Sony Group Corporation (SONY)

NYSE: SONY · IEX Real-Time Price · USD
81.30
-0.58 (-0.71%)
At close: Apr 19, 2024, 4:00 PM
81.61
+0.31 (0.38%)
After-hours: Apr 19, 2024, 7:48 PM EDT
-0.71%
Market Cap 99.01B
Revenue (ttm) 88.88B
Net Income (ttm) 6.42B
Shares Out 1.22B
EPS (ttm) 4.76
PE Ratio 18.32
Forward PE 16.05
Dividend $0.56 (0.69%)
Ex-Dividend Date Sep 28, 2023
Volume 549,070
Open 81.51
Previous Close 81.88
Day's Range 81.20 - 82.16
52-Week Range 79.62 - 100.94
Beta 0.83
Analysts Strong Buy
Price Target 108.00 (+32.84%)
Earnings Date May 14, 2024

About SONY

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 m... [Read more]

Sector Technology
IPO Date Dec 1, 1958
Employees 113,000
Stock Exchange NYSE
Ticker Symbol SONY
Full Company Profile

Financial Performance

In 2022, Sony Group's revenue was 11.54 trillion, an increase of 16.31% compared to the previous year's 9.92 trillion. Earnings were 937.13 billion, an increase of 6.23%.

Financial numbers in JPY Financial Statements

Analyst Forecast

According to 3 analysts, the average rating for SONY stock is "Strong Buy." The 12-month stock price forecast is $108.0, which is an increase of 32.84% from the latest price.

Price Target
$108.0
(32.84% upside)
Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy
Stock Forecasts

News

Paramount Shares Leap As Investors Cheer Sony-Apollo Scenario

Paramount Global shares jumped 13% Friday as investors cheered news that Sony Pictures Entertainment is talking with Apollo Global Management about joining Apollo's bid for Paramount. The beleaguered ...

Other symbols: APOPARAPARAA
10 hours ago - Deadline

Paramount shares jump more than 10% as Sony, Apollo discuss joint buyout bid

Paramount is currently engaged in exclusive deal talks with Skydance Media, though some investors have urged Paramount to explore other options.

Other symbols: APOPARAPARAA
12 hours ago - New York Post

Apollo's Paramount Bid Gets Key Boost With Sony Support

Apollo Global Management Inc. is one of Wall Street's biggest names, but its bid for Paramount Global took on greater credibility with Sony Group Corp. joining the offer, Bloomberg's Chris Palmeri rep...

Other symbols: APOPARAPARAA
13 hours ago - Bloomberg Markets and Finance

Paramount rallying on news of possible Apollo-Sony joint bid

Jim Lebenthal, Chief Equity Strategist at Cerity Partners, joins CNBC's "Halftime Report" to discuss the deal talks surrounding Paramount.

Other symbols: APOPARAPARAA
13 hours ago - CNBC Television

Paramount Jumps as Sony, Apollo Reportedly Consider a Joint Bid for the Media Giant

Paramount Global (PARA) shares soared close to 8% in early trading Friday after The New York Times reported that Sony Group's (SONY) studio division was in talks with Apollo Global Management about jo...

Other symbols: APOPARAPARAA
17 hours ago - Investopedia

Sony, Apollo discuss joint bid for Paramount, says source

Sony Pictures Entertainment and Apollo Global Management are discussing making a joint bid for Paramount Global , according to a person familiar with the matter.

Other symbols: APOPARAPARAA
1 day ago - Reuters

Sony Is Said to Be in Talks With Apollo on Joint Paramount Bid

Bloomberg has learned that Sony Group Corp. and Apollo Global Management Inc. are considering teaming up in a bid for the film and TV giant Paramount Global. The two companies haven't submitted an off...

Other symbols: APOPARAPARAA
1 day ago - Bloomberg Markets and Finance

Sony in talks with Apollo to team up on bid to buy Paramount: sources

Sony Group and Apollo Global Management are in talks to team up on a bid for Paramount Global, sources told The Post on Thursday.

Other symbols: APOPARAPARAA
1 day ago - New York Post

Paramount shares rise after Sony, Apollo reportedly seek to join deal talks

Shares of Paramount Global traded higher following a report that Sony's movie studio division is in talks with Apollo Global Management about joining a bid for Paramount.

