NYSE:SNE - Sony Stock Price, Price Target & More

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$46.46 -0.01 (-0.02 %)

(As of 05/24/2018 04:00 PM ET)

Previous Close$46.46

Today's Range$46.11 - $46.65

52-Week Range$35.80 - $53.91

Volume806,230 shs

Average Volume1.27 million shs

Market Capitalization$59.46 billion

P/E Ratio14.12

Dividend Yield0.20%

Beta1.4

About Sony (NYSE:SNE)

Sony Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, and sells electronic equipment, instruments, and devices for consumer, professional, and industrial markets worldwide. It offers LCD televisions, optical pickups, mobile phones, tablets, audio equipment and video conference systems, batteries, broadcast and professional-use video equipment, and DVD-players/recorders; and Blu-ray Disc players and recorders, ROMs, CDs, DVDs, and UMDs. The company also provides Internet broadband network services to subscribers, as well as creates and distributes content through its portal services to various electronics product platforms, such as PCs and mobile phones; and interchangeable lens cameras, compact digital cameras, and consumer and professional video cameras, as well as display products comprising projectors and medical equipment. In addition, it offers PlayStation hardware, including home and portable game consoles; network services relating to game, video, and music content; and packaged software and peripheral devices, as well as complementary metal oxide semiconductor image sensors, charge-coupled devices, large-scale integration systems, and other semiconductors. Further, the company produces, acquires, and distributes live-action and animated motion pictures, as well as television programming, including scripted series, daytime serials, game shows, animated series, made for television movies and miniseries, and other programming; operates a visual effects and animation unit; manages a studio facility; and operates television and digital networks. Additionally, it produces and distributes recorded music, animation titles, and game applications; engages in music publishing business; and provides life and non-life insurance, savings products, and loans. The company was formerly known as Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha and changed its name to Sony Corporation in January 1958. Sony Corporation was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry Household audio & video equipment

Sub-IndustryN/A

SectorConsumer Discretionary

SymbolNYSE:SNE

CUSIPN/A

Webwww.sony.net

Phone813-6748-2111

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.17

Current Ratio0.92

Quick Ratio0.80

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio14.12

Forward P/E Ratio11.04

P/E Growth2.23

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$77.15 billion

Price / Sales0.76

Cash Flow$5.8588 per share

Price / Cash7.93

Book Value$25.98 per share

Price / Book1.79

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$3.29

Net Income$4.42 billion

Net Margins5.68%

Return on Equity13.27%

Return on Assets2.46%

Miscellaneous

Employees128,400

Outstanding Shares1,263,560,000

Sony (NYSE:SNE) Frequently Asked Questions

What is Sony's stock symbol?

Sony trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "SNE."

How often does Sony pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Sony?

Sony declared a None dividend on Thursday, June 29th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 30th will be given a dividend of $0.078 per share on Friday, June 9th. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 28th. View Sony's Dividend History.

How were Sony's earnings last quarter?

Sony Corp (NYSE:SNE) issued its earnings results on Friday, April, 27th. The company reported ($0.12) EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.10 by $0.22. The business earned $1,951 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1,993.05 billion. Sony had a net margin of 5.68% and a return on equity of 13.27%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 2.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $21.90 EPS. View Sony's Earnings History.

When is Sony's next earnings date?

Sony is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August, 7th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Sony.

What price target have analysts set for SNE?

6 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Sony's shares. Their forecasts range from $39.93 to $85.29. On average, they expect Sony's stock price to reach $62.61 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Sony.

Are investors shorting Sony?

Sony saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,704,310 shares, an increase of 68.2% from the April 30th total of 1,607,893 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,213,191 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.2 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Who are some of Sony's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Sony include Panasonic (PCRFY), Knowles (KN), Technicolor (TCLRY), Universal Electronics (UEIC), LRAD (LRAD), Koss (KOSS), Provision (PVHO), Guitammer (GTMM) and C International Income Fund (CRWFF).

Who are Sony's key executives?

