Sonoco Products (SON) Competitors $45.22 -0.18 (-0.40%) As of 09:52 AM Eastern This is a fair market value 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. Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) and Sonoco Products (NYSE:SON) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and profitability. Which has more risk and volatility, AIT or SON? Applied Industrial Technologies has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sonoco Products has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AIT or SON? 93.5% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.7% of Sonoco Products shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Sonoco Products shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to AIT or SON? In the previous week, Sonoco Products had 3 more articles in the media than Applied Industrial Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Sonoco Products and 8 mentions for Applied Industrial Technologies. Sonoco Products' average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Applied Industrial Technologies' score of 1.23 indicating that Sonoco Products is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Applied Industrial Technologies 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Sonoco Products 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is AIT or SON a better dividend stock? Applied Industrial Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Sonoco Products pays an annual dividend of $2.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Applied Industrial Technologies pays out 18.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sonoco Products pays out 38.0% 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. Applied Industrial Technologies has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years and Sonoco Products has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Is AIT or SON more profitable? Applied Industrial Technologies has a net margin of 8.64% compared to Sonoco Products' net margin of 8.35%. Applied Industrial Technologies' return on equity of 22.01% beat Sonoco Products' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Applied Industrial Technologies8.64% 22.01% 12.83% Sonoco Products 8.35%20.46%4.64% Do analysts recommend AIT or SON? Applied Industrial Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $285.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.42%. Sonoco Products has a consensus price target of $57.63, suggesting a potential upside of 27.43%. Given Sonoco Products' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sonoco Products is more favorable than Applied Industrial Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Applied Industrial Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Sonoco Products 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AIT or SON? Applied Industrial Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioApplied Industrial Technologies$4.50B2.23$385.76M$9.9626.39Sonoco Products$5.31B0.84$163.95M$5.588.10 SummaryApplied Industrial Technologies beats Sonoco Products on 14 of the 19 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. Email Address 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$4.45B$7.28B$7.58B$20.67BDividend Yield4.67%3.47%4.57%3.66%P/E Ratio8.0815.0324.9328.65Price / Sales0.841.4597.9668.82Price / Cash5.629.5928.0723.59Price / Book1.373.074.284.32Net Income$163.95M$370.95M$797.27M$995.66M7 Day Performance2.22%4.06%1.00%1.91%1 Month Performance-2.77%-0.87%1.86%-0.54%1 Year Performance-8.70%-0.78%33.60%14.76% Sonoco Products Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SONSonoco Products4.8743 of 5 stars$45.22-0.4%$57.63+27.4%-7.1%$4.45B$5.31B8.0828,000Positive NewsAITApplied Industrial Technologies3.7228 of 5 stars$274.42+0.8%$285.00+3.9%+36.8%$10.45B$4.48B27.556,500News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAMCRAmcor4.0716 of 5 stars$9.63-1.1%$11.51+19.6%-7.4%$13.92B$13.46B17.2041,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionATRAptarGroup4.7537 of 5 stars$158.64-1.5%$180.60+13.8%-2.1%$10.48B$3.58B28.9513,500Analyst RevisionGEFGreif3.9261 of 5 stars$65.07-2.1%$74.83+15.0%+13.2%$3.09B$5.45B18.3314,000Analyst RevisionPKGPackaging Corporation of America4.8256 of 5 stars$204.06-1.2%$213.40+4.6%+0.7%$18.36B$8.38B20.3715,400Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionSEESealed Air4.8404 of 5 stars$30.73-1.0%$38.27+24.5%-14.4%$4.52B$5.39B15.2116,400Positive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionGPKGraphic Packaging4.549 of 5 stars$23.12-0.9%$26.38+14.1%-18.2%$6.98B$8.81B11.2823,000Insider TradeUFPTUFP Technologies2.5888 of 5 stars$244.70+1.1%$252.00+3.0%-31.2%$1.89B$504.42M29.954,335Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAVYAvery Dennison4.8728 of 5 stars$174.39-1.9%$197.60+13.3%-16.3%$13.63B$8.74B19.5735,000Analyst RevisionGEF.BGreif Bros.N/A$68.40-2.0%N/A+11.0%$3.25B$5.45B18.8912,000 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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