Notice: This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Sony (SNE) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsHeadlinesTrendsBuy This Stock SNE vs. KN, SONO, ARLO, GNSS, UEIC, KOSS, SYNX, IMTE, SONY, and NKEShould you be buying Sony stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sony include Knowles (KN), Sonos (SONO), Arlo Technologies (ARLO), Genasys (GNSS), Universal Electronics (UEIC), Koss (KOSS), Silynxcom (SYNX), Integrated Media Technology (IMTE), Sony Group (SONY), and NIKE (NKE). Sony vs. Knowles Sonos Arlo Technologies Genasys Universal Electronics Koss Silynxcom Integrated Media Technology Sony Group NIKE Knowles (NYSE:KN) and Sony (NYSE:SNE) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations. Is KN or SNE more profitable? Sony has a net margin of 11.34% compared to Knowles' net margin of -34.66%. Sony's return on equity of 19.06% beat Knowles' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Knowles-34.66% 5.52% 3.70% Sony 11.34%19.06%3.99% Does the media prefer KN or SNE? In the previous week, Knowles had 26 more articles in the media than Sony. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Knowles and 0 mentions for Sony. Knowles' average media sentiment score of 0.07 beat Sony's score of 0.00 indicating that Knowles is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Knowles Neutral Sony Neutral Which has higher earnings and valuation, KN or SNE? Sony has higher revenue and earnings than Knowles. Knowles is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sony, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKnowles$553.50M2.53-$237.80M-$2.65-6.02Sony$75.99B0.41$5.36B$4.245.95 Do analysts recommend KN or SNE? Knowles presently has a consensus target price of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.90%. Given Knowles' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Knowles is more favorable than Sony.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Knowles 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Sony 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Do institutionals and insiders believe in KN or SNE? 96.3% of Knowles shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.8% of Sony shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Knowles shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.0% of Sony shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community favor KN or SNE? Sony received 226 more outperform votes than Knowles when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.60% of users gave Sony an outperform vote while only 62.58% of users gave Knowles an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformKnowlesOutperform Votes37862.58% Underperform Votes22637.42% SonyOutperform Votes60472.60% Underperform Votes22827.40% Which has more volatility & risk, KN or SNE? Knowles has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sony has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummarySony beats Knowles on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Sony News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SNE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SNE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSonyHousehold Audio & Video Equipment IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$30.78B$14.89B$7.72B$19.56BDividend Yield0.39%1.89%2.96%3.76%P/E Ratio3.613.3216.8733.48Price / Sales0.412.769.7328.58Price / Cash13.8024.8316.4217.54Price / Book0.703.184.374.56Net Income$5.36B$670.70M$261.14M$1.02B Sony Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SNESonyN/A$25.23+1.4%N/A-71.5%$30.78B$75.99B3.61111,700High Trading VolumeKNKnowles0.9758 of 5 stars$16.47+0.4%$18.00+9.3%+3.7%$1.44B$553.50M-6.227,000News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeSONOSonos1.4129 of 5 stars$12.08-6.2%$13.00+7.6%-39.1%$1.44B$1.46B-21.191,708News CoverageARLOArlo Technologies3.3187 of 5 stars$10.94-7.5%$20.25+85.2%-17.0%$1.12B$510.89M-43.74350GNSSGenasys4.1615 of 5 stars$2.15-10.8%$5.33+148.1%+16.7%$96.61M$26.59M-3.26170News CoveragePositive NewsUEICUniversal Electronics4.4727 of 5 stars$6.94-5.6%$14.50+108.9%-36.0%$90.41M$394.88M-3.753,940Short Interest ↑News CoverageGap DownKOSSKoss0.1506 of 5 stars$5.13-3.2%N/A+105.1%$47.97M$12.29M-64.1330SYNXSilynxcomN/A$3.78+0.4%N/AN/A$11.94M$9.89M0.00N/AIMTEIntegrated Media TechnologyN/A$1.11-5.9%N/A-77.6%$3.81M$113,200.000.0010Positive NewsSONYSony Group3.084 of 5 stars$22.87-5.3%$28.00+22.5%+612.5%$146.05B$13.81T18.56113,000Positive NewsNKENIKE4.8976 of 5 stars$76.35-2.9%$89.77+17.6%-27.5%$112.92B$48.98B23.5679,400Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies KN Alternatives SONO Alternatives ARLO Alternatives GNSS Alternatives UEIC Alternatives KOSS Alternatives SYNX Alternatives IMTE Alternatives SONY Alternatives NKE Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:SNE) was last updated on 3/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners$2 Trillion Disappears Because of Fed's Secretive New Move$2 trillion has disappeared from the US government's books. 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