Sony's management team includes the folowing people:

Mr. Kazuo Hirai, Chairman (Age 58)
Mr. Kenichiro Yoshida, CEO, Pres, Representative Corp. Exec. Officer & Director (Age 59)
Mr. Hiroki Totoki, Exec. VP, Representative Corp. Exec. Officer & CFO (Age 54)
Mr. Shigeki Ishizuka, Exec. VP & Corp. Exec. Officer (Age 60)
Mr. Tomoyuki Suzuki, Exec. Deputy Pres & Corp. Exec. Officer (Age 64)

Has Sony been receiving favorable news coverage?

Press coverage about SNE stock has been trending positive on Thursday, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by monitoring more than twenty million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Sony earned a news impact score of 0.42 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news articles about the company an impact score of 45.30 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future.

Who are Sony's major shareholders?

Sony's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Gamco Investors INC. ET AL (0.38%), Gabelli Funds LLC (0.24%), Summit Trail Advisors LLC (0.11%), Minneapolis Portfolio Management Group LLC (0.10%), Northern Trust Corp (0.09%) and Millennium Management LLC (0.07%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for Sony.

Which institutional investors are selling Sony stock?

SNE stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Millennium Management LLC, Gamco Investors INC. ET AL, Sei Investments Co., Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Cavalry Management Group LLC, BlackRock Inc., PNC Financial Services Group Inc. and Gabelli Funds LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Sony.

Which institutional investors are buying Sony stock?

SNE stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Summit Trail Advisors LLC, Gluskin Sheff & Assoc Inc., NorthCoast Asset Management LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Atwood & Palmer Inc., Eagle Global Advisors LLC, Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. and United Capital Financial Advisers LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Sony.

How do I buy shares of Sony?

Shares of SNE can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

What is Sony's stock price today?

One share of SNE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $46.46.

How big of a company is Sony?

Sony has a market capitalization of $59.46 billion and generates $77.15 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $4.42 billion in net income (profit) each year or $3.29 on an earnings per share basis. Sony employs 128,400 workers across the globe.

How can I contact Sony?

Sony's mailing address is 1-7-1 KONAN MINATO-KU, TOKYO M0, 108-0075. The company can be reached via phone at 813-6748-2111 or via email at [email protected]

MarketBeat Community Rating for Sony (SNE)

Community Ranking:		3.0 out of 5 ( )
Outperform Votes:		388 (Vote Outperform)
Underperform Votes:		267 (Vote Underperform)
Total Votes:		655

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Sony and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe SNE will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe SNE will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

Sony (NYSE:SNE) Price Target and Consensus Rating

(How are Consensus Ratings Calculated?)

6 Wall Street analysts have issued ratings and price targets for Sony in the last 12 months. Their average twelve-month price target is $62.61, suggesting that the stock has a possible upside of 34.76%. The high price target for SNE is $85.29 and the low price target for SNE is $39.93. There are currently 5 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus rating of "Hold."

	Today	30 Days Ago	90 Days Ago	180 Days Ago
Consensus Rating:	Hold	Buy	Buy	Buy
Consensus Rating Score:	2.17	2.57	2.57	2.71
Ratings Breakdown:	0 Sell Rating(s) 5 Hold Rating(s) 1 Buy Rating(s) 0 Strong Buy Rating(s)	0 Sell Rating(s) 4 Hold Rating(s) 2 Buy Rating(s) 1 Strong Buy Rating(s)	0 Sell Rating(s) 4 Hold Rating(s) 2 Buy Rating(s) 1 Strong Buy Rating(s)	0 Sell Rating(s) 3 Hold Rating(s) 3 Buy Rating(s) 1 Strong Buy Rating(s)
Consensus Price Target:	$62.61	$55.4067	$46.9233	$46.9233
Price Target Upside:	34.76% upside	12.27% upside	7.63% downside	1.79% upside

Sony (NYSE:SNE) Consensus Price Target History

Price Target History for Sony (NYSE:SNE)

