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Sonoco Products (SON): analyst forecast and price target
Analyst consensus
Moderate Buy2 Buy4 Hold0 Sell
Ratings of 6 analysts in the last 3 months12-month forecast
Based on 6 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $57.60, the highest $63.00, the lowest $51.00. The average is +15.7% from the last price of $49.79.
Analyst ratings 14
| Analyst | Firm | Price target | Rating | Upside | Action | Date | Move vs SPY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Roxland★★★★★★★★★★#2315 · hits 57% · avg +5.0% | Truist Financial | $68.00 → $62.00−8.8% | Buy | +24.5% | Reiterated | 12.10.26on TipRanks 07:35 | +0.3%next day +1.5% | ↗ |
| Gabrial Hajde★★★★★★★★★★#4016 · hits 57% · avg +2.6% | Wells Fargo | $56.00 | Hold | +12.5% | Reiterated | 07.10.26on TipRanks 17:10 | +1.8%next day −1.6% · 5 days +2.9% | ↗ |
| George Staphos★★★★★★★★★★#3138 · hits 49% · avg +3.4% | Bank of America Securities | $60.00 → $56.00−6.7% | Hold | +12.5% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks Oct 6 06:30 | −1.7%next day −1.0% · 5 days −0.8% | ↗ |
| Anojja Shah★★★★★★★★★★#9062 · hits 38% · avg −1.6% | UBS | $61.00 → $51.00−16.4% | Hold | +2.4% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks 06:05 | −1.7%next day −1.0% · 5 days −0.8% | ↗ |
| Anthony Pettinari★★★★★★★★★★#445 · hits 61% · avg +13.3% | Citi | $65.00 → $63.00−3.1% | Buy | +26.5% | Reiterated | 02.10.26on TipRanks 08:20 | −0.2%next day −1.7% · 5 days −2.8% | ↗ |
| AI xAi Packaging and ContainersxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $58.00 → $55.00−5.2% | Buy | +10.5% | Reiterated | 01.10.26on TipRanks Sep 30 23:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Packaging and ContainersDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $58.00 → $54.00−6.9% | Hold | +8.5% | Downgrade | 01.10.26on TipRanks Sep 30 23:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Packaging and ContainersOpenAI 4o | TipRanks - OpenAI | $55.00 → $53.00−3.6% | Hold | +6.4% | Downgrade | 01.10.26on TipRanks Sep 30 23:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Packaging and ContainersAnthropic Opus-4.1 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $52.00 → $51.00−1.9% | Hold | +2.4% | Reiterated | 01.10.26on TipRanks Sep 30 23:05 | — | |
| AI Google Packaging and ContainersGemini 2.5Pro | TipRanks - Google | $58.00 → $56.00−3.4% | Buy | +12.5% | Reiterated | 01.10.26on TipRanks Sep 30 23:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Packaging and ContainersPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $57.00 → $54.00−5.3% | Hold | +8.5% | Downgrade | 01.10.26on TipRanks Sep 30 23:05 | — | |
| Anojja Shah★★★★★★★★★★#9062 · hits 38% · avg −1.6% | UBS | — | Hold | — | Reiterated | 20.09.26on TipRanks 21:10 | −0.7%next day +2.9% · 5 days +2.5% | ↗ |
| Michael Roxland★★★★★★★★★★#2315 · hits 57% · avg +5.0% | Truist Financial | $68.00 | Buy | +36.6% | Reiterated | 18.09.26on TipRanks 07:30 | −0.1%next day −0.7% · 5 days +1.2% | ↗ |
| George Staphos★★★★★★★★★★#3138 · hits 49% · avg +3.4% | Bank of America Securities | $69.00 → $60.00−13.0% | Hold | +20.5% | Downgrade | 03.09.26on TipRanks 06:25 | −4.8%next day −1.0% · 5 days −8.1% | ↗ |
| Ghansham Panjabi★★★★★★★★★★#1720 · hits 57% · avg +5.3% | Robert W. Baird | — | Hold | — | Reiterated | 24.07.26on TipRanks 07:10 | +3.3%next day +0.7% · 5 days −4.3% | ↗ |
| Gabrial Hajde★★★★★★★★★★#4016 · hits 57% · avg +2.6% | Wells Fargo | $56.00 | Hold | +12.5% | Reiterated | 24.07.26on TipRanks 05:11 | +3.3%next day +0.7% · 5 days −4.3% | ↗ |
| Unknown Analyst | Raymond James | — | Hold | — | Reiterated | 21.04.26on TipRanks Apr 22 07:20 | +0.6%next day −17.2% · 5 days −13.2% | ↗ |
