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For new and old investors, taking full advantage of the stock market and investing with confidence are common goals.
Many investors also have a go-to methodology that helps guide their buy and sell decisions. One way to find winning stocks based on your preferred way of investing is to use the Zacks Style Scores, which are indicators that rate stocks based on three widely-followed investing types: value, growth, and momentum.
Why Investors Should Pay Attention to This Value Stock
Different than growth or momentum investors, value-focused investors are all about finding good stocks at good prices, and discovering which companies are trading under what their true value is before the broader market catches on. The Value Style Score utilizes ratios like P/E, PEG, Price/Sales, and Price/Cash Flow to help pick out the most attractive and discounted stocks.
Sonoco (SON)
Incorporated in 1899, Hartsville, SC-based Sonoco Products is a leading provider of consumer packaging, industrial products, protective packaging and packaging supply chain services. The company manufactures paperboard, primarily from recycled materials, for both internal use and open market sale.
SON sits at a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), holds a Value Style Score of A, and has a VGM Score of B. Compared to the Containers - Paper and Packaging industry's P/E of 15.2X, shares of Sonoco are trading at a forward P/E of 7.8X. SON also has a PEG Ratio of 0.6, a Price/Cash Flow ratio of 5.7X, and a Price/Sales ratio of 0.7X.
A company's earnings performance is important for value investors as well. For fiscal 2025, one analyst revised their earnings estimate higher in the last 60 days for SON, while the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.09 to $5.94 per share. SON also holds an average earnings surprise of 2%.
Investors should take the time to consider SON for their portfolios due to its solid Zacks Ranks, notable earnings and valuation metrics, and impressive Value and VGM Style Scores.
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