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Sony (SONY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$28.73 +0.99 (+3.57%)
Closing price 08/15/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$28.70 -0.03 (-0.09%)
As of 08/15/2025 07:58 PM Eastern
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About Sony Stock (NYSE:SONY)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$28.67
$29.16
50-Day Range
$23.93
$28.73
52-Week Range
$17.42
$29.16
Volume
5.18 million shs
Average Volume
3.97 million shs
Market Capitalization
$173.75 billion
P/E Ratio
22.80
Dividend Yield
0.31%
Price Target
$28.00
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Sony Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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39th Percentile Overall Score

SONY MarketRank™: 

Sony scored higher than 39% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 212th out of 292 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 received no research coverage 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 22.80, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.79.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Sony is 22.80, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 16.74.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Sony has a P/B Ratio of 2.93. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.17% 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 1.9, 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 0.20%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Sony has a dividend yield of 0.35%, 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 7.14%. 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 6.52% 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

    0.17% 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 1.9, 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 0.20%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • 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 0.76 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 35 news articles for Sony this week, compared to 29 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    9 people have searched for SONY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 29% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    13 people have added Sony to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 550% 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 start of the year. Since then, SONY shares have increased by 35.8% and is now trading at $28.73.

Sony Corporation (NYSE:SONY) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 7th. The company reported $0.30 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.24 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $17.79 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $18.88 billion. Sony had a net margin of 9.14% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.88%.
Read the conference call transcript
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Sony shares split on Wednesday, October 9th 2024.The 5-1 split was announced on Tuesday, May 14th 2024. The newly minted shares were payable 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.

Top institutional investors of Sony include Fisher Asset Management LLC (1.68%), Primecap Management Co. CA (1.17%), Bank of America Corp DE (0.27%) and Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.10%).

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
8/07/2025
Today
8/17/2025
Fiscal Year End
3/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
AUDIO/VIDEO PRD
Sub-Industry
Recreation
Current Symbol
NYSE:SONY
CIK
313838
Employees
112,300
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$33.00
Low Price Target
$23.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-2.5%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
6 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.26
Trailing P/E Ratio
22.80
Forward P/E Ratio
23.36
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$7.53 billion
Net Margins
9.14%
Pretax Margin
12.11%
Return on Equity
13.88%
Return on Assets
3.32%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.16
Current Ratio
1.09
Quick Ratio
1.03

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$13.01 trillion
Price / Sales
0.01
Cash Flow
$2.50 per share
Price / Cash Flow
11.51
Book Value
$9.80 per share
Price / Book
2.93

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
6,047,664,000
Free Float
5,624,328,000
Market Cap
$173.75 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.91
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This page (NYSE:SONY) was last updated on 8/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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