SONY Sony
Sony Corp. engages in the development, design, manufacture, and sale of electronic equipment, instruments, devices, game consoles, and software for consumers, professionals and industrial markets. It operates through the following segments: Game and Network Services, Music, Pictures, Home Entertainment and Sound, Imaging Products and Solutions, Mobile Communications, Semiconductors, Financial Services, and All Others. The Game and Network Services segment deals with gaming machines, software and network services. The Music segment produces and publishes music and provides image media platforms. The Pictures segment handles film production, television program creation, and media networks. The Home Entertainment and Sound segment offers LCD televisions, home audio, Blu-ray Disc players and recorders, and memory-based portable audio devices. The Imaging Products and Solutions segment provides digital imaging products, professional solutions, and medical goods. The Mobile Communications segment deals with mobile phones and internet services businesses. The Semiconductors segment provides image sensors and camera modules. The Financial Services segment manages the life insurance and non-life insurance operations and banking business. The All Other segment includes personal computer (PC) business, overseas Blu-ray Disc, DVD and CD manufacturing, and battery business. The company was founded by Akio Morita and Masaru Ibuka on May 7, 1946 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
Company profile
Ticker
SONY, SNE
Exchange
Website
CEO
Kazuo Hirai
Employees
Incorporated
Location
Fiscal year end
Sector
Industry (SIC)
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SEC CIK
Corporate docs
SONY stock data
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News
'Fortnite' Maker Epic Games Raised $1B At $28.7B Valuation: Reuters
13 Apr 21
Apple To Lead 'Transformational' Augmented Reality Revolution, Says Munster
11 Apr 21
Slip Slidin' Away: Sony Music Acquires Paul Simon's Music Catalog
1 Apr 21
Can You Mine Bitcoin With A Game Boy? This Guy Gave It A Go
29 Mar 21
'Sony's Hopes of Countering Netflix in Anime Market Delayed by Antitrust Probe' -The Information
24 Mar 21
Press releases
AM Best Upgrades Issuer Credit Rating of PMG Assurance Ltd.
12 Feb 21
Thinking about trading options or stock in Novavax, Pfizer, Activision Blizzard, Sony Corp, or General Electric?
5 Feb 21
Thinking about trading options or stock in Moderna, Cassava Sciences, Tilray, Sony, or ServiceNow?
3 Feb 21
Announcement of Executive Management Transition at Sony Electronics
2 Feb 21
Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) Begins Public Road Tests on Upcoming EV
20 Jan 21
Calendar
26 Jun 20
13 Apr 21
31 Mar 22
Financial summary
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Financial data from Sony earnings reports.
Recent insider trades
| Date | Owner | Security | Transaction | Code | Indirect | 10b5-1 | $Price | #Shares | $Value | #Remaining |
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| 13 Jan 21 | Sony | Series A 9.75% Perpetual Preferred Stock | Other | Aquire J | Yes | No | 25 | 1,600,000 | 40M | 1,798,956 |
| 14 Dec 20 | Sony | Series A 9.75% Perpetual Preferred Stock | Other | Aquire J | Yes | No | 25 | 198,956 | 4.97M | 198,956 |
| 12 Nov 20 | Sony | LLC Units Series A 9.75% Perpetual Preferred Stock | Other | Aquire J | Yes | No | 0 | 38,000 | 0 | 38,000 |
Institutional ownership Q4 2020
Data for the last complete 13F reporting period. To see the most recent changes to ownership, click the ownership history button above.
