O Brien Greene & Co. Inc Makes New Investment in Sony Corporation $SONY

O Brien Greene & Co. Inc bought a new stake in Sony Corporation (NYSE:SONY) during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm bought 189,928 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,468,000. Sony accounts for 1.7% of O Brien Greene & Co. Inc’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 25th largest holding.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Flow Traders U.S. LLC purchased a new stake in Sony in the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,228,000. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. boosted its stake in Sony by 14.3% during the third quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 760,207 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,886,000 after buying an additional 95,077 shares during the period. JCIC Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Sony during the third quarter valued at about $4,371,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its position in shares of Sony by 7,377.3% during the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 3,374,274 shares of the company’s stock valued at $97,145,000 after acquiring an additional 3,329,147 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in shares of Sony by 422.0% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 19,908 shares of the company’s stock valued at $421,000 after acquiring an additional 16,094 shares during the period. 14.05% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting Sony

Here are the key news stories impacting Sony this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Multiple reviews and bargain offers highlight Sony’s wireless earbuds (WF‑C710N and WF‑1000XM6 family), supporting near‑term consumer sales and accessory margin upside. These Sony earbuds give you luxury features for a bargain price
• Positive Sentiment: Sony’s film/TV pipeline shows activity (animated VENOM reportedly targeting an R rating, new Charlie’s Angels development, and a 24‑episode Reading Rainbow reboot) that could support future content revenue for Sony Pictures/TV. Sony’s Animated VENOM Movie Reportedly Targeting R Rating
• Positive Sentiment: Reading Rainbow revival orders and other TV deals are low‑risk content plays that can monetize IP across streaming/education channels. Sony Pictures TV to Revive ‘Reading Rainbow’
• Neutral Sentiment: Sony patented a fully touchscreen PlayStation controller — an R&D signal but not a product launch; patents don’t guarantee commercial adoption. Sony Patented A Fully Touchscreen PlayStation Controller
• Neutral Sentiment: A patent for solving multiplayer game‑pausing could improve PlayStation UX, but commercialization/timing is unclear. Sony Patents System That May Finally Solve Multiplayer Game Pausing Issues
• Neutral Sentiment: Sony is developing an AI music detector — potential long‑term benefit for rights enforcement/licensing, but could raise industry/legal questions about AI attribution. Sony’s AI Music Detector
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage resurfacing of the 2014 “The Interview” cyberhack and a former CEO’s public regrets keeps reputational risk and governance questions in investors’ minds (old issue but still headline‑worthy). Former Sony Chief Calls Greenlighting Seth Rogen’s ‘The Interview’ “The Biggest Mistake Of My Career”
• Negative Sentiment: Sony reportedly forced termination of a fan‑made Bloodborne‑style project, which may spur developer/community backlash—a reputational and PR headwind for PlayStation goodwill. Sony Terminated Fan-Made Project
• Negative Sentiment: Reporting that Sony tried to lock up Crimson Desert as a timed PlayStation exclusive highlights aggressive platform tactics that can strain publisher/developer relations. Sony Tried To Lock Up ‘Crimson Desert’ As A Timed PlayStation Exclusive

Sony Stock Performance

NYSE:SONY opened at $21.65 on Tuesday. Sony Corporation has a 52 week low of $20.42 and a 52 week high of $30.34. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $23.94 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $26.90. The company has a quick ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10. The company has a market cap of $130.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -108.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 7.79 and a beta of 0.97.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Nomura raised shares of 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 from $33.00) on shares of Sony in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Zacks Research lowered Sony from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report 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, Wall Street Zen raised Sony to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, December 6th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $30.00.

Sony 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.