Silgan Holdings Inc. (SLGN) Stock Analysis
Recovery setup
Consumer Cyclical · Packaging & Containers
Sell if holding. At $40.91, A.R:R 1.0:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Leverage penalty (D/E 2.0): -1.5; Below 200-MA, MA slope -3.6%/30d (confirmed downtrend).
Silgan Holdings manufactures rigid consumer goods packaging across three businesses: dispensing and specialty closures (41.8% of $6.5B net sales), metal containers (48.4%), and custom containers (9.8%), operating 121 plants globally. Revenue comes from multi-year supply... Read more
Sell if holding. At $40.91, A.R:R 1.0:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Leverage penalty (D/E 2.0): -1.5; Below 200-MA, MA slope -3.6%/30d (confirmed downtrend). Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 73. Score 5.8/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/9 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 47d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
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updated 2026-06-13Recent Developments — Silgan Holdings Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS Silgan (SLGN) Q1 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance neutral
- NEWS Silgan Holdings (SLGN) Q1 earnings and revenues top estimates - MSN — MSN positive
- NEWS Silgan Holdings’s (NYSE:SLGN) Q1 CY2026: Beats On Revenue - StockStory — StockStory positive
- NEWS Silgan Holdings (SLGN) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance positive
- NEWS (SLGN) Silgan Holdings Inc. Expects Q2 Adjusted EPS Range $0.92 - $1.02 - marketscreener.com — marketscreener.com positive
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Sell if holding. At $40.91, A.R:R 1.0:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Leverage penalty (D/E 2.0): -1.5; Below 200-MA, MA slope -3.6%/30d (confirmed downtrend). Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 73. Prior stop was $38.81. Score 5.8/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $46.26 (+13.1% upside). Prior stop was $38.81. Stop-loss: $38.81.
Leverage penalty (D/E 2.0): -1.5; Below 200-MA, MA slope -3.6%/30d (confirmed downtrend).
Silgan Holdings Inc. trades at a P/E of 15.1 (forward 9.8). TrendMatrix value score: 8.3/10. Verdict: Sell.
20 analysts cover SLGN with a consensus score of 4.1/5. Average price target: $53.
What does Silgan Holdings Inc. do?Silgan Holdings manufactures rigid consumer goods packaging across three businesses: dispensing and specialty closures...
Silgan Holdings manufactures rigid consumer goods packaging across three businesses: dispensing and specialty closures (41.8% of $6.5B net sales), metal containers (48.4%), and custom containers (9.8%), operating 121 plants globally. Revenue comes from multi-year supply contracts with leading consumer goods companies; ~90% of metal container sales under multi-year arrangements.