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Sony (SNE) Competitors

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SNE vs. VZIO, SONO, KN, ARLO, GNSS, UEIC, KOSS, SYNX, IMTE, and SONY

Should you be buying Sony stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sony include VIZIO (VZIO), Sonos (SONO), Knowles (KN), Arlo Technologies (ARLO), Genasys (GNSS), Universal Electronics (UEIC), Koss (KOSS), Silynxcom (SYNX), Integrated Media Technology (IMTE), and Sony Group (SONY).

Sony vs.

Sony (NYSE:SNE) and VIZIO (NYSE:VZIO) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

Sony has higher revenue and earnings than VIZIO. Sony is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VIZIO, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Sony$75.99B0.28$5.36B$4.244.18
VIZIO$1.68B1.35$28.20M$0.08140.77

Sony has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VIZIO has a beta of 2.03, indicating that its stock price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, VIZIO had 9 more articles in the media than Sony. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for VIZIO and 2 mentions for Sony. VIZIO's average media sentiment score of 0.18 beat Sony's score of 0.00 indicating that VIZIO is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Sony
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
VIZIO
1 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

7.8% of Sony shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.2% of VIZIO shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.0% of Sony shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 44.7% of VIZIO shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

VIZIO has a consensus target price of $11.08, suggesting a potential downside of 1.57%. Given VIZIO's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe VIZIO is more favorable than Sony.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Sony
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
N/A
VIZIO
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.11

Sony has a net margin of 11.34% compared to VIZIO's net margin of 0.88%. Sony's return on equity of 19.06% beat VIZIO's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Sony11.34% 19.06% 3.99%
VIZIO 0.88%3.38%1.64%

Sony received 566 more outperform votes than VIZIO when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.60% of users gave Sony an outperform vote while only 46.34% of users gave VIZIO an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
SonyOutperform Votes
604
72.60%
Underperform Votes
228
27.40%
VIZIOOutperform Votes
38
46.34%
Underperform Votes
44
53.66%

Summary

VIZIO beats Sony on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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SNE vs. The Competition

MetricSonyHousehold Audio & Video Equipment IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$21.65B$11.50B$8.08B$19.51B
Dividend Yield0.39%1.18%2.75%3.57%
P/E Ratio2.5417.1516.0041.67
Price / Sales0.282.634.2614.41
Price / Cash13.8019.4414.9117.28
Price / Book0.492.655.475.45
Net Income$5.36B$648.30M$261.89M$988.43M

Sony Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SNE
Sony
N/A$17.74
+0.1%
N/A-79.7%$21.65B$75.99B2.54111,700News Coverage
VZIO
VIZIO
0.6608 of 5 stars
$11.16
+0.1%
$11.08
-0.7%
+100.0%$2.24B$1.72B139.52900Upcoming Earnings
SONO
Sonos
0.7243 of 5 stars
$13.32
+4.1%
$14.25
+7.0%
+18.9%$1.61B$1.57B-95.141,867
KN
Knowles
0.9082 of 5 stars
$17.66
+0.7%
$19.00
+7.6%
+9.0%$1.56B$707.60M-7.557,100
ARLO
Arlo Technologies
2.7796 of 5 stars
$10.49
+2.0%
$19.67
+87.5%
+14.7%$1.05B$491.18M-47.68350Upcoming Earnings
GNSS
Genasys
4.2877 of 5 stars
$3.56
-1.9%
$5.08
+42.8%
+111.8%$158.78M$46.66M-4.88170
UEIC
Universal Electronics
4.2177 of 5 stars
$8.25
-1.2%
$13.00
+57.6%
-6.2%$107.09M$387.04M-2.464,177Upcoming Earnings
KOSS
Koss
0.8193 of 5 stars
$6.84
-2.8%
N/A+135.4%$63.61M$12.27M-57.0030
SYNX
Silynxcom
N/A$2.75
-1.8%
N/AN/A$8.70M$9.89M0.00N/AGap Down
IMTE
Integrated Media Technology
0.1905 of 5 stars
$1.40
-7.3%
N/A-56.2%$4.80M$370,000.000.0015Gap Down
SONY
Sony Group
1.8306 of 5 stars
$17.78
+0.3%
$13.66
-23.2%
+407.3%$107.53B$13.07T16.52113,000

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This page (NYSE:SNE) was last updated on 11/5/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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