Sony Group (NYSE:SONY) Rating Increased to Buy at The Goldman Sachs Group

Sony Group (NYSE:SONYGet Free Report) was upgraded by The Goldman Sachs Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report released on Wednesday, MarketBeat Ratings reports.

Separately, StockNews.com started coverage on shares of Sony Group in a research note on Thursday, May 18th. They set a “hold” rating for the company.

Sony Group Price Performance

Sony Group stock opened at $93.81 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $115.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.43 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a current ratio of 0.62 and a quick ratio of 0.46. Sony Group has a 1 year low of $61.72 and a 1 year high of $100.94. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $94.69 and a two-hundred day moving average of $89.71.

Sony Group (NYSE:SONYGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, April 28th. The company reported $0.78 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.56 by $0.22. Sony Group had a net margin of 8.08% and a return on equity of 13.43%. The firm had revenue of $23.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $22.99 billion. On average, research analysts forecast that Sony Group will post 5.53 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Sony Group

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Cabot Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Sony Group by 1.5% during the second quarter. Cabot Wealth Management Inc. now owns 159,346 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,348,000 after buying an additional 2,353 shares in the last quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in Sony Group by 2.4% during the second quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 24,291 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,187,000 after purchasing an additional 561 shares in the last quarter. DMC Group LLC lifted its holdings in Sony Group by 3.0% during the second quarter. DMC Group LLC now owns 4,666 shares of the company’s stock valued at $420,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in Sony Group by 9.5% during the second quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 10,808 shares of the company’s stock valued at $973,000 after purchasing an additional 936 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Richelieu Gestion SA lifted its holdings in Sony Group by 28.9% during the second quarter. Richelieu Gestion SA now owns 3,042 shares of the company’s stock valued at $274,000 after purchasing an additional 682 shares in the last quarter. 7.90% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Sony Group Company Profile

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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.

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