Other symbols: APOPARAPARAA
1 day ago - Market Watch

Sony In Talks To Team With Apollo In Bid For Paramount Global

Remember those rumors, oh, eight years ago about how Sony was a target for acquisition? No more. Still, don't say merger yet. Deadline has confirmed that Sony Picture Entertainment CEO Tony Vinciquerr...

Other symbols: APOPARAPARAA
1 day ago - Deadline

Sony Joins Talks To Buy Paramount—Boosting Paramount Shares 12%

Sony and investment firm Apollo Management are in talks about a joint buyout of Paramount Global, according to multiple outlets, sending Paramount shares up around 12% in after-hours trading Thursday.

Other symbols: PARAPARAAAPO
1 day ago - Forbes

Cinema is coming home: Sony Electronics introduces brand-new range of BRAVIA® Theater home audio products

The BRAVIA Theater Line-up offers new soundbars, a home theater system, and a neckband speaker for immersive cinematic sound – all made to seamlessly integrate with the new BRAVIA TVs SAN DIEGO , Apri...

2 days ago - PRNewsWire

Sony 16-25mm F2.8 G Lens Introduced; Compact Ultra-Wide 16-25mm f/2.8 G Lens Preorder and More Info at B&H Photo

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #Apple--B&H is excited to announce Sony's FE 16-25mm f/2.8 G lens, a compact ultra-wide-angle zoom characterized by its portability and speed. This lens complements the rec...

3 days ago - Business Wire

Sony Electronics Announces a Compact Wide-Angle FE 16-25mm F2.8 G Zoom Lens

A constant F2.8 full-frame E-mount lens that offers high-resolution image quality, a wide-angle zoom range and excellent portability SAN DIEGO , April 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Electronics is plea...

3 days ago - PRNewsWire

ATREG Announces Completion of JDI's Higashiura, Japan Fab Sale to Sony

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #Higashiura--ATREG announces that the acquisition of JDI's operational LCD panel manufacturing fab in Higashiura, Japan by Sony has officially closed.

19 days ago - Business Wire

Sony Semiconductor Brings Inference Close To The Edge

AI only matters to businesses if the technology enables competitive differentiation or drives increased efficiencies. The past year has seen technology companies focus on training models that promise ...

23 days ago - Forbes

How Sony's PlayStation has rivaled Microsoft and Nintendo in the console wars

CNBC takes a look back at the how the Sony's PlayStation brand created the best-selling video game console of all time.

5 weeks ago - CNBC

PlayStation is laying off 900 people globally — read the full email employees received about it

Sony announced roughly 900 employees would be laid off from the PlayStation division. The decision comes amidst a slowing gaming market, with others like Microsoft also cutting jobs.

7 weeks ago - Business Insider

Sony to lay off 900 workers in its PlayStation division

Company will cut 8% of workforce, citing changes in industry and a need to ‘deliver on expectations from developers and gamers'

7 weeks ago - The Guardian

Sony to cut about 900 jobs in its PlayStation unit as layoffs in technology, gaming sector continue

Sony will cut about 900 jobs in its PlayStation division, or about 8% of its global workforce, becoming the latest company in the technology and gaming sector to announce layoffs.

7 weeks ago - TechXplore

Sony lays off 900 workers from PlayStation division amid videogame slump

Sony Interactive Entertainment said Tuesday that it's laying off some 900 employees in its PlayStation unit -- 8% of its global workforce.

7 weeks ago - New York Post

Sony Laying Off 900 PlayStation Employees In Latest Gaming Industry Cuts

Sony Interactive Entertainment, Sony's video game division, is laying off 900 employees across multiple PlayStation studios and will completely close its London studio, the company announced Tuesday, ...

7 weeks ago - Forbes

Sony to lay off 900 PlayStation employees, shut London studio

Japan's Sony is cutting about 900 jobs at its PlayStation unit and shutting a studio in London, it said on Tuesday as the videogame industry struggles to recover from a post-pandemic slump.

7 weeks ago - Reuters

Sony plans to lay off 900 employees as part of global restructuring

Sony joins the list of games companies laying off employees as it plans to reduce its global headcount by 8%, or about 900 people.

7 weeks ago - VentureBeat

Sony to lay off 900 workers from PlayStation division, or 8% of unit's global workforce

Sony to lay off 900 workers from PlayStation division, or 8% of unit's global workforce

7 weeks ago - CNBC