We're taking a closer look at Sony today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved 2.6% compared to 0.0% for the S&P 500. Increased investor interest and volatility surrounding the stock are not reason enough to buy in -- you should first perform your own due diligence. Here are some figures that can get you started:
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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.
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Sony has moved 5.4% over the last year compared to 29.1% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of -23.7%
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SONY has an average analyst rating of buy and is -21.99% away from its mean target price of $24.27 per share
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Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $1.17
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Sony has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 16.2 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
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Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $1.19 and its forward P/E ratio is 15.9
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The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 0.01 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 4.74
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Sony is part of the Consumer Staples sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 23.09 and an average P/B of 3.3
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Sony has on average reported free cash flows of $935.92 Billion over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of 8.2%
