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The closing price of Sonoco Products Co (NYSE: SON) was $46.78 for the day, up 0.11% from the previous closing price of $46.73. In other words, the price has increased by $0.11 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.64 million shares were traded. SON stock price reached its highest trading level at $47.15 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $46.47.
Ratios:
Our analysis of SON’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 13.99 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 32.34. 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.
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 June 04, 2025, 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:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. 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 4613962752 and an Enterprise Value of 10048025600. 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 1.43. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.585 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.233.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SON is 0.68, which has changed by -0.15468013 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1590569 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SON has reached a high of $56.77, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $39.46. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.07%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.29%.
Shares Statistics:
SON traded an average of 863.51K shares per day over the past three months and 752610 shares per day 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 83.93% stake in the company. Shares short for SON as of 1755216000 were 3576129 with a Short Ratio of 4.14, compared to 1752537600 on 4305477. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3576129 and a Short% of Float of 4.6899999999999995.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 2.09, SON has a forward annual dividend rate of 2.10. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.044725016The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.43. 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
The current market rating for Sonoco Products Co (SON) reflects the collective analysis of 9.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.15, with high estimates of $1.34 and low estimates of $0.97.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.03 and $4.66 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.81. EPS for the following year is $6.38, with 11.0 analysts recommending between $6.87 and $5.16.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in the current quarter, according to 9 analysts. 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 $1.8B. There is a high estimate of $1.99B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.59B.
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 $7.47B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $7.71B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $5.31BBased on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $7.75B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $8.08B and the low estimate is $7.01B.
