Sony (SONY) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Oct 19 close

$24.77−0.11 (−0.4%)

Gekko Brief

AI summaryOct 19 close

Sony's week carries a mix of analyst commentary and product news out of its Tokyo-listed parent. A 14-analyst consensus has set a target price of JPY 4,930 for Sony Group, about 24.53% above its JPY 3,959 Tokyo price, following first-quarter fiscal 2026 net income of JPY 342.16 billion. A US brokerage trimmed its target to JPY 4,800 from JPY 5,100 while maintaining a bullish rating ahead of the 5 November earnings report, which will test Sony's raised fiscal-year operating income forecast. Separate coverage points to a push into creator gear, including a new smartphone microphone, the completion of a share buyback, and growth themes tied to gaming, music catalog monetization, and a sensor joint venture with TSMC.

SONY closed at $24.77, down 0.4% on the day, sitting above both its 50-day ($23.92) and 200-day ($22.27) moving averages, with one-month returns of 5.6% and three-month returns of 17.8%. The GekkoIndex reads 48.7, placing it in the Neutral zone, down 4.4 over five days. The stock trades 10.5% below Gekko Fair Value of $27.69.

Earnings are due 5 November, 16 days away and before the open, falling inside a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the prior quarter's EPS of $0.36 beat the $0.33 estimate, part of 7 beats in the last 8 quarters, with an average absolute reaction of 4%. Analyst consensus shows 1 firm with a buy rating and a $29.50 target, implying 19.1% upside. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged a 7.4% return over 5 years, with gains in 3 of them. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears in the current window, though one billionaire holder is noted.

Written by AI from the Oct 19, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.

Sony price vs fair value

$27.73$24.77Oct ’25Apr ’26Oct ’26
Close $24.77200-day averageGekko Fair Value $27.73

Sony quick facts

Market cap
$147.8B
P/E ratio
20.6
Forward P/E
16
EPS, TTM
$1.21
Revenue, TTM
$12.70T
Profit margin
-1.8%
Dividend yield
0.64%
Beta
0.81
Volume
3.11M avg 3.73M
1-year return
−13.1%
Typical daily move
±1.9%
Typical 20-day move
±5.3%
50-day average
$23.92
200-day average
$22.27
Next earnings
Nov 5 before open
Shares outstanding
5.84B
52-week range
$19.32$30.34

Sony swing-trade checklist

Sony scores 3 supportive, 1 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

3 supportive1 mixed1 headwind

  • Trendsupportive

    Above 50 and 200-day

    Close $24.77 is above the 50-day ($23.92) and 200-day ($22.27) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.

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  • GekkoIndexmixed

    48.7, Neutral

    Reading 48.7 is in the Neutral zone.

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  • Fair valuesupportive

    10.7% below

    Price is 10.7% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).

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  • Smart moneyno data

    No data

    No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.

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  • Earnings riskheadwind

    Reports in 16 days

    Reports on Nov 5, 2026, 16 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

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  • Seasonalitysupportive

    +8.3% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +8.3% over 5 years, rising in 4 of them.

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Sony stock chart and price history

Sony closed at $24.77 on Oct 19, 2026, −13.1% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $19.32 to $30.34.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
Sony share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$20$30NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct24.77

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
+5.6%
3 months
+17.8%
6 months
+15.5%
1 year
−13.1%
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About Sony

Sony makes and sells a wide range of electronics and entertainment products to consumers, professionals, and industrial buyers across Japan, the United States, Europe, China, and other parts of the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. It is widely recognized for its interactive entertainment business, which includes home and portable game consoles, packaged and downloadable game software, add-on content, and online gaming, video, and music services.

Beyond gaming, the company runs a music division covering recorded music production, marketing, and music publishing, along with animation and game application development. Its media arm produces and distributes live-action and animated films, along with television programming such as scripted series, reality shows, and game shows, supported by visual effects, animation, studio, and post-production operations. On the hardware side, Sony designs and sells televisions, cameras, audio and video equipment, projectors, medical devices, mobile phones, tablets, and semiconductor components like image sensors, in addition to broadband network services, storage media, and financial services such as insurance and banking.

Shares of Sony trade under the ticker SONY.

Sector
Electronic technology
Website
sony.com

Sony GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Sony’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 48.7, in the Neutral zone, down 4.4 points over five sessions.

010048.7Neutral

Down 4.4 points over five sessions.

