Sonoco Products (SON) Competitors $46.32 -0.70 (-1.49%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$46.32 -0.01 (-0.01%) As of 05:35 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock SON vs. AIT, AMCR, ATR, GEF, PKG, SEE, GPK, UFPT, AVY, and GEF.BShould you be buying Sonoco Products stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sonoco Products include Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), Amcor (AMCR), AptarGroup (ATR), Greif (GEF), Packaging Corporation of America (PKG), Sealed Air (SEE), Graphic Packaging (GPK), UFP Technologies (UFPT), Avery Dennison (AVY), and Greif Bros. (GEF.B). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector. Sonoco Products vs. Its Competitors Applied Industrial Technologies Amcor AptarGroup Greif Packaging Corporation of America Sealed Air Graphic Packaging UFP Technologies Avery Dennison Greif Bros. Sonoco Products (NYSE:SON) and Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Is SON or AIT a better dividend stock? Sonoco Products pays an annual dividend of $2.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Applied Industrial Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Sonoco Products pays out 38.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Applied Industrial Technologies pays out 18.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Sonoco Products has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Applied Industrial Technologies has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Does the media refer more to SON or AIT? In the previous week, Applied Industrial Technologies had 2 more articles in the media than Sonoco Products. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Applied Industrial Technologies and 6 mentions for Sonoco Products. Sonoco Products' average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat Applied Industrial Technologies' score of 1.47 indicating that Sonoco Products is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Sonoco Products 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Applied Industrial Technologies 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger valuation and earnings, SON or AIT? Applied Industrial Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sonoco Products. Sonoco Products is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Applied Industrial Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSonoco Products$6.34B0.72$163.95M$5.588.30Applied Industrial Technologies$4.56B2.15$392.99M$10.1225.73 Do analysts prefer SON or AIT? Sonoco Products presently has a consensus target price of $57.63, indicating a potential upside of 24.41%. Applied Industrial Technologies has a consensus target price of $285.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.47%. Given Sonoco Products' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Sonoco Products is more favorable than Applied Industrial Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Sonoco Products 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75Applied Industrial Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SON or AIT? 77.7% of Sonoco Products shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Sonoco Products shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is SON or AIT more profitable? Applied Industrial Technologies has a net margin of 8.61% compared to Sonoco Products' net margin of 8.35%. Applied Industrial Technologies' return on equity of 21.78% beat Sonoco Products' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Sonoco Products8.35% 20.46% 4.64% Applied Industrial Technologies 8.61%21.78%12.74% Which has more volatility & risk, SON or AIT? Sonoco Products has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Industrial Technologies has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. SummaryApplied Industrial Technologies beats Sonoco Products on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Sonoco Products News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SON and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SON 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 NYSE 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 SON vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSonoco ProductsCONTNRS IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.57B$7.59B$7.84B$21.53BDividend Yield4.49%3.64%4.56%3.50%P/E Ratio8.3015.22306.1929.96Price / Sales0.721.45223.32100.70Price / Cash5.879.4028.8624.62Price / Book1.993.174.764.59Net Income$163.95M$363.60M$800.31M$999.97M7 Day Performance-3.08%-1.36%1.32%0.91%1 Month Performance-0.01%-0.59%2.65%5.36%1 Year Performance-15.71%-6.31%26.18%14.36% Sonoco Products Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SONSonoco Products4.9334 of 5 stars$46.32-1.5%$57.63+24.4%-14.6%$4.57B$6.34B8.3028,000Positive NewsAITApplied Industrial Technologies4.8131 of 5 stars$265.81+0.1%$285.00+7.2%+22.2%$10.03B$4.56B26.276,800Positive NewsAMCRAmcor4.9256 of 5 stars$8.24-0.8%$11.42+38.6%-24.6%$11.90B$15.01B22.8877,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastATRAptarGroup4.9459 of 5 stars$138.48-0.1%$182.17+31.5%-12.1%$9.12B$3.58B23.8313,500GEFGreif4.701 of 5 stars$61.16-0.4%$75.80+23.9%-2.1%$2.90B$5.45B19.4114,000Trending NewsEx-DividendAnalyst RevisionPKGPackaging Corporation of America4.4422 of 5 stars$216.23-1.8%$215.40-0.4%+0.8%$19.46B$8.38B21.5815,400Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑SEESealed Air4.2233 of 5 stars$33.06+1.0%$38.80+17.4%-1.2%$4.86B$5.39B16.6916,400Short Interest ↑GPKGraphic Packaging4.6186 of 5 stars$21.05-2.2%$26.38+25.3%-33.1%$6.24B$8.81B11.8923,000Analyst ForecastUFPTUFP Technologies2.47 of 5 stars$205.79-0.7%$289.00+40.4%-40.4%$1.59B$504.42M23.854,335Positive NewsAVYAvery Dennison4.8963 of 5 stars$168.27+0.1%$197.60+17.4%-21.1%$13.12B$8.76B18.8935,000Positive NewsGEF.BGreif Bros.N/A$63.70-1.2%N/A-7.7%$3.03B$5.45B19.7812,000Positive NewsEx-Dividend Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Applied Industrial Technologies Competitors Amcor Competitors AptarGroup Competitors Greif Competitors Packaging Corporation of America Competitors Sealed Air Competitors Graphic Packaging Competitors UFP Technologies Competitors Avery Dennison Competitors Greif Bros. 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