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Sonoco Products (SON) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$49.38 +0.71 (+1.46%)
Closing price 05/22/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$49.38 -0.01 (-0.01%)
As of 05/22/2026 04:10 PM Eastern
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About Sonoco Products Stock (NYSE:SON)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$48.72
$49.59
50-Day Range
$46.34
$57.47
52-Week Range
$38.65
$58.44
Volume
797,060 shs
Average Volume
1.39 million shs
Market Capitalization
$4.88 billion
P/E Ratio
4.84
Dividend Yield
4.37%
Price Target
$60.11
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Sonoco Products Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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100th Percentile Overall Score

SON MarketRank™: 

Sonoco Products scored higher than 100% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 1st out of 173 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Sonoco Products has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.42, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Sonoco Products has a consensus price target of $60.11, representing about 21.7% upside from its current price of $49.38.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Sonoco Products has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Sonoco Products' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Sonoco Products are expected to grow by 11.19% in the coming year, from $5.81 to $6.46 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Sonoco Products is 4.84, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.02.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Sonoco Products is 4.84, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.49.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Sonoco Products has a PEG Ratio of 1.04. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Sonoco Products has a P/B Ratio of 1.36. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Sonoco Products' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    6.15% of the float of Sonoco Products has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Sonoco Products has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.84, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Sonoco Products has recently increased by 8.43%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Sonoco Products is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.38%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Sonoco Products has been increasing its dividend for 43 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Sonoco Products is 21.18%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Sonoco Products will have a dividend payout ratio of 33.44% next year. This indicates that Sonoco Products will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Sonoco Products' dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Sonoco Products has a news sentiment score of 1.77. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.54 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Sonoco Products this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    19 people have searched for SON on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 90% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    4 people have added Sonoco Products to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Cluster Insider Buying

    2 insiders have purchased shares of Sonoco Products in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

  • Net Insider Buying

    Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $650,995.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0133% of the company's market cap.

  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Sonoco Products insiders have bought 730.20% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $740,148.00 in company stock and sold $89,153.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.98% of the stock of Sonoco Products is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    77.69% of the stock of Sonoco Products is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Sonoco Products' insider trading history.
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SON Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Sonoco Products' stock was trading at $43.64 at the beginning of the year. Since then, SON shares have increased by 13.2% and is now trading at $49.3810.

Sonoco Products Company (NYSE:SON) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April, 21st. The industrial products company reported $1.20 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.57 by $0.37. The company's quarterly revenue was down 1.9% on a year-over-year basis.
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The following companies are subsidiaries of Sonoco Products: Ball Metalpack Holding LLC, Allied Packaging, TuboTec, Can Packaging, Plastique Holdings LTD, Thermoform Engineered Quality LLC, Corenso Holdings America Inc., and others.

Top institutional investors of Sonoco Products include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.98%), Bank of America Corp DE (3.35%), Sei Investments Co. (1.51%) and First Trust Advisors LP (1.17%). Insiders that own company stock include R Howard Coker, Robert R Hill Jr, Paul Joachimczyk, Adam Wood, John R Haley, Jeffrey S Tomaszewski, Russell K Grissett, James A Harrell III and Ernest D Haynes III.
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Shares of SON stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Sonoco Products investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Humana (HUM), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), The RMR Group (RMR), AUO (AUOTY) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR).

Company Calendar

Record date for 3/10 Dividend
2/25/2026
Ex-Dividend for 3/10 Dividend
2/25/2026
Dividend Payable
3/10/2026
Last Earnings
4/21/2026
Record date for 6/10 Dividend
5/08/2026
Ex-Dividend for 6/10 Dividend
5/08/2026
Today
5/24/2026
Dividend Payable
6/10/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/16/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
CONTNRS - PPR/PLS
Sub-Industry
Paper Packaging
Current Symbol
NYSE:SON
CIK
91767
Employees
22,000
Year Founded
1899

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$65.00
Low Price Target
$55.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+21.7%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.42
Research Coverage
12 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$10.20
Trailing P/E Ratio
4.84
Forward P/E Ratio
8.50
P/E Growth
1.04
Net Income
$1.00 billion
Net Margins
13.57%
Pretax Margin
10.33%
Return on Equity
16.50%
Return on Assets
4.95%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.97
Current Ratio
0.96
Quick Ratio
0.54

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$7.52 billion
Price / Sales
0.65
Cash Flow
$6.86 per share
Price / Cash Flow
7.20
Book Value
$36.27 per share
Price / Book
1.36

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
98,870,000
Free Float
97,900,000
Market Cap
$4.88 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.40

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This page (NYSE:SON) was last updated on 5/24/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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