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In the latest session, Sonoco Products Co (NYSE: SON) closed at $44.76 down -1.78% from its previous closing price of $45.57. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.78 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.6 million shares were traded.
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 24.28 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 73.48. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.51 and its Current Ratio is at 0.80. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.05 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.15.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, UBS on Jun-05-25, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $48.
On May 23, 2025, Wells Fargo Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Underweight but kept the price unchanged to $55.
On April 22, 2025, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $62.Jefferies initiated its Buy rating on April 22, 2025, with a $62 target price.
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:
As of this moment, Sonoco’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 29.09, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 6.87. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.48. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.69 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.80.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, SON has reached a high of $61.56, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $39.46. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.68%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -9.00%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 98.63M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 97.48M. Insiders hold about 1.17% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 83.24% stake in the company.
