Silgan Holdings Inc. (NYSE:SLGN) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Shares of Silgan Holdings Inc. (NYSE:SLGN) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the ten research firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $52.8750.

A number of research firms have weighed in on SLGN. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and set a $49.00 price target (up previously from $43.00) on shares of Silgan in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Silgan in a report on Monday, December 29th. Truist Financial set a $50.00 target price on shares of Silgan and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Zacks Research raised shares of Silgan from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Citigroup restated a “buy” rating and set a $56.00 price target (up previously from $47.00) on shares of Silgan in a research note on Friday, February 6th.

Institutional Trading of Silgan

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Silgan by 30.0% during the fourth quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,109,386 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $44,786,000 after acquiring an additional 256,261 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in shares of Silgan by 9.4% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,028,154 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $81,877,000 after purchasing an additional 173,768 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of Silgan by 101.8% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 11,271 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $456,000 after purchasing an additional 5,687 shares in the last quarter. Alberta Investment Management Corp bought a new position in Silgan during the 4th quarter valued at about $1,429,000. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV boosted its position in Silgan by 22.7% in the fourth quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 8,634 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $349,000 after buying an additional 1,599 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 70.25% of the company’s stock.

Silgan Stock Down 0.3%

NYSE SLGN opened at $48.29 on Tuesday. Silgan has a twelve month low of $36.15 and a twelve month high of $57.04. The stock has a market cap of $5.10 billion, a PE ratio of 17.95, a PEG ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 0.72. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $43.78 and a 200 day simple moving average of $42.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.68, a quick ratio of 0.31 and a current ratio of 0.49.

Silgan (NYSE:SLGN) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $0.67 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.65 by $0.02. Silgan had a return on equity of 17.94% and a net margin of 4.45%.The firm had revenue of $1.47 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.46 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.85 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.1% on a year-over-year basis. Silgan has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.700-3.900 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.700-0.800 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Silgan will post 4.11 EPS for the current year.

About Silgan

Silgan Holdings Inc (NYSE: SLGN) is a leading supplier of rigid packaging solutions for consumer goods manufacturers. The company’s core business activities center on the design, production and distribution of metal and plastic containers, closures and dispense systems. Silgan serves a broad array of end markets, including food and beverage, home and personal care, health care and industrial products, providing both standard and custom packaging formats.

Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, Silgan has grown organically and through strategic acquisitions to establish a global manufacturing footprint.