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After finishing at $24.92 in the prior trading day, Sony Group Corporation ADR (NYSE: SONY) closed at $25.54, up 2.49%. In other words, the price has increased by $2.49 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.2 million shares were traded. SONY stock price reached its highest trading level at $25.6 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $25.33.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of SONY by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 6.70 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 9.41. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.57 and its Current Ratio is at 0.70. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.51 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.25.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 06 ’25 when AJV TRUST bought 25,000 shares for $26.69 per share.
Stringer Robert Adrian bought 210,000 shares of SONY for $5,524,089 on May 28 ’25. On May 27 ’25, another insider, AJV TRUST, who serves as the Non-Executive Chairman of the company, bought 55,000 shares for $26.49 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, SONY now has a Market Capitalization of 153581731840 and an Enterprise Value of 2974721507328. As of this moment, Sony’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.67, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.67. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.02. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.81 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.81. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.23 whereas that against EBITDA is 1.657.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SONY is 0.95, which has changed by 0.50323725 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12463009 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SONY has reached a high of $26.94, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $15.96. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.62%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 15.23%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 5.98M shares per day over the past 3-months and 5214100 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 6.03B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 6.02B. Insiders hold about 0.00% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 7.87% stake in the company. Shares short for SONY as of 1749772800 were 12755124 with a Short Ratio of 2.13, compared to 1747267200 on 8263131. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 12755124 and a Short% of Float of 0.21.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, SONY’s forward annual dividend rate was 20.0, compared to 0.07 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.8025682The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.58. The current Payout Ratio is 7.86% for SONY, which recently paid a dividend on 2023-09-28 with an ex-dividend date of 1743379200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2024-10-09 when the company split stock in a 5:1 ratio.
