that Applied Industrial Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Applied Industrial Technologies 14 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Silgan 5 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, AIT or SLGN? Applied Industrial Technologies has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Silgan has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer AIT or SLGN? Applied Industrial Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $285.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.70%. Silgan has a consensus price target of $63.89, indicating a potential upside of 15.79%. Given Silgan's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Silgan is more favorable than Applied Industrial Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Applied Industrial Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Silgan 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AIT or SLGN? Applied Industrial Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioApplied Industrial Technologies$4.50B2.20$385.76M$9.9626.08Silgan$5.85B1.01$276.38M$2.6920.51 Is AIT or SLGN a better dividend stock? Applied Industrial Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Silgan pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Applied Industrial Technologies pays out 18.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Silgan pays out 29.7% 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. Applied Industrial Technologies has increased its dividend for 16 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. Do institutionals and insiders believe in AIT or SLGN? 93.5% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.3% of Silgan shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Silgan shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is AIT or SLGN 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 Applied Industrial Technologies8.64% 22.01% 12.83% Silgan 4.82%20.00%4.92% 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$5.90B$11.48B$7.62B$20.73BDividend Yield1.48%1.28%4.55%3.68%P/E Ratio20.5226.0125.2527.42Price / Sales1.011.13103.8970.58Price / Cash8.639.9427.4621.88Price / Book2.963.284.414.63Net Income$276.38M$1.57B$797.00M$995.22M7 Day Performance-0.30%-0.55%0.21%-1.05%1 Month Performance2.73%4.45%5.84%4.98%1 Year Performance20.52%17.01%27.89%8.68% Silgan Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SLGNSilgan4.5652 of 5 stars$55.18+0.7%$63.89+15.8%+20.2%$5.90B$5.85B20.5212,800Analyst ForecastAITApplied Industrial Technologies4.6803 of 5 stars$244.11-0.7%$285.00+16.8%+21.3%$9.30B$4.48B24.516,500Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionDOVDover4.8181 of 5 stars$187.30-0.7%$206.50+10.3%-2.0%$25.68B$7.75B11.2824,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastCCKCrown4.5267 of 5 stars$108.05+0.1%$113.27+4.8%+37.7%$12.58B$11.80B23.2423,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastATRAptarGroup4.5938 of 5 stars$161.020.0%$178.60+10.9%+7.2%$10.63B$3.58B29.3813,500Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastBERYBerry Global Group1.168 of 5 stars$67.69-2.8%$74.29+9.8%+5.3%$7.84B$12.31B16.8846,000High Trading VolumeGEFGreif4.0416 of 5 stars$68.70-1.5%$74.17+8.0%+4.0%$3.26B$5.45B19.3514,000Insider TradeOIO-I Glass4.3874 of 5 stars$15.72+0.3%$16.50+5.0%+23.5%$2.43B$6.53B-12.4821,000MYEMyers Industries4.3801 of 5 stars$15.26-1.7%$21.00+37.6%+1.0%$570.42M$836.28M54.502,700BALLBall3.8687 of 5 stars$58.43-0.5%$61.40+5.1%-6.2%$16.21B$12.02B34.7816,000Analyst ForecastTSTenaris3.0108 of 5 stars$38.06-0.9%$44.00+15.6%+17.7%$22.13B$12.52B11.6025,874 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 7/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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