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Sony (SONY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$25.86 +0.20 (+0.76%)
Closing price 06/18/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$25.94 +0.09 (+0.35%)
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About Sony Stock (NYSE:SONY)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$25.85
$26.09
50-Day Range
$22.93
$26.89
52-Week Range
$15.96
$26.95
Volume
2.88 million shs
Average Volume
4.36 million shs
Market Capitalization
$156.36 billion
P/E Ratio
20.95
Dividend Yield
0.39%
Price Target
$28.00
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

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. It also develops, produces, markets, and distributes recorded music; publishes music; and produces and distributes animation titles, game applications, and various services for music and visual products. In addition, the company produces, acquires, and distributes live-action and animated motion pictures for theatrical release, as well as scripted and animated series, unscripted reality or light entertainment, daytime serials, game shows, television movies, and miniseries and other television programs; operation of television networks and direct-to-consumer streaming services; operates a visual effects and animation unit; and manages a studio facility. Further, it researches, develops, designs, produces, markets, distributes, sells, and services televisions, and video and sound products; interchangeable lens, as well as compact digital, and consumer and professional video cameras; projectors and medical equipment; mobile phones, accessories, and applications; and metal oxide semiconductor image sensors, charge-coupled devices, integration systems, and other semiconductors. Additionally, it offers Internet broadband network services; recording media, and storage media products; and life and non-life insurance, banking, and other services, as well as creates and distributes content for PCs and mobile phones. The company was formerly known as Sony Corporation and changed its name to Sony Group Corporation in April 2021. Sony Group Corporation was incorporated in 1946 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Sony Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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32nd Percentile Overall Score

SONY MarketRank™: 

Sony scored higher than 32% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 234th out of 293 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Sony has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Sony has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Sony's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Sony are expected to grow by 12.20% in the coming year, from $1.23 to $1.38 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Sony is 20.95, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.52.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Sony is 20.95, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 19.00.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Sony has a PEG Ratio of 12.33. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Sony has a P/B Ratio of 2.78. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Sony's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.19% of the float of Sony has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Sony has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Sony has recently increased by 41.04%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Sony has a dividend yield of 0.38%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Sony does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Sony is 8.13%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Sony will have a dividend payout ratio of 7.25% next year. This indicates that Sony will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Sony's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.19% of the float of Sony has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Sony has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Sony has recently increased by 41.04%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Sony has a news sentiment score of 0.48. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.66 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for Sony this week, compared to 17 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 6 people have searched for SONY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -60% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    6 people have added Sony to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Sony insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 7.00% of the stock of Sony is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    Only 14.05% of the stock of Sony is held by institutions.

  • Read more about Sony's insider trading history.
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SONY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Sony's stock was trading at $21.16 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, SONY shares have increased by 22.2% and is now trading at $25.8550.
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Sony Corporation (NYSE:SONY) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February, 13th. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.27 by $0.14. The firm earned $28.95 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $24.32 billion. Sony had a net margin of 8.83% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.76%.
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Shares of Sony split on Wednesday, October 9th 2024. The 5-1 split was announced on Tuesday, May 14th 2024. The newly issued shares were distributed to shareholders after the closing bell on Tuesday, October 8th 2024. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 500 shares after the split.

Sony's top institutional investors include Primecap Management Co. CA (1.55%), Mondrian Investment Partners LTD (0.16%), Fiduciary Management Inc. WI (0.16%) and Northern Trust Corp (0.13%).

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

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Sony investors own include BlackRock (BLK), Broadcom (AVGO), ServiceNow (NOW), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), The Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Illinois Tool Works (ITW) and Humana (HUM).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
2/13/2025
Today
6/18/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/06/2025
Fiscal Year End
3/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
AUDIO/VIDEO PRD
Sub-Industry
Recreation
Current Symbol
NYSE:SONY
Employees
113,000
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$28.00
High Stock Price Target
$33.00
Low Stock Price Target
$23.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+8.3%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
6 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
20.95
Forward P/E Ratio
21.02
P/E Growth
12.33
Net Income
$7.53 billion
Pretax Margin
11.37%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$85.09 billion
Cash Flow
$2.52 per share
Price / Cash Flow
10.27
Book Value
$9.29 per share
Price / Book
2.78

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
6,047,660,000
Free Float
5,624,328,000
Market Cap
$156.36 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.96
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This page (NYSE:SONY) was last updated on 6/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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