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In the latest session, Sonoco Products Co (NYSE: SON) closed at $39.49 down -0.30% from its previous closing price of $39.61. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.30 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.23 million shares were traded. SON stock price reached its highest trading level at $40.55 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $39.3753.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Sonoco Products Co’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 11.81 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 27.30. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.72 and its Current Ratio is at 1.25. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.78 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.62.
On June 04, 2025, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $48.
Wells Fargo Upgraded its Underweight to Overweight on May 23, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $55.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 02 ’25 when Haley John R bought 2,246 shares for $44.57 per share. The transaction valued at 100,100 led to the insider holds 20,804 shares of the business.
Coker R. Howard bought 20,000 shares of SON for $823,472 on May 01 ’25. The President & CEO now owns 502,365 shares after completing the transaction at $41.17 per share. On Apr 30 ’25, another insider, HILL ROBERT R JR, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 5,475 shares for $40.34 each. As a result, the insider paid 220,860 and bolstered with 29,540 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, SON now has a Market Capitalization of 3906776832 and an Enterprise Value of 9329004544. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.58 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.20. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.472 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.572.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SON is 0.67, which has changed by -0.28056115 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1443547 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SON has reached a high of $55.33, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $39.46. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -12.72%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -14.04%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, SON has traded an average of 1.01M shares per day and 1080360 over the past ten days. A total of 98.63M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 97.51M. Insiders hold about 1.14% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 84.20% stake in the company. Shares short for SON as of 1759190400 were 3782236 with a Short Ratio of 3.76, compared to 1756425600 on 3665134. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3782236 and a Short% of Float of 4.96.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for SON is 2.10, from 2.09 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.05276445. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.47. The current Payout Ratio is 125.36% for SON, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-08 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-08. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1998-05-13 when the company split stock in a 11:10 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
At present, 9.0 analysts are actively evaluating the performance of Sonoco Products Co (SON) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.16, with high estimates of $1.3 and low estimates of $0.97.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.01 and $4.66 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.79. EPS for the following year is $6.34, with 11.0 analysts recommending between $6.87 and $5.16.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 9 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $2.16B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $2.26B to a low estimate of $2.06B. As of. The current estimate, Sonoco Products Co’s year-ago sales were $1.68BFor the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.79B. There is a high estimate of $1.96B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.56B.
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for SON’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $7.92B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $7.42B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $7.69B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $5.31BBased on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $7.74B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $8.08B and the low estimate is $6.94B.
