UFP Technologies (UFPT) Competitors $193.62 -17.17 (-8.15%) Closing price 04/3/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$193.52 -0.10 (-0.05%) As of 04/3/2025 07:24 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock UFPT vs. SON, SEE, PKG, GPK, GKOS, INSP, NARI, ICUI, IRTC, and PRCTShould you be buying UFP Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of UFP Technologies include Sonoco Products (SON), Sealed Air (SEE), Packaging Co. of America (PKG), Graphic Packaging (GPK), Glaukos (GKOS), Inspire Medical Systems (INSP), Inari Medical (NARI), ICU Medical (ICUI), iRhythm Technologies (IRTC), and PROCEPT BioRobotics (PRCT). UFP Technologies vs. Sonoco Products Sealed Air Packaging Co. of America Graphic Packaging Glaukos Inspire Medical Systems Inari Medical ICU Medical iRhythm Technologies PROCEPT BioRobotics Sonoco Products (NYSE:SON) and UFP Technologies (NASDAQ:UFPT) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, risk and earnings. Does the media prefer SON or UFPT? In the previous week, Sonoco Products and Sonoco Products both had 9 articles in the media. Sonoco Products' average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat UFP Technologies' score of 0.73 indicating that Sonoco Products is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Sonoco Products 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive UFP Technologies 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend SON or UFPT? Sonoco Products presently has a consensus price target of $58.50, indicating a potential upside of 27.36%. UFP Technologies has a consensus price target of $392.00, indicating a potential upside of 102.46%. Given UFP Technologies' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe UFP Technologies is more favorable than Sonoco Products.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Sonoco Products 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50UFP Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SON or UFPT? Sonoco Products received 465 more outperform votes than UFP Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.10% of users gave Sonoco Products an outperform vote while only 58.26% of users gave UFP Technologies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSonoco ProductsOutperform Votes67364.10% Underperform Votes37735.90% UFP TechnologiesOutperform Votes20858.26% Underperform Votes14941.74% Which has preferable valuation & earnings, SON or UFPT? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSonoco Products$5.31B0.85$474.96M$1.6527.84UFP Technologies$504.42M2.95$44.92M$7.6025.48 Is SON or UFPT 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 Sonoco Products2.60% 20.81% 5.59% UFP Technologies 11.74%18.92%12.33% Which has more risk and volatility, SON or UFPT? Sonoco Products has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UFP Technologies has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SON or UFPT? 77.7% of Sonoco Products shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.3% of UFP Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Sonoco Products shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of UFP Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummarySonoco Products and UFP Technologies tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get UFP Technologies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for UFPT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart UFPT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUFP TechnologiesSurgical & medical instruments IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.49B$4.28B$6.58B$7.50BDividend YieldN/A37.84%3.56%4.04%P/E Ratio27.6228.6920.3218.08Price / Sales2.9545.7375.0186.83Price / Cash34.5351.0826.8334.64Price / Book5.175.903.583.99Net Income$44.92M$67.64M$794.81M$247.18M7 Day Performance-2.86%-4.92%-2.20%-4.25%1 Month Performance-9.05%-4.68%-2.18%-6.87%1 Year Performance-22.61%9.68%9.75%-3.73% UFP Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UFPTUFP Technologies1.4117 of 5 stars$193.62-8.1%$392.00+102.5%-22.0%$1.49B$504.42M27.622,020Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeSONSonoco Products4.7735 of 5 stars$47.34+1.4%$58.50+23.6%-19.3%$4.67B$5.31B28.6920,500Positive NewsSEESealed Air4.5168 of 5 stars$29.02+0.1%$40.25+38.7%-19.8%$4.23B$5.39B10.6716,300Gap DownPKGPackaging Co. of America4.3468 of 5 stars$197.58+1.1%$233.00+17.9%+0.2%$17.74B$8.38B22.1215,100Positive NewsGap DownGPKGraphic Packaging4.1323 of 5 stars$25.94-0.7%$31.37+20.9%-7.4%$7.79B$8.81B12.0124,000GKOSGlaukos3.9379 of 5 stars$98.21-3.7%$163.25+66.2%-7.9%$5.56B$383.48M-34.22780Positive NewsGap DownINSPInspire Medical Systems4.8494 of 5 stars$159.33+1.3%$226.70+42.3%-29.0%$4.74B$802.80M92.101,246Positive NewsNARIInari Medical0.9962 of 5 stars$79.97flat$68.00-15.0%N/A$4.68B$493.63M-59.24800ICUIICU Medical4.0881 of 5 stars$139.73-0.3%$168.67+20.7%+37.0%$3.43B$2.38B-30.5714,500Analyst UpgradeNews CoveragePositive NewsIRTCiRhythm Technologies1.9571 of 5 stars$103.52-1.4%$119.73+15.7%-1.5%$3.25B$591.84M-28.401,790Positive NewsPRCTPROCEPT BioRobotics2.6775 of 5 stars$58.00-3.4%$94.29+62.6%+17.7%$3.18B$224.50M-29.74430News CoverageGap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Sonoco Products Competitors Sealed Air Competitors Packaging Co. of America Competitors Graphic Packaging Competitors Glaukos Competitors Inspire Medical Systems Competitors Inari Medical Competitors ICU Medical Competitors iRhythm Technologies Competitors PROCEPT BioRobotics Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:UFPT) was last updated on 4/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Orders 'National Digital Asset Stockpile'‘Digital Asset Reserve’ for THIS Coin??? 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