Analyst Ratings For Sonoco Products Company (NYSE:SON)

Today, Sonoco Products Company (NYSE:SON) stock received an upgrade by Robert W. Baird from Neutral to Outperform with a price target of $60.00.

There are 2 sell ratings, 7 hold ratings, 2 buy ratings on the stock.

The current consensus rating on Sonoco Products Company (NYSE:SON) is Hold (Score: 2.00) with a consensus target price of $49.00 per share, a potential 4.93% downside.

Some recent analyst ratings include

• 7/19/2017-Robert W. Baird Upgrade from a “Neutral ” rating to a ” Outperform” rating.
• 6/28/2017-Jefferies Group LLC Reiterated Rating of Hold .
• 4/21/2017-DA Davidson Upgrade from a “Underperform ” rating to a ” Neutral” rating.
• 4/14/2017-Barclays PLC Reiterated Rating of Overweight.
• 2/9/2017-KeyCorp Reiterated Rating of Hold.
• 12/9/2016-Argus was Downgraded by analysts at Argus from a “Buy ” rating to a ” Hold” rating.
• 10/24/2016-Vertical Research Upgrade from a “Sell ” rating to a ” Hold” rating.

Dividend information for Sonoco Products Company (NYSE:SON)

Sonoco Products Company (NYSE:SON) pays an annual dividend of Community Ranking: with a yield of 3.03% and an average dividend growth of 5.90% based on a 3 Year Average.

Dividend History for Sonoco Products Company (NYSE:SON)

• On 4/19/2017 Sonoco Products Company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.39 2.95% with an ex dividend date of 5/10/2017 which will be payable on 6/9/2017.
• On 2/9/2017 Sonoco Products Company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.37 2.8% with an ex dividend date of 2/17/2017 which will be payable on 3/10/2017.
• On 10/18/2016 Sonoco Products Company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.37 2.9% with an ex dividend date of 11/8/2016 which will be payable on 12/9/2016.
• On 7/20/2016 Sonoco Products Company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.37 2.88% with an ex dividend date of 8/10/2016 which will be payable on 9/9/2016.
• On 4/20/2016 Sonoco Products Company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.37 3.14% with an ex dividend date of 5/11/2016 which will be payable on 6/10/2016.
• On 2/10/2016 Sonoco Products Company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.35 3.47% with an ex dividend date of 2/22/2016 which will be payable on 3/10/2016.
• On 10/19/2015 Sonoco Products Company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.35 3.34% with an ex dividend date of 11/10/2015 which will be payable on 12/10/2015.

Recent Insider Trading Activity For Sonoco Products Company (NYSE:SON)
Sonoco Products Company (NYSE:SON) has insider ownership of 1.90% and institutional ownership of 74.12%.

• On 4/21/2017 Marcy J Thompson, VP, sold 940 with an average share price of $53.28 per share and the total transaction amounting to $50,083.20. View SEC Filing
• On 3/20/2017 James A Harrell III, VP, sold 556 with an average share price of $54.50 per share and the total transaction amounting to $30,302.00. View SEC Filing
• On 2/28/2017 R. Howard Coker, SVP, sold 9,691 with an average share price of $53.35 per share and the total transaction amounting to $517,014.85. View SEC Filing
• On 1/25/2017 Roger P Schrum, VP, sold 884 with an average share price of $55.00 per share and the total transaction amounting to $48,620.00. View SEC Filing
• On 1/4/2017 Roger P Schrum, VP, sold 808 with an average share price of $54.00 per share and the total transaction amounting to $43,632.00. View SEC Filing
• On 11/7/2016 John E Linville, Director, sold 54,000 with an average share price of $50.46 per share and the total transaction amounting to $2,724,840.00. View SEC Filing
• On 11/7/2016 Kevin P Mahoney, SVP, sold 212 with an average share price of $50.57 per share and the total transaction amounting to $10,720.84. View SEC Filing

Recent Trading Activity for Sonoco Products Company (NYSE:SON)
Shares of Sonoco Products Company closed the previous trading session at 51.54 down -0.24 -0.46% with 430,433 shares trading hands.