Why SON Stock surged +2.34% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash

$49.89 +2.34% NYSE • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

Sonoco Products Company (SON) receives a Roarable Rating of D (Sell) and flashes a Red SELL / AVOID warning (60/100 RQD Confidence). Our SEC filing scanner spotted paper earnings outpacing real operating cash flow (+237.3% (NI vs OCF)) while unpaid customer invoices grew—a classic sign to step aside until cash flow catches up.

ROARABLE D • SELL / AVOID Cap $4.93B
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:58% Call Buyers ($2.6M)
42% PutsMax Pain: $49.00
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Why SON Stock surged +2.34% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash

Sonoco Products Company (SON) surged +2.34% to $49.89 as options desks priced 58% call premium vs. 42% put protection around the $49 max-pain magnet. Accounting Warning: Paper earnings outpaced operating cash flow (+237.3% (NI vs OCF)) as receivables rose.

  • ▸Technical Tape: Trading at 50% of its 52-week range ($39.27 – $60.67) with RSI-14 at 51.3 (NEUTRAL RANGE).
  • ▸Whale Options Positioning: $2.6M in bullish call flow vs. $1.9M in put flow (Put/Call 0.72x, implied earnings swing ±7%).
  • ▸Primary SEC / Cross-Feed Trigger: SON Accounting Gap: Net Income (+220%) Outpaced OCF (-17.3%) With +-59.2% Working-Capital Build
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CATALYSTYahoo • 4d ago
Bear of the Day: Sonoco (SON)

Sonoco's downbeat earnings revisions picture lands it a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) right now.

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SON // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +0.00%📐 HORIZONTAL RANGE
2026-10-30O $50.75H $50.75L $49.35C $49.96VOL 1.55M
RES: $62.28SUP: $46.71SMA50: $50.65SMA200: $52.40
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Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
-14.3%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +41.7% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

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Why is SON stock moving today?

Why SON Stock surged +2.34% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash. Accounting Warning: Paper earnings outpaced operating cash flow (+237.3% (NI vs OCF)) as receivables rose.