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Sonoco Products Co Stock: price and insider trades · United States
1 insider bought €216k of shares over the last 90 days, the latest filed 10 Aug 2026.
Sonoco Products Co: what insiders have been doing
Sonoco Products Co, classified in the Retail & Commerce sector, is a listed company based in Hartsville, United States, founded in 1899. Its insiders report their share dealings to SEC (Form 4). Between 18 October 2025 and 18 October 2026, 13 insiders published 43 filings.
Open-market activity splits into 5 purchases totalling €1.6M and 2 sales totalling €89k; 4 insiders sit on the buying side and 2 insiders on the selling side. The net balance comes to €1.5M on the buying side. A purchase on the market is a deliberate choice to commit personal money, which is why it draws more attention than a grant. The buyers include 2 chief executives, 1 finance chief and 1 senior executive. The largest single trade was a purchase of €688k by Joachimczyk Paul, published on 30 October 2025.
With 43 filings in twelve months, the company is more active than the median of 22 filings across the 5,458 companies we follow on the same exchange. Over the whole record (from 2016), the tally stands at 12 purchases and 20 sales. For the fiscal year to 31 December 2025, the annual 10-K puts revenue at 7.52 bn USD and net income at 1.00 bn USD, and the dividend at 2.11 USD per share.
Within a 30-day window, 3 purchases overlapped with buying by a second insider. A cluster is several different insiders buying the same stock within a short window, a pattern studied more closely than a single purchase. The clock since the last published purchase (10 August 2026) now reads 69 days. Filings reach the SEC (Form 4) feed a median of 4 days after the trade. For comparison, the SEC allows two business days to file a Form 4.
In the same sector, recent insider purchases at GameStop Corp. and Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. also feature in our signals. These figures are compiled from regulatory filings published by SEC (Form 4). They describe what insiders did and are not a recommendation.
Insider Decl.
209
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€4M
12 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
€3M
20 ops. · all time
Who traded when
BuySaleHaley John R3 buys
R. Howard Coker3 buys
Ernest D. Haynes III2 sales
Hill Robert R Jr1 buy1 sale
John M. Florence2 sales
Paul Joachimczyk2 buys
+1 other insider
Since the insiders bought
- -13.9%Entry US$57.80 · Close 16 Oct 2026 US$49.79
- +18.1%Entry US$49.96 · Close at T+90 US$58.98
- +15.9%Entry US$50.25 · Close at T+90 US$58.23
Entry is the close on the day after publication, the first price a reader could act on. Prices in the listing currency. Past moves are not a forecast.
Analyst consensus: bullish or bearish?
Analysts rate Sonoco Products Co Buy (bullish), based on 9 analysts. Average price target: US$59.33.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Fundamental score
Ranked 3,431 of 24,161 companies
70.5
score / 100
Value85
Quality56
FCF yld7.0%
Earn yld20%
EV/EBITDA6.3x
ROE19%
Gross mgn21%
Net mgn13%
Debt/EBITDA3.0x
Pillars2/3
Transparent value + quality ranking, distinct from the insider signal.
Financial data
as of FY 2025FY ended December 2025 · cache
US$49.66
Analyst consensus
9 analystsBuy
US$51.00Target US$59.33(+19%)US$63.00
Income statement
RevenueUS$7.5B
Gross profitUS$1.6B21% margin
EBITDAUS$1.5B20% margin
Net incomeUS$1B8.4% margin
Valuation
PER (trailing)7.5x
PER (forward)8.0x
P/Book1.4x
Beta0.33
Balance sheet & cash
Market capUS$4.9B
Total debtUS$4.6B
Free Cash FlowUS$345.8M
Debt / Equity132%
Profitability & ownership
ROE18.9%
ROA4.0%
% insiders1.0%
% institutions101.7%
Last declaration on 10 August 2026
Declarations209 total
4,345 shares0Common StockSEC:0001225208-26-007040:1
4,345 shares@ US$57.40990.0050% mcap36.5% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001225208-26-007040:0
Canonical exit: 5 Nov 2026 (T+90)
6,859 shares@ US$54.460.0075% mcap33.8% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001225208-26-006862:0
261 shares@ US$58.560.0003% mcap1.4% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001225208-26-006862:1
6,598 shares@ US$58.540.0078% mcap34.9% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001225208-26-006862:2
6,859 shares@ US$58.540.0081% mcap100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC144:0001628280-26-050599
6,753.312 shares@ US$50.37280.0068% mcap75.5% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001225208-26-004697:0
Canonical exit: 26 Jul 2026 (T+90)
8,058 shares@ US$49.63990.0070% mcap33.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001225208-26-004596:0
Canonical exit: 23 Jul 2026 (T+90)
1,581 shares@ US$56.395.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001225208-26-002775:0
2,060 shares0Common StockSEC:0001225208-26-002744:0
787 shares0Common StockSEC:0001225208-26-002534:0
1,134 shares0Common StockSEC:0001225208-26-002525:0
1,952 shares0Common StockSEC:0001225208-26-002523:0
5,037 shares0Common StockSEC:0001225208-26-002520:0
78 shares0Common StockSEC:0001225208-26-002519:0
17,127 shares0Common StockSEC:0001225208-26-002517:0
315 shares0Common StockSEC:0001225208-26-002516:0
1,260 shares0Common StockSEC:0001225208-26-002511:0
473 shares0Common StockSEC:0001225208-26-002521:0
478 shares@ US$43.64100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001225208-26-002307:0
9,175 shares@ US$43.646.8% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001225208-26-002306:0
31,196 shares@ US$43.6411.4% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001225208-26-002304:0
478 shares@ US$43.64100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001225208-26-002311:0
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About Sonoco Products Co
Sonoco Products Co. (ticker: SON) is a U.S.-listed industrial company traded on the NYSE and headquartered in Hartsville, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1899, Sonoco began as a paper-products business and has evolved into a global packaging and materials company with a long operating history, a broad manufacturing footprint, and a meaningful presence across North America, Europe, Asia, and other regions. The company today operates as a diversified packaging supplier with dozens of production sites and a global commercial reach, serving multinational customers with complex supply-chain needs.
Sonoco’s business model is built around several complementary lines. The company supplies consumer packaging and industrial packaging products, with offerings that span paper, metal, and flexible materials. Its portfolio includes rigid paper containers, metal packaging, pet food packaging, industrial tubes and cores, reels, and protective packaging solutions. Sonoco also participates in recycling and related services, which supports its positioning in sustainable and circular packaging solutions. For investors, this makes Sonoco a specialty industrial with defensive end-market exposure, but one that remains sensitive to volume trends, raw-material costs, and operational execution.
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Competitively, Sonoco stands out because of its heritage, diversified portfolio, and ability to serve both branded consumer companies and industrial customers. Its products are used across food and beverage, personal care, household products, healthcare, electronics, appliances, and a range of industrial applications. That diversification reduces reliance on any single segment, while still tying performance to multiple end-market cycles. In recent years, management has emphasized a more focused, simplified, and stronger company, with a clear bias toward higher-value packaging and improved profitability.
Recent company developments highlight this strategic repositioning. Sonoco issued its 2025 Annual Report in March 2026 and stated that it continued transforming the business portfolio. The 2025 results were affected by divestitures and portfolio changes, underscoring an active capital-allocation strategy. The company also reported a sizeable gain related to the sale of certain businesses, which suggests management is continuing to reshape the asset base toward core packaging activities. For investors, Sonoco therefore remains a mature global packaging platform with a solid industrial base, a broad international footprint, and an ongoing transformation story on the NYSE in the United States.
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