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Stocks Info
Sonoco Products Co is listed on the NYSE in the Consumer Cyclical sector while operating in the Packaging & Containers industry. The current market capitalization of Sonoco Products Co is $4.72B. A total of 1.09 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 823.64K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Coker R. Howard bought 20,000 shares of SON for 46.10 per share on Mar 13 ’25. After the transaction, the President & CEO now owns 482,365 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 27 ’25, Haley John R bought 3,000 shares at 46.76 per share. SON shares that Director owns now total 18,558.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Haynes Ernest D III acquired of 2,453 shares on Feb 26 ’25 at a per-share price of $47.09. In another insider transaction, Coker R. Howard bought 20,000 shares at $46.48 per share on Feb 21 ’25. Company shares held by the President & CEO now total 527,028.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Sonoco Products Co pays an annual dividend of $2.08, resulting in a dividend yield of 4.35%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 29.02. SON’s most recent ex-dividend date was 4.44% when it declared a $0.52 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/26/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/8/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 3.8%. The SON stock dividend was $0.52 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, SON has a high of $61.73 and a low of $44.35.
As of this writing, SON has an earnings estimate of $1.42 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 6.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.45 per share and a lower estimate of $1.39.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. SON’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $170.98M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $1.84B in debt and $1.53B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $23.12, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.85B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for SON is Buy with a score of 4.00.
