Sonoco Products (SON) Competitors $45.90 -0.35 (-0.76%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$45.86 -0.05 (-0.10%) As of 05:50 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 better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and profitability. 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 137.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Applied Industrial Technologies pays out 18.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sonoco Products has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Applied Industrial Technologies has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SON or AIT? Applied Industrial Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sonoco Products. Applied Industrial Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sonoco Products, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSonoco Products$5.31B0.85$163.95M$1.5429.81Applied Industrial Technologies$4.48B2.22$385.76M$9.9626.19 Which has more volatility and risk, SON or AIT? Sonoco Products has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Industrial Technologies has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is SON or AIT more profitable? Applied Industrial Technologies has a net margin of 8.64% compared to Sonoco Products' net margin of 2.40%. Applied Industrial Technologies' return on equity of 22.01% beat Sonoco Products' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Sonoco Products2.40% 21.78% 5.09% Applied Industrial Technologies 8.64%22.01%12.83% Does the media prefer SON or AIT? In the previous week, Sonoco Products had 2 more articles in the media than Applied Industrial Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Sonoco Products and 18 mentions for Applied Industrial Technologies. Applied Industrial Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Sonoco Products' score of 0.68 indicating that Applied Industrial 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) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Applied Industrial Technologies 11 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals believe in SON or AIT? 77.7% of Sonoco Products shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Sonoco Products shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend SON or AIT? Sonoco Products currently has a consensus target price of $56.75, indicating a potential upside of 23.64%. Applied Industrial Technologies has a consensus target price of $285.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.24%. Given Sonoco Products' higher possible upside, 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) 0 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 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$4.56B$7.46B$7.63B$20.85BDividend Yield4.58%3.35%4.55%3.65%P/E Ratio29.8117.4825.2627.55Price / Sales0.851.45104.0059.20Price / Cash5.729.8127.7322.29Price / Book1.973.464.434.66Net Income$163.95M$370.95M$797.00M$994.58M7 Day Performance-0.76%-2.03%0.93%-0.29%1 Month Performance5.63%3.25%6.28%4.91%1 Year Performance-11.59%-6.90%30.24%10.53% Sonoco Products Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SONSonoco Products4.7269 of 5 stars$45.90-0.8%$56.75+23.6%-11.3%$4.56B$5.31B29.8128,000Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAITApplied Industrial Technologies4.3005 of 5 stars$256.95+1.2%$285.00+10.9%+25.7%$9.79B$4.50B25.806,500Positive NewsAMCRAmcor4.5103 of 5 stars$9.63-0.3%$11.37+18.1%-7.8%$13.92B$13.64B17.1941,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastATRAptarGroup4.5886 of 5 stars$157.68-0.1%$178.60+13.3%+7.6%$10.41B$3.55B28.7713,500Analyst ForecastGEFGreif4.1645 of 5 stars$66.58-0.5%$74.83+12.4%+2.2%$3.16B$5.52B18.7614,000PKGPackaging Corporation of America4.0479 of 5 stars$203.46-1.2%$217.80+7.0%+5.7%$18.31B$8.38B21.2815,400Upcoming EarningsSEESealed Air4.6349 of 5 stars$31.76-0.8%$37.55+18.2%-14.7%$4.67B$5.34B15.7216,400Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastGPKGraphic Packaging4.3201 of 5 stars$22.30-0.5%$26.88+20.5%-19.5%$6.73B$8.67B10.8823,000Analyst ForecastUFPTUFP Technologies1.4894 of 5 stars$245.60+1.3%$252.00+2.6%-26.8%$1.89B$547.56M30.064,335News CoveragePositive NewsAVYAvery Dennison4.8982 of 5 stars$180.56-0.9%$196.90+9.1%-18.9%$14.12B$8.76B20.8035,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGEF.BGreif Bros.N/A$70.04-1.2%N/A+0.8%$3.32B$5.52B19.3512,000 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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