Sonoco Products Co (SON): A Case For Going Higher

Ginger Lewis

After Hours

There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours.

Stocks Info

This NYSE-listed company operates within the Packaging & Containers industry segment, falling under the Consumer Cyclical sector. The current market capitalization of Sonoco Products Co is $4.24B. A total of 1.0 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.23M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Haley John R bought 2,506 shares of SON for 39.87 per share on Oct 28 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 23,310 company shares. In a previous transaction on Oct 29 ’25, Joachimczyk Paul bought 20,500 shares at 39.50 per share. SON shares that CFO owns now total 20,500.

Among the insiders who bought shares, Haley John R acquired of 2,246 shares on May 02 ’25 at a per-share price of $44.57. This resulted in the Director holding 20,804 shares of SON after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Coker R. Howard bought 20,000 shares at $41.17 per share on May 01 ’25. Company shares held by the President & CEO now total 502,365.

Dividend

The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Sonoco Products Co pays an annual dividend of $2.11, resulting in a dividend yield of 4.91%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 4432.99.

Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, SON has a high of $52.03 and a low of $38.65.

As of this writing, SON has an earnings estimate of $1.0 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 9.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.05 per share and a lower estimate of $0.93. The company reported an EPS of $1 in the last quarter

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. 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 $33.51, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.85B.

Analysts Opinion

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. 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 3.80.

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