SLGN short interest surges, indicating growing pessimism among investors

Samantha Gray

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Silgan Holdings Inc shares valued at $38,110 were purchased by Ulmer Kimberly Irene on Nov 07 ’25. At $38.11 per share, Ulmer Kimberly Irene acquired 1,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 105,321 shares worth approximately $4.05 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Greenlee Adam J purchased 7,000 shares, netting a total of over 267,298 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $38.19 each, the insider now holds 328,164 shares.

Before that, LEWIS ROBERT B had sold 11,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $513,700, the EVP, Corp. Dev. & Admin. traded Silgan Holdings Inc shares for $46.70 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 11,000 shares, worth approximately $5.48 million.

As published in a research note from Raymond James on October 17, 2025, Silgan Holdings Inc [SLGN] has been rated down from a Strong buy to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $53. Analysts at BofA Securities upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late August. As of July 09, 2025, BofA Securities has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” for SLGN. Earlier on May 01, 2025, JP Morgan upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Overweight” for SLGN stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.

Analyzing SLGN Stock Performance

On last trading session, Silgan Holdings Inc [NYSE: SLGN] rose 1.16% to $38.49. The stock’s lowest price that day was $38.16, but it reached a high of $38.97 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.73%. Over the course of the year, Silgan Holdings Inc shares have dropped approximately -28.81%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $57.61 on 01/29/25 and a 52-week low of $36.15 on 10/29/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Silgan Holdings Inc (SLGN)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 38.08, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 37.66. In the upper region, resistance lies at 38.94. The next price resistance is at 39.38. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 36.35 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Silgan Holdings Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Silgan Holdings Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-10-31 jumping by 3.06 million shares to 8.54 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-30 was 5.48 million shares. A jump of 35.85% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 6.27 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 6.27.

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In terms of Silgan Holdings Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 53 in the next 12 months, up nearly 39.29% from the previous closing price of $38.05. Analysts anticipate Silgan Holdings Inc stock to reach 55 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 53. In spite of this, 3 analysts ranked Silgan Holdings Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On April 22, 2025, Raymond James assigned a price target of “a Strong buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $60.

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