SONSonoco Products Company
What is the market doing?
No clear lean: insiders net buying, but heavily shorted (+11% of shares).
Rangebound, no clear trend. Price is −6% vs its 200-day average.
Insiders were net buyers over the 90 days ending Oct 8, 2026.
Heavily shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, more than a week of normal trading to cover, a crowded exit.
Against the whole market›
Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.
Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.
How SON is trading
Sonoco Products Company is +6.9% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 11 points behind the market.
1-year return · S&P 500 +18%
- vs 200-day average
- −5.7%
vs 200-day average · below trend, but not far
- RSI (14)
- 39
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- 21%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-09
- $47.91
- 1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
- −1.1%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +18%
- +6.9%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
- −7.6%
- vs 50-day average$53.19
- −9.9%
- 52-week high
- $60.55
- 52-week low
- $38.00
- Annualised volatility
- 31%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08
- $634K
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +12% |
| 2025 | −6.3% |
| 2024 | −9.1% |
| 2023 | −4.7% |
| 2022 | +8.3% |
| 2021 | +0.53% |
| 2020 | −0.73% |
| 2019 | +20% |
| 2018 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | +3.9% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 6 of 10 | +1.3% |
| Feb | 10 | 6 of 10 | −0.07% |
| Mar | 10 | 6 of 10 | +1.5% |
| Apr | 10 | 4 of 10 | −0.96% |
| May | 10 | 5 of 10 | +2.4% |
| Jun | 10 | 5 of 10 | −0.42% |
| Jul | 11 | 6 of 11 | +1.9% |
| Aug | 11 | 8 of 11 | +0.72% |
| Sep | 11 | 3 of 11 | −4.0% |
| Oct | 11 | 2 of 11 | −1.7% |
| Nov | 10 | 8 of 10 | +5.7% |
| Dec | 10 | 4 of 10 | −0.95% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
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