How to buy Sonoco Products Company stock (SON)

Sonoco Products Company is a packaging & containers business based in the US. Sonoco Products Company shares (SON) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $48.89 – a decrease of 1.07% over the previous week. Sonoco Products Company employs 21,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $6.6 billion.

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Sonoco Products Company stock price (NYSE: SON)

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Sonoco Products Company shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-26.

Latest market close	$48.89
52-week range	$47.23 - $60.46
50-day moving average more info button	$51.44
200-day moving average more info button	$54.19
Wall St. target price	$58.88
PE ratio more info button	17.0206
Dividend yield more info button	$2.06 (4.21%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$2.91

Is it a good time to buy Sonoco Products Company stock?

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Sonoco Products Company price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $48.89 from 2024-12-27

1 week (2024-12-20)	-1.07%
1 month (2024-11-29)	-5.76%
3 months (2024-09-27)	-9.81%
6 months (2024-06-28)	-3.61%

1 year (2023-12-29)	-12.49%
2 years (2022-12-29)	-13.21%
3 years (2021-12-29)	52.1221
5 years (2019-12-27)	51.8543

Is Sonoco Products Company stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Sonoco Products Company stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Sonoco Products Company's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Sonoco Products Company's P/E ratio

Sonoco Products Company's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 17x. In other words, Sonoco Products Company shares trade at around 17x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Sonoco Products Company's PEG ratio

Sonoco Products Company's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.9069. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Sonoco Products Company's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Sonoco Products Company's EBITDA

Sonoco Products Company's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $1 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Sonoco Products Company's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Sonoco Products Company financials

Revenue TTM	$6.6 billion
Operating margin TTM	11.12%
Gross profit TTM	$1.5 billion
Return on assets TTM	4.98%
Return on equity TTM	11.99%
Profit margin	4.38%
Book value	$25.23
Market Capitalization more info button	$4.9 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Sonoco Products Company share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 42.16% of net profits

Recently Sonoco Products Company has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Sonoco Products Company shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Sonoco Products Company's case, that would currently equate to about $2.06 per share.

While Sonoco Products Company's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Sonoco Products Company may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

Sonoco Products Company's most recent dividend payout was on 9 December 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 7 November 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Sonoco Products Company's shares ever split?

Sonoco Products Company's shares were split on a 11:10 basis on 12 May 1998 . So if you had owned 10 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 11 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Sonoco Products Company shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 9.1% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Sonoco Products Company shares which in turn could have impacted Sonoco Products Company's share price.

Sonoco Products Company share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Sonoco Products Company's shares have ranged in value from as little as $47.2282 up to $60.4603. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Sonoco Products Company's is 0.677. This would suggest that Sonoco Products Company's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Sonoco Products Company overview

Sonoco Products Company, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells various engineered and sustainable packaging products in North and South America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company operates Consumer Packaging and Industrial Paper Packaging segments. The Consumer Packaging segment offers round and shaped rigid paper, steel, and plastic containers; metal and peelable membrane ends, closures, and components; thermoformed plastic trays and enclosures; and high-barrier flexible packaging products. The Industrial Paper Packaging segment provides paperboard tubes, cones, and cores; paper-based protective packaging products; and uncoated recycled paperboard products. It also offers various packaging materials, including plastic, paper, foam, and other specialty materials. Sonoco Products Company sells its products in various markets, which include paper, textile, film, food, packaging, construction, and wire and cable. The company was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Hartsville, South Carolina.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Sonoco Products Company is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.622% of Sonoco Products Company shares are held by insiders and 80.894% by institutions. How many people work for Sonoco Products Company?
Latest data suggests 21,000 work at Sonoco Products Company. When does the fiscal year end for Sonoco Products Company?
Sonoco Products Company's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Sonoco Products Company based?
Sonoco Products Company's address is: 1 North Second Street, Hartsville, SC, United States, 29550-3350 What is Sonoco Products Company's ISIN number?
Sonoco Products Company's international securities identification number is: US8354951027 What is Sonoco Products Company's CUSIP number?
Sonoco Products Company's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 835495102