Sonoco Products Co

Sonoco Products Co (SON) Stock Analysis

$56.470

-0.237 (-0.42%)At close

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High
57.495
Open
57.100
VWAP
56.77
Vol
722.09K
Mkt Cap
5.07B
Low
56.355
Amount
41.00M
EV/EBITDA, TTM
7.89

Sonoco Products Company is a global designer, developer, and manufacturer of a variety of highly engineered and sustainable packaging serving multiple end markets. Its segments include Consumer Packaging and Industrial Paper Packaging. Products within the Consumer Packaging segment consist of rigid packaging (paper, metal, and plastic), primarily serving the consumer staples market focused on food, beverage, household, personal, and pharmaceutical products. Its rigid paper containers are manufactured from 100% recycled paperboard provided primarily from Sonoco global paper operations. These paper products are primarily used in the food and beverage markets. Products within the Industrial Paper Packaging segment consist primarily of goods produced from recycled fiber, including paperboard tubes, cores, cones and cans; partitions; paper-based protective materials; and uncoated recycled paperboard for high-end applications, such as folding cartons, can board, and laminated structures.

AI analysis of Sonoco Products Co (SON)

hold

Sonoco Products Co is currently not a strong buy due to its low RSI of 35.078, indicating it is nearing oversold territory, and a recent price drop of 5.06% over the last five days. However, the median analyst price target of $63 suggests a potential upside of 11.2% from the current price of $56.47, which could be attractive for long-term investors.

Analyst Ratings (11)

-6.66% downside
Hold
2 Buy
8 Hold
1 Sell
Current: 56.47
Low
47.00
Average
52.71
High
60.00

Seaport Research

2026-08-12

Price Target

$63

Buy

Baird

2026-07-24

Price Target

$60

Neutral

Truist

2026-07-15

Price Target

$64

Buy

BofA

2026-07-14

Price Target

$69

Buy

Citi

2026-07-09

Price Target

$66

Buy

Valuation Metrics

The current forward P/E ratio for Sonoco Products Co (SON) is 10.35, compared to its 5-year average forward P/E of 10.16.

Forward P/E

Fair
5Y Average P/E
10.16
Current P/E
10.35
Overvalued
12.16
Undervalued
8.17

Forward EV/EBITDA

Fair
5Y Average EV/EBITDA
7.89
Current EV/EBITDA
7.89
Overvalued
8.74
Undervalued
7.03

Forward P/S

Fair
5Y Average P/S
0.75
Current P/S
0.74
Overvalued
0.87
Undervalued
0.63

Alphio AI Price Scenarios for SON

Scenario prices are the last monthly forecast band of the current year. Probabilities are fixed model weights (25 / 50 / 25), not guarantees.

B

Bull

Bull · 25%SON

$43.78

Scenario price

B

Base

Base · 50%SON

$40.75

Scenario price

B

Bear

Bear · 25%SON

$37.86

Scenario price

Whales holding SON

I

Invenomic Capital Management LP

+ HoldingSON

+14.54%

3M Return

C

Clearstead Advisors, LLC

+ HoldingSON

+0.50%

3M Return

A

ARGA Investment Management, LLC

+ HoldingSON

-1.34%

3M Return

R

Rubric Capital Management LP

+ HoldingSON

-6.09%

3M Return

Events Timeline

2026-07-30 (ET)

17:00:00

Sonoco Invests $25M to Expand Wood Reel Manufacturing Capacity

2026-07-22 (ET)

17:00:00

Sonoco Reports Q2 Revenue of $1.89B, Exceeding Expectations

17:00:00

Company Sees FY26 Adjusted EPS Toward Low End of Range

2026-04-22 (ET)

12:10:00

Sonoco Shares Drop 14.5% to $48.56

12:00:00

U.S. Stocks Rise on Ceasefire Agreement, S&P 500 Up 0.81%

News

SON FAQ — answered by Alphio AI

Sonoco Products Company is a global designer, developer, and manufacturer of a variety of highly engineered and sustainable packaging serving multiple end markets. Its segments include Consumer Packaging and Industrial Paper Packaging. Products within the Consumer Packaging segment consist of rigid packaging (paper, metal, and plastic), primarily serving the consumer staples market focused on food, beverage, household, personal, and pharmaceutical products. Its rigid paper containers are manufactured from 100% recycled paperboard provided primarily from Sonoco global paper operations. These paper products are primarily used in the food and beverage markets. Products within the Industrial Paper Packaging segment consist primarily of goods produced from recycled fiber, including paperboard tubes, cores, cones and cans; partitions; paper-based protective materials; and uncoated recycled paperboard for high-end applications, such as folding cartons, can board, and laminated structures. It operates in the Basic Materials sector (PAPERBOARD CONTAINERS & BOXES industry).

Sonoco Products Co is currently not a strong buy due to its low RSI of 35.078, indicating it is nearing oversold territory, and a recent price drop of 5.06% over the last five days. However, the median analyst price target of $63 suggests a potential upside of 11.2% from the current price of $56.47, which could be attractive for long-term investors.

11 analysts cover SON: 2 rate it Buy, 8 Hold and 1 Sell. The average price target is 52.71.

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