In the past week, SON stock has gone down by -2.07%, with a monthly decline of -2.42% and a quarterly plunge of -7.38%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.00%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.01% for Sonoco Products Co The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -2.66% for SON stock, with a simple moving average of -11.34% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Sonoco Products Co (NYSE: SON) Right Now?
Sonoco Products Co (NYSE: SON) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 16.04x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.60. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for SON is 97.28M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.75% of that float. On February 19, 2025, the average trading volume of SON was 708.19K shares.
SON) stock’s latest price update
Sonoco Products Co (NYSE: SON)’s stock price has plunge by -3.21relation to previous closing price of 48.14. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -2.07% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. globenewswire.com reported 2025-02-18 that HARTSVILLE, S.C., Feb. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In a release issued under the same headline earlier today by Sonoco Products Company (NYSE: SON), please note that the cash flow from operating activities under Full-Year 2025 Guidance should be $800 million to $900 million, not $750 million to $850 million as previously stated.
Analysts’ Opinion of SON
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SON stocks, with Truist repeating the rating for SON by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for SON in the upcoming period, according to Truist is $63 based on the research report published on November 26, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Wells Fargo, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SON reach a price target of $52, previously predicting the price at $54. The rating they have provided for SON stocks is “Underweight” according to the report published on August 21st, 2024.
Raymond James gave a rating of “Outperform” to SON, setting the target price at $62 in the report published on July 19th of the previous year.
SON Trading at -4.26% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought SON to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -24.52% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.01%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.00%, as shares sank -6.24% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -11.10% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, SON fell by -3.01%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -18.62% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $47.85. In addition, Sonoco Products Co saw -4.62% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at SON starting from HILL ROBERT R JR, who sale 4,000 shares at the price of $47.95 back on Jan 07 ’25. After this action, HILL ROBERT R JR now owns 16,065 shares of Sonoco Products Co, valued at $191,820 using the latest closing price.
Florence John M, the VP, Gnl Council, Secy, CHRO of Sonoco Products Co, sale 13,660 shares at $51.20 during a trade that took place back on Nov 04 ’24, which means that Florence John M is holding 7,052 shares at $699,399 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SON
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.08 for the present operating margin
- 0.21 for the gross margin
The net margin for Sonoco Products Co stands at 0.03. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 11.98, with 3.53 for asset returns.
Based on Sonoco Products Co (SON), the company’s capital structure generated 0.5 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.3. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.01. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.89.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 326.58 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.41. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.03. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.81for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.5. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.36.
Conclusion
To sum up, Sonoco Products Co (SON) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
