Sony Group stock slips 0.81 percent as targets rise

Published on 09/28/2026 at 10:18 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Sony Group stock saw a JPY 3,800.00 fair value estimate replace JPY 3,500.00 on September 17, 2026. Q1 FY2026 revenue reached JPY 2.8378 trillion, up 8.20 percent year over year.

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Sony Group Corporation (ISIN JP3435000009) was trading at JPY 3,680.00 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange at 3:30 p.m. JST on September 28, 2026, down 0.81 percent from the prior close of JPY 3,710.00. The move came after an analyst fair value estimate rose from JPY 3,500.00 to JPY 3,800.00 on September 17, 2026, according to Simply Wall St.

Target estimate reaches JPY 3,800

The increase lifted the published fair value by 8.57 percent from JPY 3,500.00. The same update cited higher fiscal 2026 guidance and a better earnings mix, linking the valuation change to operating expectations rather than to a purely technical price move.

The estimate remains above the September 28 market price by JPY 120.00. That gap gives investors a concrete measure of the valuation debate, while the daily decline shows that the market price and the published fair value are moving on different time horizons.

Q1 revenue grows 8.20 percent

Sony's April to June 2026 quarter generated revenue of JPY 2.8378 trillion, up 8.20 percent from the same period a year earlier, according to Note. The figure belongs to fiscal 2026 Q1, the latest interim period listed in Sony's investor materials.

Sony's investor-relations page identifies the Q1 FY2026 earnings announcement as July 31, 2026 and lists the financial statements, presentation and Q&A materials for that period, according to Sony Group. The company guidance cited in the September 17 update calls for fiscal-year sales of JPY 12.5 trillion, operating income of JPY 1.72 trillion and net income attributable to stockholders of JPY 1.21 trillion for the year ending March 31, 2027.

Stock trades below its yearly high

Sony's September 28 price stood within a JPY 3,043.00 to JPY 4,776.00 52-week range and was JPY 1,096.00 below the high. Trading volume reached 16,022,100 shares, while market capitalization stood at JPY 21.6 trillion on the same date.

The next reported earnings date is listed as November 10, 2026 by GetSignal. For investors, the key tension is visible in the numbers: quarterly revenue is growing, guidance is higher, and the share price remains below its yearly high.