Rep. Lisa C. McClain Sells Sony Corporation (NYSE:SONY) Shares

Key Points

• Representative Lisa C. McClain sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in shares of Sony Corporation (NYSE:SONY) on June 24th.
• Sony's stock price increased by 3.6% to $28.73, with an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from analysts and a consensus price target of $28.00.
• Recent earnings results show Sony reported $0.30 EPS, exceeding analyst expectations, despite revenue falling short at $17.79 billion.

Representative Lisa C. McClain (R-Michigan) recently sold shares of Sony Corporation NYSE: SONY. In a filing disclosed on August 13th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Sony stock on June 24th. The trade occurred in the Representative's "CHARLES SCHWAB BROKERAGE ACCOUNT 924" account.

Representative Lisa C. McClain also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Autoliv NYSE: ALV on 8/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Amazon.com NASDAQ: AMZN on 8/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Applied Materials NASDAQ: AMAT on 8/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. NYSE: AJG on 8/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of SAP NYSE: SAP on 7/22/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of XPO NYSE: XPO on 7/22/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Lithia Motors NYSE: LAD on 7/22/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Sanofi NASDAQ: SNY on 7/22/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Waters NYSE: WAT on 7/22/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Group 1 Automotive NYSE: GPI on 7/22/2025.

Sony Stock Up 3.6%

NYSE:SONY traded up $0.99 on Friday, hitting $28.73. 5,182,950 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,966,222. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $25.41 and a 200-day moving average price of $24.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 1.03. Sony Corporation has a 52 week low of $17.42 and a 52 week high of $29.16. The company has a market cap of $173.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.80 and a beta of 0.91.

Sony (NYSE:SONY - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $0.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.24 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $17.79 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $18.88 billion. Sony had a net margin of 9.14% and a return on equity of 13.88%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $189.90 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Sony Corporation will post 1.23 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Sony from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $28.00.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Sony

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SONY. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in Sony by 422.0% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 19,908 shares of the company's stock valued at $421,000 after purchasing an additional 16,094 shares during the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. bought a new position in shares of Sony during the fourth quarter valued at $200,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Sony by 557.8% during the fourth quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 7,696 shares of the company's stock valued at $163,000 after acquiring an additional 6,526 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC raised its stake in shares of Sony by 433.9% during the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 5,611,758 shares of the company's stock valued at $118,745,000 after acquiring an additional 4,560,626 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Sony by 344.9% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,186,971 shares of the company's stock valued at $25,116,000 after acquiring an additional 920,194 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 14.05% of the company's stock.

About Representative McClain

Lisa McClain (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Michigan's 9th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2023. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027. McClain (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 9th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election. Lisa McClain lives in Romeo, Michigan. McClain earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Northwood University. Her career experience includes founding and working as the president of North End Support Team.

About Sony

Sony Group Corporation designs, develops, produces, and sells electronic equipment, instruments, and devices for the consumer, professional, and industrial markets in Japan, the United States, Europe, China, the Asia-Pacific, and internationally. The company distributes software titles and add-on content through digital networks; network services related to game, video, and music content; and home gaming consoles, packaged and game software, and peripheral devices.

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