Analysts Set Expectations for Sonoco Products Q3 Earnings

Sonoco Products Company (NYSE:SON) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn boosted their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Sonoco Products in a research note issued on Thursday, August 14th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Weintraub now anticipates that the industrial products company will earn $1.95 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.93. The consensus estimate for Sonoco Products’ current full-year earnings is $6.10 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Sonoco Products’ Q4 2025 earnings at $1.20 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.42 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.78 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.08 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.32 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on SON. Truist Financial upped their price objective on Sonoco Products from $53.00 to $58.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. UBS Group upped their price objective on Sonoco Products from $48.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Raymond James Financial upped their price objective on Sonoco Products from $50.00 to $55.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. Wall Street Zen raised Sonoco Products from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised Sonoco Products from an “underweight” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price target for the company from $45.00 to $55.00 in a report on Friday, May 23rd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Sonoco Products presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $57.63.

Sonoco Products Stock Performance

SON stock opened at $46.25 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.56 billion, a PE ratio of 8.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.62 and a beta of 0.69. Sonoco Products has a 12-month low of $39.46 and a 12-month high of $56.77. The company has a current ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.53. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $45.61 and its 200 day simple moving average is $45.74.

Sonoco Products (NYSE:SON) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 23rd. The industrial products company reported $1.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.44 by ($0.07). The business had revenue of $1.91 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.92 billion. Sonoco Products had a net margin of 8.35% and a return on equity of 20.46%. The business’s revenue was up 17.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.28 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Sonoco Products

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. bought a new position in Sonoco Products in the 2nd quarter worth $26,000. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. bought a new position in Sonoco Products in the 2nd quarter worth $30,000. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. raised its holdings in Sonoco Products by 508.1% in the 1st quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 900 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 752 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. raised its holdings in Sonoco Products by 152.7% in the 1st quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 950 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 574 shares during the period. Finally, Quarry LP raised its holdings in Sonoco Products by 111.3% in the 4th quarter. Quarry LP now owns 970 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 511 shares during the period. 77.69% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Sonoco Products Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 8th will be issued a dividend of $0.53 per share. This represents a $2.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 8th. Sonoco Products’s dividend payout ratio is presently 37.99%.

About Sonoco Products

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.