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Sonoco Products (SON) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$51.07 +0.24 (+0.48%)
Closing price 10/21/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$46.22 -4.85 (-9.50%)
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About Sonoco Products Stock (NYSE:SON)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$50.51
▼
$51.49
50-Day Range
$47.82
▼
$59.51
52-Week Range
$38.65
▼
$60.67
Volume
1.46 million shs
Average Volume
1.01 million shs
Market Capitalization
$5.05 billion
P/E Ratio
8.12
Dividend Yield
4.23%
Price Target
$58.89
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Sonoco Products Company is a global packaging company headquartered in Hartsville, South Carolina. Founded in 1899 as the Southern Novelty Company, it has developed from a producer of paper cones for the textile industry into a diversified provider of packaging solutions serving consumer, industrial and commercial customers.

The company manufactures a broad range of products, including composite cans and tubes, paperboard packaging, flexible packaging, thermoformed packaging, rigid plastic containers, protective packaging and packaging components. Sonoco also provides industrial products such as paper-based cores, tubes and cones, engineered carriers, pallets and other materials used in manufacturing, shipping and product handling.

Sonoco serves customers across multiple industries, including food and beverage, household and personal care, healthcare, construction, industrial products and consumer goods. Its operations and customer base extend across North America, South America, Europe, Asia and other international markets, supporting companies that require packaging designed for product protection, transportation, branding and convenience.

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Sonoco Products Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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88th Percentile Overall Score

SON MarketRank™: 
4.401469605875 of 5 stars

Sonoco Products scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 62nd out of 228 stocks in the materials 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 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Sonoco Products has a consensus price target of $58.89, representing about 15.3% upside from its current price of $51.07.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Sonoco Products has been the subject of 5 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 8.16% in the coming year, from $5.64 to $6.10 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Sonoco Products is 8.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 36.18.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Sonoco Products is 8.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 22.06.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Sonoco Products has a PEG Ratio of 1.44. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Sonoco Products has a P/B Ratio of 1.39. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    11.35% 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 9.89.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Sonoco Products has recently increased by 1.74%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Sonoco Products is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.25%, 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 34.34%. 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 35.41% 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 0.05. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.42 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Sonoco Products this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 8 people have searched for SON on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -27% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    4 people have added Sonoco Products to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Sonoco Products insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $15,284.00 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 News Headlines

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Sonoco Declares Regular Quarterly Common Stock Dividend
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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 stock has increased by 17.0% and is now trading at $51.0740.

Sonoco Products Company (NYSE:SON) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 21st. The industrial products company reported $1.67 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.74 by $0.07. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

Sonoco Products subsidiaries include these companies: Ball Metalpack Holding LLC, Allied Packaging, TuboTec, Can Packaging, Plastique Holdings LTD, Thermoform Engineered Quality LLC, Corenso Holdings America Inc., and others.

Top institutional shareholders of Sonoco Products include Sound Income Strategies LLC (0.32%), Salem Investment Counselors Inc. (0.11%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.06%) and Steel Grove Capital Advisors LLC (0.04%). Insiders that own company stock include R Howard Coker, Robert R Hill Jr, Paul Joachimczyk, Adam Wood, John R Haley, John M Florence, 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 AT&T (T), Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), Pfizer (PFE), Verizon Communications (VZ), Chemours (CC), Realty Income (O) and CocaCola (KO).

Company Calendar

Record date for 9/10 Dividend
8/10/2026
Ex-Dividend for 9/10 Dividend
8/10/2026
Dividend Payable
9/10/2026
Last Earnings
10/21/2026
Today
10/22/2026
Record date for 12/10 Dividend
11/10/2026
Ex-Dividend for 12/10 Dividend
11/10/2026
Dividend Payable
12/10/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Materials
Industry
Containers & Packaging
Sub-Industry
Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & Materials
Current Symbol
NYSE:SON
CIK
91767
Employees
22,000
Year Founded
1899

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$66.00
Low Price Target
$51.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+15.3%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.33
Research Coverage
12 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$6.29
Trailing P/E Ratio
8.12
Forward P/E Ratio
9.06
P/E Growth
1.44
Net Income
$1.00 billion
Net Margins
8.41%
Pretax Margin
10.85%
Return on Equity
16.50%
Return on Assets
5.19%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.97
Current Ratio
0.99
Quick Ratio
0.55

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$7.52 billion
Price / Sales
0.67
Cash Flow
$6.88 per share
Price / Cash Flow
7.42
Book Value
$36.82 per share
Price / Book
1.39

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
98,880,000
Free Float
97,906,000
Market Cap
$5.05 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.35

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This page (NYSE:SON) was last updated on 10/21/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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