Sony (SONY) Expected to Announce Earnings on Wednesday

Sony (NYSE:SONY) is projected to issue its Q4 2026 results before the market opens on Wednesday, May 13th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.2194 per share and revenue of $18.4165 billion for the quarter. Parties are encouraged to explore the company’s upcoming Q4 2026 earning overview page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Friday, May 8, 2026 at 3:00 AM ET.

Sony Trading Up 2.5%

Shares of SONY stock opened at $20.13 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $21.05 and a 200-day moving average of $24.30. The stock has a market cap of $119.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -100.62, a P/E/G ratio of 6.55 and a beta of 0.92. Sony has a 52-week low of $19.63 and a 52-week high of $30.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 1.22.

Sony News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Sony this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support — Several Wall Street analysts and coverage pieces are framing SONY as a buy/hold candidate, reinforcing investor confidence in the company’s diversified media, gaming and hardware mix. Wall Street Analysts Think Sony (SONY) Is a Good Investment: Is It?
• Positive Sentiment: Product momentum — Multiple leaks and early sightings of high-end WH-1000XX / 1000X “Collexion” headphones (including celebrity reveals and photos) point to a premium launch that could boost hardware revenue and ASPs in the audio segment. Product excitement often supports short-term sentiment for consumer-electronics names. Sony WH-1000XX headphones spotted in the wild ahead of its official launch
• Neutral Sentiment: Tech showcase — Sony demonstrated advanced robotics (an autonomous table-tennis robot), highlighting R&D and AI/robotics capabilities that support the company’s tech positioning but have limited immediate revenue impact. Watch: Sony’s insane autonomous robot shows off ‘superhuman’ skills
• Neutral Sentiment: Competitive noise in audio — Big discounts on rival Bose QuietComfort units were reported, underlining competitive pricing pressure in consumer headphones; this could temper margins if Sony pursues aggressive promotion, but current reports focus on competitors’ sales rather than Sony lowering prices. Forget Sony, Bose QuietComfort Headphones Are 45% Off
• Negative Sentiment: Legal settlement — Sony Interactive Entertainment will pay roughly $7.85 million to settle a PlayStation Store class-action over alleged inflated prices; eligible users may receive refunds or PSN credits. The amount is small relative to Sony’s market cap but is a reputational and cash outflow item for the PlayStation segment. Sony to Pay $7.85M in PlayStation Store Settlement. What to Know

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in shares of Sony by 422.0% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 19,908 shares of the company’s stock worth $421,000 after acquiring an additional 16,094 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Sony by 26.7% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 178,889 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,542,000 after acquiring an additional 37,677 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Sony by 23.4% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 22,013 shares of the company’s stock valued at $573,000 after acquiring an additional 4,172 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its position in Sony by 24.6% in the second quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 16,501 shares of the company’s stock worth $430,000 after purchasing an additional 3,255 shares during the period. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd acquired a new stake in Sony in the second quarter worth about $26,058,000. Institutional investors own 14.05% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently weighed in on SONY shares. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $22.00 target price (down from $30.00) on shares of Sony in a research note on Tuesday, March 17th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Sony from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded Sony from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $22.00.

Sony Company Profile

Sony Group Corporation (NYSE: SONY) is a Japanese multinational conglomerate headquartered in Minato, Tokyo. Founded in 1946 by Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita, Sony has grown from an electronics maker into a diversified global company with operations spanning consumer electronics, entertainment, gaming, semiconductors and financial services. The company’s shares trade in Japan and its American Depositary Receipts trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker SONY.

Sony’s primary businesses include Electronics Products & Solutions, which covers televisions, audio equipment, digital cameras and professional broadcast systems; Game & Network Services, anchored by the PlayStation platform, consoles, software and online services; Music and Pictures, through Sony Music Entertainment and Sony Pictures Entertainment, producing, distributing and licensing recorded music, film and television content; Imaging & Sensing Solutions, which develops CMOS image sensors and other semiconductor components; and Financial Services, offering life insurance, banking and other financial products in Japan.