Sony (NYSE:SNE) Analyst Ratings History

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Date	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target	Impact on Share Price
5/7/2018	UBS	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral		Low
4/16/2018	Jefferies Group	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$85.29	Low
1/23/2018	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Neutral		High
10/11/2017	Morgan Stanley	Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Equal Weight		N/A
9/19/2017	Credit Suisse Group	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Neutral		Low
9/11/2017	Citigroup	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral	$40.60 ➝ $39.93	High
5/1/2017	Goldman Sachs Group	Reiterated Rating	Conviction-Buy		Low
4/25/2017	Sanford C. Bernstein	Initiated Coverage	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$41.00	Low
7/6/2016	Deutsche Bank	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy		N/A
6/7/2016	BNP Paribas	Upgrade	Reduce ➝ Hold		N/A

(Data available from 5/24/2016 forward)

Sony (NYSE:SNE) Earnings History and Estimates Chart

Sony (NYSE:SNE) Earnings Estimates

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $4.21 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $4.63 EPS

Sony (NYSE SNE) Earnings History by Quarter

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
8/7/2018
4/27/2018	3/31/2018	$0.10	($0.12)	$1,993.0485 billion	$1,951.00 billion	View	N/A
2/2/2018	n/a	$1.15	$1.89	$2,560.3988 billion	$2,672.3170 billion	View	Listen
10/31/2017	Q2 2018	$0.54	$0.90		$18.2520 billion	View	N/A
8/1/2017	6/30/2017	$0.48	$0.56	$1,735.8574 billion	$1,858.10 billion	View	Listen
4/28/2017	Q4 2017	$0.07	$0.19		$16.9960 billion	View	N/A
2/2/2017	Q317	$0.38	$0.13	$22.35 billion	$2,397.50 billion	View	Listen
11/7/2016	Q217	($0.07)	$0.04	$16.90 billion	$1,688.90 billion	View	N/A
7/29/2016	Q1 2017	($0.28)	$0.16		$15.6620 billion	View	N/A
4/28/2016	Q416	($0.58)	($0.6480)	$64.27 billion	$1,824.1010 billion	View	Listen
1/29/2016	Q3 2016		$0.78		$21.5070 billion	View	N/A
10/29/2015	Q2	$21.26	$26.10	$1,905.4299 billion	$1,892.70 billion	View	Listen
7/30/2015	Q215	$40.90	$70.52	$65.06 billion	$1,808.10 billion	View	Listen
4/30/2015	Q4	($93.60)	($0.76)	$1,910.2660 billion	$1,937.7120 billion	View	N/A
2/4/2015	Q314	$0.25	$0.63		$21.1390 billion	View	N/A
10/31/2014	Q2	($156.14)	($124.32)	$1,797.5318 billion	$1,901.50 billion	View	N/A
7/31/2014	Q1	($10.30)	$22.94	$1,692.7375 billion	$1,809.00 billion	View	N/A
5/14/2014	Q4	($120.90)	($132.97)	$1,761.9915 billion	$1,870.9230 billion	View	N/A
2/6/2014	Q3	$14.60	$26.00	$2,194.5714 billion	$2,412.8190 billion	View	N/A
10/31/2013	Q213	$11.00	($18.91)	$80.07 billion	$1,776.00 billion	View	N/A
8/1/2013	Q413	$4.00	$2.98	$1,686.4167 billion	$1,712.00 billion	View	N/A
5/9/2013		$37.00	$92.89		$1,733.0290 billion	View	N/A
2/7/2013	Q313	$67.33	($0.12)	$23.37 billion	$22.39 billion	View	N/A
11/1/2012	Q2 2013		($0.20)			View	N/A
8/2/2012		$6.00	$24.55			View	N/A
5/10/2012		($322.20)	($388.80)			View	N/A
2/2/2012		($26.10)	($158.40)			View	N/A
11/2/2011		$17.40	($26.88)			View	N/A
7/28/2011		$4.50	($15.45)			View	N/A
5/26/2011	Q4 2011	($0.57)	($0.29)			View	N/A
2/3/2011		$0.77	$0.89			View	N/A
10/29/2010	Q2 2011	$0.08	$0.40			View	N/A
8/2/2010	Q1 2011	($0.08)	$0.29			View	N/A
2/3/2010	Q3 2010	($0.01)	$0.86			View	N/A
10/30/2009	Q2 2010	($0.42)	($0.29)			View	N/A
5/14/2009	Q4 2009		($1.68)			View	N/A
10/29/2008	Q2 2009	$0.41	$0.19			View	N/A
7/29/2008	Q1 2009	$0.52	$0.34			View	N/A
1/31/2008	Q3 2008	$1.03	$1.77			View	N/A

