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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. stock logo
AIT
Applied Industrial Technologies
$226.99
+0.4%
$227.99
$182.21
$282.98
$8.64B0.93312,511 shs494,585 shs
MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. stock logo
MSM
MSC Industrial Direct
$81.03
-1.3%
$79.23
$68.10
$90.81
$4.51B0.87613,885 shs799,930 shs
Sonoco Products Company stock logo
SON
Sonoco Products
$43.08
-0.9%
$44.96
$39.46
$56.77
$4.25B0.7763,511 shs1.10 million shs
Valmont Industries, Inc. stock logo
VMI
Valmont Industries
$318.70
-0.6%
$309.09
$250.07
$379.22
$6.40B1.13138,031 shs427,213 shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. stock logo
AIT
Applied Industrial Technologies
0.00%+0.86%+1.80%-3.28%+20.37%
MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. stock logo
MSM
MSC Industrial Direct
0.00%+0.10%+2.95%+1.14%+1.97%
Sonoco Products Company stock logo
SON
Sonoco Products
0.00%-2.89%-5.72%-8.02%-22.52%
Valmont Industries, Inc. stock logo
VMI
Valmont Industries
0.00%-0.95%+2.00%+6.56%+16.37%
CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. stock logo
AIT
Applied Industrial Technologies
4.8247 of 5 stars
3.45.03.31.42.31.72.5
MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. stock logo
MSM
MSC Industrial Direct
3.4428 of 5 stars
1.31.01.71.12.14.22.5
Sonoco Products Company stock logo
SON
Sonoco Products
4.9235 of 5 stars
4.43.02.51.52.73.32.5
Valmont Industries, Inc. stock logo
VMI
Valmont Industries
4.4655 of 5 stars
2.35.01.71.83.11.72.5
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. stock logo
AIT
Applied Industrial Technologies
2.88
Moderate Buy$285.0025.56% Upside
MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. stock logo
MSM
MSC Industrial Direct
2.60
Moderate Buy$86.006.13% Upside
Sonoco Products Company stock logo
SON
Sonoco Products
2.75
Moderate Buy$56.2530.58% Upside
Valmont Industries, Inc. stock logo
VMI
Valmont Industries
2.67
Moderate Buy$362.5013.74% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest VMI, AIT, MSM, and SON Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
6/4/2025
Sonoco Products Company stock logo
SON
Sonoco Products
UBS Group
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Initiated CoverageNeutral$48.00
5/27/2025
MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. stock logo
MSM
MSC Industrial Direct
Industrial Alliance Securities
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Set Price Target$89.00
5/27/2025
MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. stock logo
MSM
MSC Industrial Direct
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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UpgradeNeutral ➝ Overweight$73.00 ➝ $89.00
5/23/2025
Sonoco Products Company stock logo
SON
Sonoco Products
Wells Fargo & Company
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UpgradeUnderweight ➝ Overweight$45.00 ➝ $55.00
5/2/2025
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. stock logo
AIT
Applied Industrial Technologies
Raymond James Financial
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$265.00 ➝ $250.00
4/23/2025
Valmont Industries, Inc. stock logo
VMI
Valmont Industries
Stifel Nicolaus
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$343.00 ➝ $345.00
4/23/2025
Valmont Industries, Inc. stock logo
VMI
Valmont Industries
William Blair
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UpgradeMarket Perform ➝ Outperform
4/22/2025
Sonoco Products Company stock logo
SON
Sonoco Products
Raymond James Financial
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Lower Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$54.00 ➝ $50.00
4/22/2025
Sonoco Products Company stock logo
SON
Sonoco Products
Truist Financial
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$60.00 ➝ $54.00
4/22/2025
Sonoco Products Company stock logo
SON
Sonoco Products
Jefferies Financial Group
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Initiated CoverageBuy$62.00
4/17/2025
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. stock logo
AIT
Applied Industrial Technologies
Loop Capital
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$320.00 ➝ $290.00
(Data available from 6/23/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. stock logo
AIT
Applied Industrial Technologies
$4.48B1.93$11.35 per share20.00$43.75 per share5.19
MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. stock logo
MSM
MSC Industrial Direct
$3.82B1.18$6.33 per share12.80$25.07 per share3.23
Sonoco Products Company stock logo
SON
Sonoco Products
$5.31B0.80$8.08 per share5.33$23.27 per share1.85
Valmont Industries, Inc. stock logo
VMI
Valmont Industries
$4.08B1.57$21.99 per share14.49$76.97 per share4.14
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. stock logo
AIT
Applied Industrial Technologies
$385.76M$9.9622.7921.082.938.64%22.01%12.83%8/13/2025 (Estimated)
MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. stock logo
MSM
MSC Industrial Direct
$258.59M$3.7921.3820.01N/A5.69%16.06%9.00%7/1/2025 (Estimated)
Sonoco Products Company stock logo
SON
Sonoco Products
$163.95M$1.5427.976.290.542.40%21.78%5.09%7/30/2025 (Estimated)
Valmont Industries, Inc. stock logo
VMI
Valmont Industries
$348.26M$17.1818.5515.97N/A8.55%22.27%10.09%7/23/2025 (Estimated)

