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After finishing at $43.5 in the prior trading day, Sonoco Products Co (NYSE: SON) closed at $43.96, up 1.06%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.06 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.67 million shares were traded. SON stock price reached its highest trading level at $44.095 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $43.375.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of SON by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 17.71 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 14.56. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.58 and its Current Ratio is at 0.92. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.65 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.22.
On October 09, 2025, BofA Securities Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $56.
On June 04, 2025, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $48.UBS initiated its Neutral rating on June 04, 2025, with a $48 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 28 ’25 when Haley John R bought 2,506 shares for $39.87 per share. The transaction valued at 99,914 led to the insider holds 23,310 shares of the business.
Joachimczyk Paul bought 20,500 shares of SON for $809,746 on Oct 29 ’25. The CFO now owns 20,500 shares after completing the transaction at $39.50 per share. On May 02 ’25, another insider, Haley John R, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 2,246 shares for $44.57 each. As a result, the insider paid 100,100 and bolstered with 20,804 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 4335907328 and an Enterprise Value of 9559353344. As of this moment, Sonoco’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 4531.96, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.30. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.69. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.61 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.31. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.344 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.78.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SON is 0.54, which has changed by -0.109518945 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17823458 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SON has reached a high of $50.09, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $38.65. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 6.40%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.72%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.22M shares per day over the past 3-months and 982860 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 98.63M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 97.50M. Insiders hold about 1.15% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 84.05% stake in the company. Shares short for SON as of 1765756800 were 5359629 with a Short Ratio of 4.38, compared to 1763078400 on 5261869. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5359629 and a Short% of Float of 7.0199996.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, SON’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.1, compared to 2.11 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.04827586. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.54. The current Payout Ratio is 125.36% for SON, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-11-10 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-10. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1998-05-13 when the company split stock in a 11:10 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
As of right now, 9.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.28, with high estimates of $1.42 and low estimates of $0.9.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.72 and $5.6 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.67. EPS for the following year is $6.02, with 10.0 analysts recommending between $6.2 and $5.8.
Revenue Estimates
9 analysts predict $1.8B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.96B to a low estimate of $1.68B. As of. The current estimate, Sonoco Products Co’s year-ago sales were $1.36BFor the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.74B. There is a high estimate of $1.8B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.65B.
A total of 9 analysts have provided revenue estimates for SON’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $7.88B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $7.47B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $7.66B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $5.31BBased on 9 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $7.55B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $7.87B and the low estimate is $7.28B.