(Earnings results data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Sony (NYSE:SNE) Dividend Information

Sony pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share, with a dividend yield of 0.22%. SNE's most recent none dividend payment was Friday, June 9. The company has grown its dividend for the last 2 consecutive years and is increasing its dividend by an average of 18.40% each year. Sony pays out 3.04% of its earnings out as a dividend.

Most Recent Dividend:	6/9/2017
Annual Dividend:	$0.10
Dividend Yield:	0.22%
Dividend Growth:	18.40% (3 Year Average)
Payout Ratio(s):	3.04% (Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 2.38% (Based on This Year's Estimates) 2.16% (Based on Next Year's Estimates) 1.71% (Based on Cash Flow)
Track Record:	2 Years of Consecutive Dividend Growth

Dividend Payments by Quarter for Sony (NYSE:SNE)

Sony (NYSE:SNE) Dividend History by Quarter

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
6/29/2017	None	$0.0780		3/28/2017	3/30/2017	6/9/2017

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Sony (NYSE SNE) Insider Trading and Institutional Ownership History

Insider Ownership Percentage: 7.00%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 6.89%

Insider Trading History for Sony (NYSE:SNE)

Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Sony (NYSE:SNE)

Sony (NYSE SNE) Insider Trading History

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction	Shares Held After Transaction	Details

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Sony (NYSE SNE) News Headlines