Latest VMI, AIT, MSM, and SON Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
7/1/2025Q3 2025
MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. stock logo
MSM
MSC Industrial Direct
$1.03N/AN/AN/A$969.72 millionN/A
5/1/2025Q3 2025
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. stock logo
AIT
Applied Industrial Technologies
$2.40$2.57+$0.17$2.57$1.17 billion$1.17 billion
4/29/2025Q1 2025
Sonoco Products Company stock logo
SON
Sonoco Products
$1.41$1.38-$0.03$0.55$2.02 billion$1.71 billion
4/22/2025Q1 2025
Valmont Industries, Inc. stock logo
VMI
Valmont Industries
$4.24$4.32+$0.08$4.32$976.04 million$969.31 million
4/3/2025Q2 2025
MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. stock logo
MSM
MSC Industrial Direct
$0.68$0.72+$0.04$0.70$908.30 million$891.70 million
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. stock logo
AIT
Applied Industrial Technologies
$1.840.81%N/A18.47%16 Years
MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. stock logo
MSM
MSC Industrial Direct
$3.404.20%N/A89.71%3 Years
Sonoco Products Company stock logo
SON
Sonoco Products
$2.124.92%N/A137.66%3 Years
Valmont Industries, Inc. stock logo
VMI
Valmont Industries
$2.720.85%N/A15.83%1 Years

Latest VMI, AIT, MSM, and SON Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
4/28/2025
Valmont Industries, Inc. stock logo
VMI
Valmont Industries
quarterly$0.680.93%6/27/20256/27/20257/15/2025
4/16/2025
Sonoco Products Company stock logo
SON
Sonoco Products
quarterly$0.534.83%5/9/20255/9/20256/10/2025
5/1/2025
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. stock logo
AIT
Applied Industrial Technologies
quarterly$0.460.76%5/15/20255/15/20255/30/2025
3/26/2025
MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. stock logo
MSM
MSC Industrial Direct
quarterly$0.854.26%4/9/20254/9/20254/23/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. stock logo
AIT
Applied Industrial Technologies
0.31
3.57
2.51
MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. stock logo
MSM
MSC Industrial Direct
0.22
1.92
0.88
Sonoco Products Company stock logo
SON
Sonoco Products
2.02
0.80
0.51
Valmont Industries, Inc. stock logo
VMI
Valmont Industries
0.45
2.26
1.50

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. stock logo
AIT
Applied Industrial Technologies
93.52%
MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. stock logo
MSM
MSC Industrial Direct
79.26%
Sonoco Products Company stock logo
SON
Sonoco Products
77.69%
Valmont Industries, Inc. stock logo
VMI
Valmont Industries
87.84%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. stock logo
AIT
Applied Industrial Technologies
6,50038.08 million37.45 millionOptionable
MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. stock logo
MSM
MSC Industrial Direct
7,42355.72 million45.53 millionOptionable
Sonoco Products Company stock logo
SON
Sonoco Products
28,00098.63 million97.90 millionOptionable
Valmont Industries, Inc. stock logo
VMI
Valmont Industries
10,98620.07 million19.77 millionOptionable

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Applied Industrial Technologies stock logo

