Sonoco Products (SON) to Release Earnings on Wednesday

Sonoco Products (NYSE:SON) is expected to be releasing its Q3 2025 results after the market closes on Wednesday, October 22nd. Analysts expect Sonoco Products to post earnings of $2.03 per share and revenue of $2.1819 billion for the quarter. Sonoco Products has set its Q2 2022 guidance at $1.60-$1.70 EPS.Interested persons can check the company’s upcoming Q3 2025 earningsummary page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM ET.

Sonoco Products (NYSE:SON) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 22nd. The industrial products company reported $1.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Sonoco Products had a return on equity of 20.46% and a net margin of 8.35%.The business had revenue of $1.35 billion during the quarter. On average, analysts expect Sonoco Products to post $6 EPS for the current fiscal year and $7 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Sonoco Products Stock Performance

Shares of SON stock opened at $40.55 on Tuesday. Sonoco Products has a 12-month low of $39.13 and a 12-month high of $53.69. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.68. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $44.76 and a 200 day simple moving average of $44.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.53, a current ratio of 1.25 and a quick ratio of 0.72.

Sonoco Products Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Investors of record on Monday, November 10th will be issued a $0.53 dividend. This represents a $2.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 10th. Sonoco Products’s dividend payout ratio is 37.99%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Sonoco Products

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC lifted its position in shares of Sonoco Products by 28.1% during the 2nd quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 9,613 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $419,000 after acquiring an additional 2,111 shares during the last quarter. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP lifted its position in shares of Sonoco Products by 250.4% during the 2nd quarter. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP now owns 70,087 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $3,053,000 after acquiring an additional 50,087 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Sonoco Products by 221.0% during the 2nd quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 3,030 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $132,000 after acquiring an additional 2,086 shares during the last quarter. FORA Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Sonoco Products during the 2nd quarter valued at $442,000. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of Sonoco Products by 142.2% during the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 32,952 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,435,000 after acquiring an additional 19,347 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 77.69% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on SON. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Sonoco Products in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Citigroup cut their target price on Sonoco Products from $56.00 to $55.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, September 29th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on Sonoco Products from $55.00 to $50.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. UBS Group cut their target price on Sonoco Products from $50.00 to $46.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, October 6th. Finally, Bank of America restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $56.00 target price on shares of Sonoco Products in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $54.50.

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.