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Date	Headline
	PlayStation 4 is in 'final phase' of its life, says Sony – offering clues for PS5 release date uk.finance.yahoo.com - May 24 at 5:49 PM
	Sony Co. (SNE) Given Average Rating of "Buy" by Brokerages www.americanbankingnews.com - May 24 at 11:54 AM
	Sony’s EMI Acquisition Could Shift the Music Industry’s Balance of Power investorplace.com - May 24 at 11:18 AM
	Sony's big EMI deal grows catalog to 4.5 million songs www.bizjournals.com - May 24 at 8:12 AM
	Has Sony (SNE) Outpaced Other Consumer Discretionary Stocks This Year? www.zacks.com - May 24 at 8:12 AM
	Sony reports segment revenue guidance for FY2021 seekingalpha.com - May 24 at 8:12 AM
	This Year It's 'Battlefield 5' Fighting YouTube Trailer Dislikes For A Change finance.yahoo.com - May 24 at 8:12 AM
	Sony Co. (SNE) Expected to Announce Earnings of $1.13 Per Share www.americanbankingnews.com - May 23 at 11:08 PM
	Sony X850F TV Review: Fatally Flawed www.forbes.com - May 23 at 5:42 PM
	Please Sony, Don't Make The PS5 For 2019. Or 2020. www.forbes.com - May 23 at 5:42 PM
	Storm Tracking And Jetpacks: What Else Could Fortnite's New Backpacks Hold? finance.yahoo.com - May 23 at 5:42 PM
	EA's Latest Buyout to Strengthen Position in Cloud Gaming finance.yahoo.com - May 23 at 5:42 PM
	This analyst says Sony is increasingly focused on content www.cnbc.com - May 23 at 8:13 AM
	New Sony chief says artificial intelligence key to its survival www.ft.com - May 23 at 8:13 AM
	Next PlayStation Is Three Years Off, Sony Says www.wsj.com - May 23 at 8:13 AM
	[$$] Next PlayStation Is Three Years Off, Sony Says finance.yahoo.com - May 23 at 8:13 AM
	Sony (SNE) Plans to Acquire EMI Music Publishing for $2.3B finance.yahoo.com - May 23 at 8:13 AM
	[$$] New Sony chief says artificial intelligence key to its survival finance.yahoo.com - May 23 at 8:13 AM
	Sony's $2.3B deal with EMI will make Sony the world's No. 1 music publisher finance.yahoo.com - May 22 at 5:13 PM
	Sony's EMI deal is part of its 'journey' into more content: Analyst www.cnbc.com - May 22 at 5:13 PM
	Sony in $2.3 billion deal for EMI, becomes world's biggest music publisher finance.yahoo.com - May 22 at 5:13 PM
	Sony's shift to a content focus is a good idea: Analyst www.cnbc.com - May 22 at 8:13 AM
	Here's Why Sony Will Say Goodbye to Gadgets www.bloomberg.com - May 22 at 8:13 AM
	Sony Corp (ADR) Is This Decade’s Underappreciated Turnaround investorplace.com - May 21 at 1:52 PM
	New Sony CEO to Detail Shift Away From Gadgets in Mid-Term Plan finance.yahoo.com - May 20 at 6:05 PM
	Can Sony Michel Become Patriots' Most Productive Rookie Running Back Of Bill Belichick Era? www.forbes.com - May 18 at 8:24 AM
	'Music is a growth business again' — Sony/ATV Music Publishing CEO Martin Bandier www.latimes.com - May 17 at 7:03 PM
	Sony XBR-55A8F OLED TV Review www.forbes.com - May 17 at 8:13 AM
	Some Awesome New Superhero Skins Have Leaked For 'Fortnite: Battle Royale' finance.yahoo.com - May 16 at 5:52 PM
	Sony Co. (SNE) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest www.americanbankingnews.com - May 16 at 2:32 AM
	Box Office Top 20: 'Avengers' holds at No. 1 for third week finance.yahoo.com - May 15 at 8:17 AM
	'Fortnite: Battle Royale' Servers Going Down For Maintenance Ahead Of v4.2 Patch finance.yahoo.com - May 14 at 5:26 PM
	BRIEF-DHX Media forms strategic partnership with Sony on Peanuts www.reuters.com - May 14 at 8:16 AM
	Sony's 'Gran Turismo' Crosses 80 Million Sales, 2nd Most Successful Racing Franchise www.forbes.com - May 14 at 8:16 AM
	Reviewing Knowles (KN) and Sony (SNE) www.americanbankingnews.com - May 12 at 3:21 AM
	Live Services Drove Electronic Arts’ Revenue in Fiscal 2018 finance.yahoo.com - May 11 at 8:12 AM
	Why Amazon Could Be Interested in Selling Robots finance.yahoo.com - May 11 at 8:12 AM
	Sony's upcoming video games aren't being sold on Amazon — and nobody knows why www.businessinsider.com - May 10 at 8:16 AM
	Fortnite's Twitch Prime Loot Pack #1 Cycles Out As New Prizes Arrive finance.yahoo.com - May 9 at 5:42 PM
	Destiny 2's 'Warmind' DLC Review: The Taken Prince finance.yahoo.com - May 9 at 5:42 PM
	Why Sony and Warner Music Group Sold Their Stakes in Spotify finance.yahoo.com - May 9 at 5:42 PM
	'Fortnite: Battle Royale' Nerfed Thanos When It Should Have Buffed Him finance.yahoo.com - May 9 at 5:42 PM
	These Were EA’s Most Popular Games in Fiscal 2018 finance.yahoo.com - May 9 at 5:42 PM
	Three Ways Sony Can Promote 'Spider-Man 2' Without Spoiling 'Avengers 4' www.forbes.com - May 8 at 5:48 PM
	Nintendo Flicks the Switch on a Lucrative New Revenue Stream finance.yahoo.com - May 8 at 8:09 AM
	A Look at Electronic Arts’ Historical Stock Returns finance.yahoo.com - May 8 at 8:09 AM
	Is Sony (SNE) Outperforming Other Consumer Discretionary Stocks This Year? www.nasdaq.com - May 7 at 5:45 PM
	Contrasting Sony (SNE) and Knowles (KN) www.americanbankingnews.com - May 7 at 1:48 PM
	UBS Downgrades Sony (SNE) to Neutral www.americanbankingnews.com - May 7 at 11:27 AM
	How A 'Fortnite'-Style Battle Pass Should Work In 'Destiny 2' finance.yahoo.com - May 4 at 5:41 PM