Applied Industrial Technologies NYSE:AIT

$226.98 +0.81 (+0.36%)
Closing price 06/20/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$227.57 +0.58 (+0.26%)
As of 06/20/2025 06:26 PM Eastern
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Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. distributes industrial motion, power, control, and automation technology solutions in North America, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore. It operates in two segments, Service Center Based Distribution, and Engineered Solutions. The company distributes bearings, power transmission products, engineered fluid power components and systems, specialty flow control solutions, advanced automation products, industrial rubber products, linear motion components, automation solutions, tools, safety products, oilfield supplies, and other industrial and maintenance supplies; and motors, belting, drives, couplings, pumps, hydraulic and pneumatic components, filtration supplies, valves, fittings, process instrumentation, actuators, and hoses, filtration supplies, as well as other related supplies for general operational needs of customers' machinery and equipment. It also operates fabricated rubber shops and service field crews that install, modify, and repair conveyor belts and rubber linings, as well as offer hose assemblies. In addition, the company provides technical support services; engages in the distribution of fluid power and industrial flow control products; advanced automation solutions, including machine vision, robotics, motion control, and smart technologies. It distributes industrial products through a network of service centers. The company serves various industries, including agriculture and food processing, cement, chemicals and petrochemicals, fabricated metals, forest products, industrial machinery and equipment, life sciences, mining, oil and gas, primary metals, technology, transportation, and utilities, as well as government entities. The company was formerly known as Bearings, Inc. and changed its to name to Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. in 1997. The company was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.

MSC Industrial Direct stock logo

MSC Industrial Direct NYSE:MSM

$81.03 -1.06 (-1.29%)
Closing price 06/20/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$81.21 +0.18 (+0.22%)
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MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., together with its subsidiaries, distributes metalworking and maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) products and services in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company's MRO products include cutting tools, measuring instruments, tooling components, metalworking products, fasteners, flat stock products, raw materials, abrasives, machinery hand and power tools, safety and janitorial supplies, plumbing supplies, materials handling products, power transmission components, and electrical supplies. It offers stock-keeping units through its catalogs and brochures; e-commerce channels, including its website, mscdirect.com; inventory management solutions; and customer care centers, customer fulfillment centers, regional inventory centers, and warehouses. The company serves individual machine shops, manufacturing companies, and government agencies. MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. was founded in 1941 and is headquartered in Melville, New York.

Sonoco Products stock logo

Sonoco Products NYSE:SON

$43.08 -0.38 (-0.88%)
Closing price 06/20/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$43.12 +0.05 (+0.11%)
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Sonoco Products Company, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells various engineered and sustainable packaging products in North and South America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company operates Consumer Packaging and Industrial Paper Packaging segments. The Consumer Packaging segment offers round and shaped rigid paper, steel, and plastic containers; metal and peelable membrane ends, closures, and components; thermoformed plastic trays and enclosures; and high-barrier flexible packaging products. The Industrial Paper Packaging segment provides paperboard tubes, cones, and cores; paper-based protective packaging products; and uncoated recycled paperboard products. It also offers various packaging materials, including plastic, paper, foam, and other specialty materials. Sonoco Products Company sells its products in various markets, which include paper, textile, film, food, packaging, construction, and wire and cable. The company was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Hartsville, South Carolina.

Valmont Industries stock logo

Valmont Industries NYSE:VMI

$318.70 -2.00 (-0.62%)
Closing price 06/20/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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Valmont Industries, Inc. operates as manufacturer of products and services for infrastructure and agriculture markets in the United States, Australia, Brazil, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Infrastructure and Agriculture. The company manufactures and distributes steel, pre-stressed concrete, composite structures for electrical transmission, substation, and distribution applications; and designs, engineers, and manufactures metal, steel, wood, aluminum, and composite poles and structures for lighting and transportation applications. It also offers galvanizing, anodizing, painting, and powder coating services for paint products; towers, small cell structures, camouflage concealment solutions, passive intermodulation mitigation equipment, and components for wireless communication markets; and solar single-axis tracker product, an integrated system of steel structures, electric motors, and electronic controllers, as well as provides coatings services to preserve metal products. In addition, the company manufactures center pivot components and linear irrigation equipment for the agricultural markets, such as parts and tubular products for industrial customers; advanced technology solutions for agricultural sector; mechanical irrigation equipment and service parts under the Valley brand name. It serves municipalities and government entities, commercial lighting fixtures manufacturing companies, contractors, telecommunications and utility companies, and farmers, as well as the general manufacturing sector. Valmont Industries, Inc. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.