Clark Estates Inc. NY Has $7.20 Million Stock Holdings in Sony Corporation $SONY

Clark Estates Inc. NY lessened its stake in Sony Corporation (NYSE:SONY) by 37.5% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 250,000 shares of the company’s stock after selling 150,000 shares during the quarter. Sony accounts for about 1.6% of Clark Estates Inc. NY’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest position. Clark Estates Inc. NY’s holdings in Sony were worth $7,198,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Sound Income Strategies LLC acquired a new position in shares of Sony in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. NewSquare Capital LLC bought a new position in Sony in the second quarter valued at approximately $28,000. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC raised its position in Sony by 220.7% during the second quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 1,148 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 790 shares in the last quarter. Country Trust Bank bought a new stake in Sony during the second quarter worth $30,000. Finally, Highline Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Sony by 46.7% in the 3rd quarter. Highline Wealth Partners LLC now owns 1,316 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 419 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 14.05% of the company’s stock.

Sony Stock Down 1.5%

SONY stock opened at $21.93 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $24.04 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $26.93. Sony Corporation has a twelve month low of $20.42 and a twelve month high of $30.34. The firm has a market capitalization of $132.61 billion, a PE ratio of -109.63, a PEG ratio of 7.79 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a quick ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

SONY has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Nomura upgraded Sony from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 19th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating and set a $30.00 price target (down previously from $33.00) on shares of Sony in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Zacks Research lowered Sony from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Wolfe Research raised Sony from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Sony from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Friday. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $30.00.

Trending Headlines about Sony

Here are the key news stories impacting Sony this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Sony plans to “monetize” existing PS5 users (in‑game purchases, services, subscriptions) to avoid raising console prices — could preserve hardware demand while boosting ARPU and services revenue. Sony plans to ‘monetize’ existing PS5 gamers as a way to avoid raising console prices
• Positive Sentiment: Sony and other studios are pushing back on ByteDance/Seedance with cease‑and‑desist actions — protecting film/IP licensing and potential downstream content revenue. Sony Latest Studio To Hit ByteDance With Cease And Desist Letter, Unimpressed By “Belated Implementation Of Guardrails” At Seedance
• Positive Sentiment: Sony won the bid for a new film project (Skeletons) with established talent attached — incremental upside for Sony Pictures’ development pipeline. Sony Wins Bid for Creature Feature ‘Skeletons’, Teaming ‘Texas Chainsaw’ Director, J.J. Abrams, and Brie Larson!
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage and speculation about PS6 timelines keeps investor focus on longer‑term console roadmap rather than immediate revenue. Everything we know about PS6, Sony’s next-gen PlayStation console
• Neutral Sentiment: Retail promotions and new earbuds (big discount on XM4s; new noise‑cancelling earbuds) may lift short‑term CE sales but compress margins. Sony is blowing out its XM4 noise canceling headphones — get a staggering $150 off Sony releases new earbuds with noise cancellation like we’ve never seen before
• Negative Sentiment: Sony is shutting down Bluepoint Games (studio behind high‑profile remakes) — raises questions about PlayStation first‑party capacity and developer morale, potentially worrying investors about content pipeline. Sony Shuts Down Bluepoint Games, Dev Behind Consistently Great Remakes
• Negative Sentiment: Headlines about additional PS5 price hikes and a tougher pricing environment in gaming can hurt demand sentiment and raise margin concerns if hardware becomes less accessible. More PS5 price hikes show we’ve entered a terrible new gaming era
• Negative Sentiment: Renewed coverage from former executives about the historic Sony Pictures cyberhack underscores legacy reputational/legal risk that can resurface investor worries. Ex-Sony Pictures Head Michael Lynton on ‘The Interview’ and Its Insane Fallout: ‘Biggest Mistake of My Career’ Former Sony CEO at the heart of the devastating cyberhack explains what happened behind the scenes

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.