Sonoco Products (SON) Competitors $44.00 -0.13 (-0.29%) Closing price 04/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$46.51 +2.51 (+5.71%) As of 04:05 AM 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock SON vs. PKG, GPK, SEE, UFPT, SW, TRMB, BALL, AVY, AMCR, and GGGShould you be buying Sonoco Products stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sonoco Products include Packaging Co. of America (PKG), Graphic Packaging (GPK), Sealed Air (SEE), UFP Technologies (UFPT), Smurfit Westrock (SW), Trimble (TRMB), Ball (BALL), Avery Dennison (AVY), Amcor (AMCR), and Graco (GGG). Sonoco Products vs. Packaging Co. of America Graphic Packaging Sealed Air UFP Technologies Smurfit Westrock Trimble Ball Avery Dennison Amcor Graco Packaging Co. of America (NYSE:PKG) and Sonoco Products (NYSE:SON) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation. Is PKG or SON a better dividend stock? Packaging Co. of America pays an annual dividend of $5.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Sonoco Products pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Packaging Co. of America pays out 56.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sonoco Products pays out 126.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Is PKG or SON more profitable? Packaging Co. of America has a net margin of 9.60% compared to Sonoco Products' net margin of 2.60%. Sonoco Products' return on equity of 20.81% beat Packaging Co. of America's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Packaging Co. of America9.60% 19.67% 9.19% Sonoco Products 2.60%20.81%5.59% Which has more volatility and risk, PKG or SON? Packaging Co. of America has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less 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 rate PKG or SON? Packaging Co. of America currently has a consensus price target of $237.80, suggesting a potential upside of 26.15%. Sonoco Products has a consensus price target of $58.50, suggesting a potential upside of 32.95%. Given Sonoco Products' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sonoco Products is more favorable than Packaging Co. of America.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Packaging Co. of America 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Sonoco Products 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PKG or SON? Sonoco Products received 137 more outperform votes than Packaging Co. of America when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.10% of users gave Sonoco Products an outperform vote while only 59.29% of users gave Packaging Co. of America an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPackaging Co. of AmericaOutperform Votes53659.29% Underperform Votes36840.71% Sonoco ProductsOutperform Votes67364.10% Underperform Votes37735.90% Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of PKG or SON? 89.8% of Packaging Co. of America shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.7% of Sonoco Products shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Packaging Co. of America shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Sonoco Products shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings & valuation, PKG or SON? Packaging Co. of America has higher revenue and earnings than Sonoco Products. Packaging Co. of America 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 RatioPackaging Co. of America$8.38B2.02$805.10M$8.9321.11Sonoco Products$5.31B0.82$474.96M$1.6526.67 Does the media refer more to PKG or SON? In the previous week, Packaging Co. of America had 10 more articles in the media than Sonoco Products. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Packaging Co. of America and 12 mentions for Sonoco Products. Sonoco Products' average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Packaging Co. of America's score of 1.27 indicating that Sonoco Products is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Packaging Co. of America 16 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Sonoco Products 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryPackaging Co. of America beats Sonoco Products on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Sonoco Products News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SON 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 NYSE 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 SON vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSonoco ProductsPaperboard containers & boxes IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.34B$10.05B$6.61B$18.52BDividend Yield4.90%3.42%3.60%4.22%P/E Ratio26.6726.8121.3531.15Price / Sales0.820.9975.1325.69Price / Cash5.729.6726.8817.53Price / Book1.891.983.564.29Net Income$474.96M$439.29M$796.19M$1.02B7 Day Performance2.71%2.94%1.95%-0.79%1 Month Performance-3.63%-2.21%-3.92%-6.88%1 Year Performance-21.65%-8.67%9.75%1.74% Sonoco Products Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SONSonoco Products4.5695 of 5 stars$44.00-0.3%$58.50+33.0%-22.2%$4.34B$5.31B26.6720,500Positive NewsPKGPackaging Co. of America4.6667 of 5 stars$180.34-1.7%$233.00+29.2%+4.5%$16.18B$8.38B20.1515,100Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGPKGraphic Packaging4.4946 of 5 stars$24.32-3.3%$31.37+29.0%-9.9%$7.32B$8.81B11.2324,000Positive NewsSEESealed Air4.5923 of 5 stars$24.05-1.5%$40.25+67.4%-18.4%$3.49B$5.39B8.8016,300Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓High Trading VolumeUFPTUFP Technologies2.163 of 5 stars$198.30+6.1%$392.00+97.7%-10.6%$1.51B$504.42M28.122,020Positive NewsSWSmurfit Westrock3.9974 of 5 stars$39.11-4.7%$60.70+55.2%N/A$20.39B$21.11B71.0156,100Positive NewsTRMBTrimble4.6532 of 5 stars$56.02-0.9%$86.00+53.5%+0.3%$13.72B$3.68B9.1711,800Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeBALLBall4.3225 of 5 stars$47.20-2.9%$63.20+33.9%-26.3%$13.32B$11.80B3.7321,000Analyst ForecastAVYAvery Dennison4.9144 of 5 stars$166.12-2.4%$220.87+33.0%-19.7%$13.05B$8.76B18.9536,000Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeAMCRAmcor3.6193 of 5 stars$8.90-3.4%$11.46+28.7%+4.8%$12.82B$13.54B16.1344,000Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeGGGGraco3.815 of 5 stars$74.28-2.0%$93.00+25.2%-11.3%$12.49B$2.11B26.344,000Upcoming EarningsPositive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Packaging Co. of America Competitors Graphic Packaging Competitors Sealed Air Competitors UFP Technologies Competitors Smurfit Westrock Competitors Trimble Competitors Ball Competitors Avery Dennison Competitors Amcor Competitors Graco 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 (NYSE:SON) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTwo Unmistakable Patterns Return…The signs suggest we're entering one of those rare periods now. 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