Sonoco Products Company (SON) reported results for the first quarter of 2026 with revenue of $1.68 billion, down 1.9% year-over-year, and gross profit of $345.6 million, down 2.3% versus a year earlier. Operating profit was $127.1 million, up 0.2% year-over-year, while net income attributable to common shareholders rose to $67.6 million, an increase of 24.2%. Diluted earnings per share came in at $0.68, up 23.6% year-over-year.
Note: This financials data is sourced from a third-party provider and has not been independently verified by Quiver.
Sonoco Products Company Insider Trading Activity
Sonoco Products Company insiders have traded $SON stock on the open market 8 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 6 have been purchases and 2 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $SON stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- PAUL JOACHIMCZYK (CFO) has made 5 purchases buying 20,500 shares for an estimated $809,746 and 0 sales.
- JOHN R HALEY purchased 2,506 shares for an estimated $99,914
- ERNEST D III HAYNES (Pres. Consumer Pkg Americas) sold 1,581 shares for an estimated $89,152
- JAMES A. III HARRELL (Pres. Global Ind. Paper Pkg.) sold 20 shares for an estimated $1,156
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
Sonoco Products Company Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 214 institutional investors add shares of Sonoco Products Company stock to their portfolio, and 255 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. added 4,880,438 shares (+477.8%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $212,982,314
- UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC removed 933,869 shares (-75.7%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $40,754,043
- SQUAREPOINT OPS LLC added 846,794 shares (+2813.2%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $36,954,090
- LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT added 764,590 shares (+95.7%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $33,366,707
- NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB removed 652,692 shares (-24.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $28,483,478
- MACQUARIE GROUP LTD removed 594,592 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $25,947,994
- FMR LLC removed 543,292 shares (-41.3%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $23,709,262
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
Sonoco Products Company Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $SON in the last several months. We have seen 3 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Truist Securities issued a "Buy" rating on 01/06/2026
- Wells Fargo issued a "Overweight" rating on 10/24/2025
- Jefferies issued a "Buy" rating on 10/24/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for Sonoco Products Company, check out Quiver Quantitative's $SON forecast page.
Sonoco Products Company Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $SON recently. We have seen 8 analysts offer price targets for $SON in the last 6 months, with a median target of $60.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Michael Roxland from Truist Securities set a target price of $68.0 on 04/15/2026
- Anojja Shah from UBS set a target price of $59.0 on 04/10/2026
- Hillary Cacanando from Deutsche Bank set a target price of $63.0 on 04/01/2026
- Gabe Hajde from Wells Fargo set a target price of $56.0 on 03/20/2026
- Anthony Pettinari from Citigroup set a target price of $70.0 on 02/19/2026
- Ghansham Panjabi from Baird set a target price of $60.0 on 02/18/2026
- George Staphos from B of A Securities set a target price of $60.0 on 01/05/2026
