$0.00 EPS Expected for Magal Security Systems Ltd. (USA) (MAGS), Last Week Sonoco Products Co (SON) Coverage

May 15, 2017 - By Migdalia James

Among 10 analysts covering Sonoco Products Company (NYSE:SON), 1 have Buy rating, 4 Sell and 5 Hold. Therefore 10% are positive. Sonoco Products Company had 18 analyst reports since August 7, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. Goldman Sachs initiated Sonoco Products Co (NYSE:SON) rating on Thursday, May 12. Goldman Sachs has “Neutral” rating and $50 target. On Monday, November 23 the stock rating was upgraded by Macquarie Research to “Outperform”. Zacks upgraded the shares of SON in report on Friday, August 7 to “Sell” rating. The firm earned “Hold” rating on Friday, March 18 by Vertical Research. The stock of Sonoco Products Co (NYSE:SON) has “Sell” rating given on Tuesday, September 1 by Zacks. The company was downgraded on Monday, October 3 by Bank of America. The stock of Sonoco Products Co (NYSE:SON) earned “Neutral” rating by Macquarie Research on Tuesday, November 10. Deutsche Bank reinitiated it with “Hold” rating and $42.0 target in Monday, November 16 report. The rating was downgraded by DA Davidson to “Underperform” on Monday, April 11. The company was downgraded on Friday, December 9 by Argus Research. See Sonoco Products Co (NYSE:SON) latest ratings:

24/04/2017 Broker: DA Davidson Old Rating: Underperform New Rating: Neutral Old Target: $48.00 New Target: $54.00 Upgrade
09/12/2016 Broker: Argus Research Old Rating: Buy New Rating: Hold Downgrade

Analysts expect Magal Security Systems Ltd. (USA) (NASDAQ:MAGS) to report $0.00 EPS on May, 30. It is down 49.52% since October 6, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 38.87% the S&P500.

Since January 4, 2017, it had 0 buys, and 6 insider sales for $700,190 activity. Another trade for 884 shares valued at $48,620 was made by SCHRUM ROGER P on Wednesday, January 25. Shares for $30,302 were sold by Harrell James A. III. MAHONEY KEVIN P had sold 535 shares worth $28,398. Coker R. Howard had sold 9,691 shares worth $516,977 on Tuesday, February 28.

Sonoco Products Company is engaged in manufacturing of industrial and consumer packaging products, and providing packaging services. The company has market cap of $5.01 billion. The Firm operates in four divisions: Consumer Packaging, Paper and Industrial Converted Products, Display and Packaging, and Protective Solutions. It has a 18.45 P/E ratio. The Company’s Consumer Packaging segment’s services and products include round composite cans, aluminum, steel and peelable membrane easy-open closures for composite and metal cans; plastic bottles, cups and trays, and printed flexible packaging and global brand management.

Investors sentiment decreased to 0.87 in 2016 Q4. Its down 0.02, from 0.89 in 2016Q3. It worsened, as 23 investors sold Sonoco Products Co shares while 122 reduced holdings. 34 funds opened positions while 92 raised stakes. 70.18 million shares or 2.68% more from 68.35 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. 459,078 are held by Sabal Trust. 8.24M were accumulated by Vanguard Group. Aqr Capital Management Ltd invested in 0.08% or 1.04 million shares. Fdx Advsrs Incorporated owns 11,117 shares. Moreover, Creative Planning has 0% invested in Sonoco Products Co (NYSE:SON) for 5,317 shares. Moreover, Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) has 0% invested in Sonoco Products Co (NYSE:SON). Wedge Capital Mgmt L L P Nc holds 0.01% or 10,730 shares. Moreover, Sei Investments has 0.01% invested in Sonoco Products Co (NYSE:SON) for 22,497 shares. Great Lakes Lc holds 4,389 shares. Riverhead Cap Mgmt Limited Co invested in 4,600 shares. Manning & Napier Ltd Liability owns 18,197 shares. Blackrock Institutional Trust Na invested in 3.05M shares. State Street owns 6.49 million shares for 0.03% of their portfolio. Tctc Lc accumulated 6,252 shares or 0.02% of the stock. 469,620 were reported by Credit Suisse Ag.

About 59,555 shares traded. Sonoco Products Co (NYSE:SON) has declined 1.23% since October 6, 2016 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 11.88% the S&P500.

Magal Security Systems Ltd. is an international well-known provider of products and solutions for security, safety and site management. The company has market cap of $145.34 million. The Company’s solutions are integrated and managed by modular command and control software, supported by systems for real-time decision support. It has a 490.24 P/E ratio. It operates through three divisions: Perimeter Products, Turnkey Projects and Cyber Security.