Reading for Oct 19, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying45+0.2%−0.4%−1.4%−4.2%
Accumulation188+0.9%+1.5%+2.7%+5.4%
Neutral (current zone)372+0.2%+0.7%+1.3%+3.7%
Distribution35−0.4%−2.7%−1.1%+5.7%
Selling0Not available

Average SONY share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.0% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

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Is Sony stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Sony trades 10.7% below Gekko Fair Value of $27.73, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Sony shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$27.73

Gekko Fair Value, Oct 20, 2026

10.7% Undervalued

At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 3.1% below the estimate.

Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
$28$25Aug 2026SepOct 2026

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Sony insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Sony, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for SONY in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in SONY were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Dec 31

1of the funds Gekko tracks holds SONY.

1added0opened0trimmed0sold out
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Sony earnings: next date and track record

Sony reports on Nov 5, 2026, before the open (16 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports.

7 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±4%average move across the report
4 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

+4.7%Nov ’24+9.9%Feb ’25+1.3%May ’25+8.9%Aug ’25−1.2%Nov ’25−3.1%Feb ’26−2.8%May ’260.0%Jul ’26
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Jul 30, 2026$0.36
est $0.33
+9.1%$17.82B
est $17.17B
+3.8%0.0%
May 7, 2026$0.09
est $0.13
−30.1%$19.39B
est $18.43B
+5.2%−2.8%
Feb 4, 2026$0.41
est $0.33
+24.2%$23.68B
est $23.54B
+0.6%−3.1%
Nov 14, 2025$0.37
est $0.33
+12.1%$20.71B
est $23.83B
−13.1%−1.2%
Aug 7, 2025$0.30
est $0.24
+25.0%$18.10B
est $20.67B
−12.4%+8.9%
May 14, 2025$0.21
est $0.12
+75.0%$18.09B
est $20.03B
−9.7%+1.3%
Feb 13, 2025$0.41
est $0.29
+41.4%$28.04B
est $24.73B
+13.4%+9.9%
Nov 8, 2024$0.37
est $0.27
+37.0%$19.54B
est $20.26B
−3.6%+4.7%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

Sony stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Sony is $29.50, +19.1% from the last close, from 1 firm rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$29.50consensus 12-month target, +19.1% from the last close
Buy1
Hold0
Sell0

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 1 firm.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Jul 22TD CowenBuy, maintained——
+1.3%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
+8.3%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±1.9%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Sony seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 20, Sony averaged +8.3% across the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

+10.5%2021+24.9%2022+5.3%2023+4.8%2024−0.3%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days−1.0%2 of 5
Next 10 trading days+3.8%3 of 5
Next 15 trading days+8.2%4 of 5
Next 20 trading days+8.3%4 of 5
Next 30 trading days+9.0%4 of 5

For scale, SONY’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 5.3%.

Sony market cap and key statistics

Sony’s market cap is $147.8B, with a P/E ratio of 20.6 and revenue of $12.70T over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$147.8B
P/E ratio
20.6
Forward P/E
16
EPS, TTM
$1.21
Gekko Fair Value
$27.73

Trading

Volume
3.11M
Avg volume, 20 days
3.73M
52-week high
$30.34
52-week low
$19.32
Shares outstanding
5.84B

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$12.70T
Profit margin
-1.8%
Return on equity
13.2%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
+47.6%

Risk and income

Beta
0.81
Typical daily move
±1.9%
Typical 20-day move
±5.3%
Dividend yield
0.64%

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Sony stock FAQ

What is Sony’s market cap?

Sony’s market cap is $147.8B at the Oct 19, 2026 close of $24.77, with 5.84B shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 20.6.

What is the Sony stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Sony is $29.50, +19.1% from the last close. Of the 1 firm that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 1 rate it a buy, 0 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Sony stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Sony is undervalued: the Oct 19, 2026 close of $24.77 is 10.7% below Gekko Fair Value of $27.73. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Sony report earnings next?

Sony is expected to report on Nov 5, 2026, before the market opens (16 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.38 per share on revenue of $20.14B. Sony beat the earnings estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports, moving 4% on average across the report.

What is Sony’s 52-week high and low?

Sony’s 52-week high is $30.34 and its 52-week low is $19.32; it closed at $24.77 on Oct 19, 2026, −13.1% over the past year.

Is Sony stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (trend, fair value and seasonality), 1 as mixed (gekkoindex) and 1 as a headwind (earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

How this page works

During US trading hours the price at the top of the page is a delayed quote, refreshed every 15 minutes; everything else is rebuilt after each US market close. The GekkoIndex, Gekko Fair Value and the checklist are Gekko’s own, and the Gekko Brief is written by AI from this page’s data and checked against it before it is published. How Gekko’s data works →

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