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| Total holders | 0 |
| Opened positions | 0 |
| Closed positions | 1 |
| Increased positions | 0 |
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| Total value | 0 |
| Total shares | 0 |
| Total puts | 0 |
| Total calls | 0 |
| Total put/call ratio | – |
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Financial report summary
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Financial reports
20-F
2020 FY
Annual report (foreign)
26 Jun 20
20-F
2019 FY
Annual report (foreign)
18 Jun 19
20-F
2018 FY
Annual report (foreign)
19 Jun 18
20-F
2017 FY
Annual report (foreign)
14 Jun 17
20-F
2016 FY
Annual report (foreign)
16 Jun 16
20-F
2015 FY
Annual report (foreign)
22 Jun 15
20-F
2014 FY
Annual report (foreign)
25 Jun 14
20-F
2013 FY
Annual report (foreign)
26 Jun 13
20-F/A
2012 FY
Annual report (foreign) (amended)
19 Jul 12
20-F
2012 FY
Annual report (foreign)
26 Jun 12
Current reports
6-K
Sony Group Corporation 6-K
13 Apr 21
6-K
Sony Group Corporation 6-K
1 Apr 21
6-K
Sony Corporation 6-K
31 Mar 21
6-K
Sony Corporation 6-K
15 Mar 21
6-K
Sony Corporation 6-K
12 Feb 21
6-K
Sony Corporation 6-K
12 Feb 21
6-K
Sony Corporation 6-K
12 Feb 21
6-K
Sony Corporation 6-K
9 Feb 21
6-K
Sony Corporation 6-K
3 Feb 21
6-K
Sony Corporation 6-K
3 Feb 21
Registration and prospectus
424B3
Prospectus supplement
1 Apr 21
S-8
Registration of securities for employees
16 Nov 20
S-8
Registration of securities for employees
17 Jul 20
S-8 POS
Registration of securities for employees (post-effective amendment)
17 Apr 20
S-8
Registration of securities for employees
15 Apr 20
S-8
Registration of securities for employees
18 Nov 19
S-8
Registration of securities for employees
19 Jul 19
S-8 POS
Registration of securities for employees (post-effective amendment)
27 Mar 19
S-8
Registration of securities for employees
16 Nov 18
S-8
Registration of securities for employees
25 Jul 18
Other
IRAN
Disclosure regarding Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act
26 Jun 20
SD
Conflict minerals disclosure
29 May 20
UPLOAD
Letter from SEC
19 Feb 20
CORRESP
Correspondence with SEC
13 Feb 20
CORRESP
Correspondence with SEC
20 Jan 20
UPLOAD
Letter from SEC
14 Jan 20
IRAN
Disclosure regarding Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act
18 Jun 19
SD
Conflict minerals disclosure
31 May 19
IRAN
Disclosure regarding Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act
19 Jun 18
SD
Conflict minerals disclosure
31 May 18
Ownership
SC 13G/A
SONY / Sumitomo Mitsui Trust ownership change
5 Feb 21
SC 13G/A
SONY / BlackRock ownership change
1 Feb 21
SC 13D/A
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment / SONY ownership change
15 Jan 21
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Change in insider ownership
15 Jan 21
4
Change in insider ownership
17 Dec 20
SC 13D/A
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment / SONY ownership change
16 Dec 20
SC 13D/A
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment / SONY ownership change
24 Nov 20
4
Change in insider ownership
24 Nov 20
SC 13G
Bilibili / SONY ownership change
9 Apr 20
SC 13G/A
Sony Corp
12 Feb 20
Patents
APP
Utility
Functional Material, an Apparatus for Purification of a Fluid, an Apparatus for a Containing a Liquid, a Pulverized Product and Method of Manufacturing Same
1 Apr 21
A functional material is provided and includes a porous carbon material derived from a plant-derived material as a raw material, wherein a bulk density of the porous carbon material is in a range of 0.2 grams/cm3 to 0.4 grams/cm3, a value of a cumulative pore volume in a range of 0.05 μm to 5 μm in pore size of the porous carbon material based on a mercury press-in method is in a range of 0.4 cm3 per 1 gram of the porous carbon material to 1.2 cm3 per 1 gram of the porous carbon material, and a value of a pore volume of the porous carbon material based on an MP method is in a range of 0.04 cm3 per 1 cm3 of the porous carbon material to 0.09 cm3 per 1 cm3 of the porous carbon material.
APP
Utility
Soundproofing Device, Robot Apparatus, Method for Controlling Robot Apparatus, and Program
1 Apr 21
A soundproofing device includes: a first layer (911) having sound absorbing properties; and a second layer (912) including elastic fibers.
APP
Utility
Ultra Bright Dimeric or Polymeric Dyes and Methods for Preparation of the Same
1 Apr 21
Dimeric and/or polymeric dyes and compounds and methods for preparation of the same are disclosed.
APP
Utility
Optical Compensation Apparatus and Liquid-crystal Display Apparatus
1 Apr 21
Inventors: Ryoko HORIKOSHI, Keigo INOUE
APP
Utility
Ultra Bright Dimeric or Polymeric Dyes with Spacing Linker Groups
1 Apr 21
Inventors: Tracy Matray, Sharat Singh
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