Sony (NYSE:SONY – Get Free Report) is one of 150 public companies in the “Household Durables” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Sony to related businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings for Sony and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Sony | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.43 |
| Sony Competitors | 1709 | 7236 | 8013 | 292 | 2.40 |
Sony currently has a consensus price target of $22.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.84%. As a group, “Household Durables” companies have a potential upside of 44.32%. Given Sony’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sony has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.
Dividends
Insider & Institutional Ownership
14.1% of Sony shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.7% of shares of all “Household Durables” companies are held by institutional investors. 7.0% of Sony shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.6% of shares of all “Household Durables” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Sony and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Sony | -2.00% | 13.06% | 5.22% |
| Sony Competitors | -21.29% | -14.81% | 1.04% |
Risk and Volatility
Sony has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sony’s competitors have a beta of 1.73, suggesting that their average stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Sony and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Sony | $82.90 billion | -$2.16 billion | 21.14 |
| Sony Competitors | $5.26 billion | $319.19 million | 25.95 |
Sony has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its competitors. Sony is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Summary
Sony competitors beat Sony on 8 of the 15 factors compared.
Sony Company Profile
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 music; and produces and distributes animation titles, game applications, and various services for music and visual products. In addition, the company produces, acquires, and distributes live-action and animated motion pictures for theatrical release, as well as scripted and animated series, unscripted reality or light entertainment, daytime serials, game shows, television movies, and miniseries and other television programs; operation of television networks and direct-to-consumer streaming services; operates a visual effects and animation unit; and manages a studio facility. Further, it researches, develops, designs, produces, markets, distributes, sells, and services televisions, and video and sound products; interchangeable lens, as well as compact digital, and consumer and professional video cameras; projectors and medical equipment; mobile phones, accessories, and applications; and metal oxide semiconductor image sensors, charge-coupled devices, integration systems, and other semiconductors. Additionally, it offers Internet broadband network services; recording media, and storage media products; and life and non-life insurance, banking, and other services, as well as creates and distributes content for PCs and mobile phones. The company was formerly known as Sony Corporation and changed its name to Sony Group Corporation in April 2021. Sony Group Corporation was incorporated in 1946 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
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