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Sony (NYSE: SONY) has attracted notice lately for its upcoming stock split. It's cleaving its U.S.-listed American despositary receipts (ADRs) at a rate of 5-for-1, which will kick in on Oct. 1.
Sony announced a 5-for-1 stock split to take effect Oct. 1. Forward stock splits , like Sony's, lower the price of individual shares, making them accessible to a wider pool of investors. This ...
Sony shareholders will receive stock in the new company and Sony itself will retain a significant stake. It's unclear exactly how this will impact shareholders, but the good news is that the new ...
Conversely, if you buy stock after the record date but before the ex-dividend date of a large special dividend, you are entitled to the dividend and will receive it via the due bill process. As is the case with all dividends, if you sell your stock prior to the ex-dividend date, within the due bill period, you relinquish your right to the dividend.
The S&P 500 is a stock market index maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices. It comprises 503 common stocks which are issued by 500 large-cap companies traded on the American stock exchanges (including the 30 companies that compose the Dow Jones Industrial Average). The index includes about 80 percent of the American market by capitalization.
Data by YCharts.. Another consideration is what Wall Street thinks. The current consensus among Wall Street analysts is a "buy" rating with a median share-price target of $111.16 for Sony stock.
Sony Financial Group is a holding company for Sony's financial services business which includes Sony Life (in Japan and the Philippines), Sony Assurance, Sony Bank, etc. The unit proved to be the most profitable of Sony's businesses in FY 2005, earning $1.7 billion in profit. [ 36 ]
Sony is the latest consumer goods company to announce a stock split.