$844.95K in average volume shows that Sonoco Products Co (SON) is heading in the right direction

On Monday, Sonoco Products Co (NYSE: SON) opened lower -4.52% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $43.78. Price fluctuations for SON have ranged from $43.40 to $61.73 over the past 52 weeks.

Over the past five-year period, the growth rate of yearbook sales for the company of the Consumer Cyclical sector was 1.30%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 22.94% at the time writing. With a float of $97.51 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $98.26 million.

Considering the fact that the conglomerate employs 28000 people, you should pay attention to its efficiency factor. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 21.21%, operating margin of 8.06%, and the pretax margin is 1.01%.

Sonoco Products Co (SON) Insider Activity

A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Packaging & Containers industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Sonoco Products Co is 1.13%, while institutional ownership is 80.15%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Mar 13 ’25, was worth 922,000. In this transaction President & CEO of this company bought 20,000 shares at a rate of $46.10, taking the stock ownership to the 482,365 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Feb 27 ’25, when Company’s Director bought 3,000 for $46.76, making the entire transaction worth $140,270. This insider now owns 18,558 shares in total.

Sonoco Products Co (SON) Earnings and Forecasts

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 22.94% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 11.52% during the next five years compared to -10.55% drop over the previous five years of trading.

Sonoco Products Co (NYSE: SON) Trading Performance Indicators

Check out the current performance indicators for Sonoco Products Co (SON). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.54. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 0.65. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 9.36.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 1.65, a number that is poised to hit 1.42 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 6.40 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of Sonoco Products Co (SON)

Compared to the last year’s volume of 0.85 million, its volume of 1.01 million showed improvement in the last five days. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 9.02%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 1.43.

During the past 100 days, Sonoco Products Co’s (SON) raw stochastic average was set at 9.71%, which indicates a significant decrease from 14.41% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 34.71% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 24.44% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $46.98, while its 200-day Moving Average is $50.44. Nevertheless, the first resistance level for the watch stands at $43.63 in the near term. At $45.45, the stock is likely to face the second major resistance level. The third major resistance level sits at $46.96. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $40.30, it is likely to go to the next support level at $38.79. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $36.97.

Sonoco Products Co (NYSE: SON) Key Stats

There are currently 98,625K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 4.12 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 5,305 M according to its annual income of 163,950 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 368,480 K and its income totaled -42,960 K.