UFP Technologies (UFPT) Competitors $211.06 +5.61 (+2.73%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$210.93 -0.13 (-0.06%) As of 04:07 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock UFPT vs. SON, SEE, PKG, GPK, TFX, STVN, MMSI, GKOS, NARI, and INSPShould you be buying UFP Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of UFP Technologies include Sonoco Products (SON), Sealed Air (SEE), Packaging Co. of America (PKG), Graphic Packaging (GPK), Teleflex (TFX), Stevanato Group (STVN), Merit Medical Systems (MMSI), Glaukos (GKOS), Inari Medical (NARI), and Inspire Medical Systems (INSP). UFP Technologies vs. Sonoco Products Sealed Air Packaging Co. of America Graphic Packaging Teleflex Stevanato Group Merit Medical Systems Glaukos Inari Medical Inspire Medical Systems Sonoco Products (NYSE:SON) and UFP Technologies (NASDAQ:UFPT) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, community ranking, risk and media sentiment. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SON or UFPT? 77.7% of Sonoco Products shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.3% of UFP Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Sonoco Products shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of UFP Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SON or UFPT? Sonoco Products received 465 more outperform votes than UFP Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.10% of users gave Sonoco Products an outperform vote while only 58.26% of users gave UFP Technologies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSonoco ProductsOutperform Votes67364.10% Underperform Votes37735.90% UFP TechnologiesOutperform Votes20858.26% Underperform Votes14941.74% Which has better valuation and earnings, SON or UFPT? Sonoco Products has higher revenue and earnings than UFP Technologies. Sonoco Products is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UFP Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSonoco Products$5.31B0.82$474.96M$1.6526.59UFP Technologies$504.42M3.21$44.92M$7.6027.74 Which has more risk and volatility, SON or UFPT? Sonoco Products has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UFP Technologies has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is SON or UFPT more profitable? UFP Technologies has a net margin of 11.74% compared to Sonoco Products' net margin of 2.60%. Sonoco Products' return on equity of 20.81% beat UFP Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Sonoco Products2.60% 20.81% 5.59% UFP Technologies 11.74%18.92%12.33% Does the media refer more to SON or UFPT? In the previous week, Sonoco Products had 8 more articles in the media than UFP Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Sonoco Products and 5 mentions for UFP Technologies. UFP Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Sonoco Products' score of 1.27 indicating that UFP Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Sonoco Products 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive UFP Technologies 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer SON or UFPT? Sonoco Products currently has a consensus target price of $58.50, suggesting a potential upside of 33.34%. UFP Technologies has a consensus target price of $392.00, suggesting a potential upside of 85.96%. Given UFP Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe UFP Technologies is more favorable than Sonoco Products.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Sonoco Products 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50UFP Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 SummaryUFP Technologies beats Sonoco Products on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get UFP Technologies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for UFPT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart UFPT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUFP TechnologiesSurgical & medical instruments IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.62B$4.06B$6.61B$7.37BDividend YieldN/A39.51%3.60%4.31%P/E Ratio30.0727.8320.3017.79Price / Sales3.2149.9875.3496.40Price / Cash34.5351.0826.9434.64Price / Book5.635.823.553.98Net Income$44.92M$67.09M$798.80M$247.33M7 Day Performance2.54%3.49%2.82%4.34%1 Month Performance-2.55%-6.43%-4.27%-7.83%1 Year Performance-6.57%12.73%10.52%1.29% UFP Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UFPTUFP Technologies2.1719 of 5 stars$211.06+2.7%$392.00+85.7%-9.5%$1.62B$504.42M30.112,020Positive NewsSONSonoco Products4.5712 of 5 stars$41.64-4.9%$58.50+40.5%-22.6%$4.13B$5.31B25.3820,500Dividend IncreasePositive NewsSEESealed Air4.6019 of 5 stars$23.97-1.8%$40.25+67.9%-18.0%$3.51B$5.39B8.8616,300Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumePKGPackaging Co. of America4.5505 of 5 stars$180.44-1.6%$233.00+29.1%+4.1%$16.36B$8.38B20.3715,100Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsGPKGraphic Packaging4.5011 of 5 stars$24.40-2.9%$31.37+28.5%-10.7%$7.39B$8.81B11.3324,000TFXTeleflex4.4008 of 5 stars$130.78-0.9%$182.63+39.6%-39.0%$6.08B$3.05B26.0915,500Analyst ForecastSTVNStevanato Group1.7965 of 5 stars€19.03+0.1%N/A-24.0%$5.76B$1.10B40.494,650News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownMMSIMerit Medical Systems4.7762 of 5 stars$91.77-0.8%$111.70+21.7%+24.5%$5.46B$1.36B45.286,950Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeGKOSGlaukos4.5438 of 5 stars$86.29+3.2%$163.25+89.2%-8.4%$4.94B$383.48M-30.45780Analyst ForecastNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeNARIInari MedicalN/A$79.97flat$68.00-15.0%N/A$4.68B$493.63M-59.24800INSPInspire Medical Systems4.6375 of 5 stars$151.01+6.4%$226.70+50.1%-33.8%$4.51B$802.80M87.641,246Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Sonoco Products Competitors Sealed Air Competitors Packaging Co. of America Competitors Graphic Packaging Competitors Teleflex Competitors Stevanato Group Competitors Merit Medical Systems Competitors Glaukos Competitors Inari Medical Competitors Inspire Medical Systems Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:UFPT) was last updated on 4/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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