UFP Technologies (UFPT) Competitors

UFP Technologies (NASDAQ:UFPT) and Sonoco Products (NYSE:SON) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in UFPT or SON?

87.3% of UFP Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.7% of Sonoco Products shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.2% of UFP Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Sonoco Products shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to UFPT or SON?

In the previous week, Sonoco Products had 18 more articles in the media than UFP Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Sonoco Products and 7 mentions for UFP Technologies. UFP Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Sonoco Products' score of 0.94 indicating that UFP Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
UFP Technologies	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Sonoco Products	12 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, UFPT or SON?

UFP Technologies has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sonoco Products has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer UFPT or SON?

UFP Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $392.00, indicating a potential upside of 90.50%. Sonoco Products has a consensus target price of $56.43, indicating a potential upside of 22.25%. Given UFP Technologies' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe UFP Technologies is more favorable than Sonoco Products.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
UFP Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Sonoco Products	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Is UFPT or SON more profitable?

UFP Technologies has a net margin of 11.74% compared to Sonoco Products' net margin of 2.60%. Sonoco Products' return on equity of 20.81% beat UFP Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
UFP Technologies	11.74%	18.92%	12.33%
Sonoco Products	2.60%	20.81%	5.59%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor UFPT or SON?

Sonoco Products received 468 more outperform votes than UFP Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.20% of users gave Sonoco Products an outperform vote while only 58.26% of users gave UFP Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
UFP Technologies	Outperform Votes 208 58.26%	Underperform Votes 149 41.74%
Sonoco Products	Outperform Votes 676 64.20%	Underperform Votes 377 35.80%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, UFPT or SON?

Sonoco Products has higher revenue and earnings than UFP Technologies. UFP Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sonoco Products, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
UFP Technologies	$504.42M	3.13	$44.92M	$7.60	27.08
Sonoco Products	$5.31B	0.86	$474.96M	$1.65	27.98

Summary

UFP Technologies beats Sonoco Products on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.