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Sony Group (SONY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$24.80 -0.12 (-0.46%)
Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$24.90 +0.09 (+0.38%)
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About Sony Group Stock (NYSE:SONY)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$24.70
$25.29
50-Day Range
$19.87
$24.93
52-Week Range
$15.02
$25.29
Volume
5.05 million shs
Average Volume
3.95 million shs
Market Capitalization
$150.01 billion
P/E Ratio
20.13
Dividend Yield
1.85%
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 Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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74th Percentile Overall Score

SONY MarketRank™: 

Sony Group scored higher than 74% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 59th out of 151 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Sony Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.25, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

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

    Earnings for Sony Group are expected to grow by 10.66% in the coming year, from $1.22 to $1.35 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Sony Group is 20.13, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.57.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Sony Group is 20.13, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 16.31.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Sony Group has a PEG Ratio of 9.98. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Sony Group has a P/B Ratio of 2.86. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.13% of the float of Sony Group has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Sony Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Sony Group has recently decreased by 5.03%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Sony Group pays a meaningful dividend of 1.87%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Sony Group is 37.40%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Sony Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 34.07% next year. This indicates that Sony Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

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

    0.13% of the float of Sony Group has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Sony Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Sony Group has recently decreased by 5.03%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Sony Group has a news sentiment score of 1.21. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.75 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 35 news articles for Sony Group this week, compared to 14 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 29 people have searched for SONY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -36% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    12 people have added Sony Group 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 Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

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

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

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

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

Sony Group's stock was trading at $21.16 at the start of the year. Since then, SONY shares have increased by 17.2% and is now trading at $24.8050.
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Sony Group Co. (NYSE:SONY) released its earnings results on Thursday, February, 13th. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.14. The firm earned $28.95 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $24.32 billion. Sony Group had a net margin of 8.21% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 14.10%.

Sony Group shares split on the morning of 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 market closes 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 shareholders of Sony Group include Primecap Management Co. CA (1.69%), Aristotle Capital Management LLC (0.87%), Fisher Asset Management LLC (0.75%) and Bank of America Corp DE (0.39%).

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 Group 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
2/21/2025
Fiscal Year End
3/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Household audio & video equipment
Sub-Industry
Recreation
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
+12.9%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.25
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$6.70 billion
Pretax Margin
11.41%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$90.19 billion
Cash Flow
$2.38 per share
Book Value
$8.67 per share

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
6,047,660,000
Free Float
5,624,328,000
Market Cap
$150.01 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.96
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This page (NYSE:SONY) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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