| Hillary Cacanando★★★★★★★★★★#919 · hits 80% · avg +29.8% | Deutsche Bank | $63.00 | Buy | +26.5% | Initiated | 31.03.26on TipRanks Apr 1 05:00 | −1.2%next day +1.2% · 5 days −0.9% | ↗ |
| John Dunigan★★★★★★★★★★#4346 · hits 100% · avg +37.0% | Jefferies | $68.00 | Buy | +36.6% | Reiterated | 12.03.26on TipRanks 09:15 | +0.7%next day +1.7% · 5 days −0.8% | ↗ |
| Unknown Analyst | Goldman Sachs | — | Hold | — | Reiterated | 06.11.25on TipRanks Dec 31 11:40 | +0.1%next day +0.5% · 5 days +3.9% | |
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Every rating the collector has kept for the last 12 months, including the earlier ones of the same analyst. Latest of each analyst
Best analysts covering Sonoco Products
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How the average price target moved
The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 02.10.26: target $61.75 at a price of $48.50 (+27.3%); now: $57.60 at $49.79 (+15.7%).
PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target
Recommendation trend
Strong BuyBuyHoldSell
| Rating | 05.26 | 06.26 | 07.26 | 08.26 | 09.26 | 10.26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buy | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 6 |
| Hold | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Sell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Earnings and sales forecast
Next report: 21.10.26 (Q3 2026, date not confirmed)
Earnings per share
Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $1.78 (from $1.67 to $1.99). Last quarter: $1.51.
Sales
Next quarter’s sales estimate — $2.1B (from $2.0B to $2.1B). Last quarter: $1.9B.
Best top-analyst consensus in the sector · Consumercyclical
About Sonoco Products
- CEO: Robert Howard Coker
- Employees: 22,000
- 1 North Second Street, Hartsville, SC, 29550, US
- www.sonoco.com
Sonoco Products Company (SON), through its numerous subsidiaries, operates as a worldwide producer and vendor of both industrial and consumer packaging solutions. Its extensive reach covers markets across North and South America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company's operations are organized into two primary divisions: Consumer Packaging and Industrial Paper Packaging. Under the Consumer Packaging segment, Sonoco crafts and delivers a variety of products including rigid paper containers in both round and custom shapes, metal and easy-peel membrane closures, and thermoformed plastic trays and containers. This segment also specializes in printed flexible packaging and offers comprehensive global brand artwork management services. The Industrial Paper Packaging segment provides a range of fiber-based goods, such as tubes, cones, and cores for various applications, as well as fiber-based tubes specifically designed for construction. It also manufactures fiber-based protective packaging and components. Additionally, this division supplies reels and spools constructed from wood, metal, and composite materials for the wire and cable industries, and offers recycled paperboard, corrugating medium, recovered paper, and related material recycling services. Sonoco's broader product lineup also encompasses thermoformed rigid plastic trays and specialized devices, custom-engineered molded foam solutions for protective packaging, and systems for temperature-assured shipping. Their offerings further include injection-molded and extruded containers, spools, and parts, alongside retail security packaging that features printed backer cards, thermoformed blisters, and heat-sealing machinery. The company additionally supplies paper amenities. These diverse products serve a wide spectrum of industries, including paper, textiles, film, food, chemicals, general packaging, construction, and wire and cable sectors. Sonoco Products Company, founded in 1899, is headquartered in Hartsville
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