Sony (NYSE:SONY) versus Kuke Music (NYSE:KUKE) Head-To-Head Review

Sony (NYSE:SONY) and Kuke Music (NYSE:KUKE) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Sony and Kuke Music”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sony	$85.09 billion	2.12	$7.53 billion	$1.26	23.68
Kuke Music	$9.59 million	2.50	-$9.03 million	N/A	N/A

Sony has higher revenue and earnings than Kuke Music.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

14.1% of Sony shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Kuke Music shares are held by institutional investors. 7.0% of Sony shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 42.2% of Kuke Music shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Sony and Kuke Music, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sony	0	1	4	0	2.80
Kuke Music	0	0	0	0	0.00

Sony presently has a consensus target price of $28.00, suggesting a potential downside of 6.15%. Given Sony’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sony is more favorable than Kuke Music.

Risk and Volatility

Sony has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kuke Music has a beta of 0.02, suggesting that its share price is 98% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Sony and Kuke Music’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sony	9.14%	13.88%	3.32%
Kuke Music	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Sony beats Kuke Music on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sony

Sony Group Corporation designs, develops, produces, and sells electronic equipment, instruments, and devices for the consumer, professional, and industrial markets in Japan, the United States, Europe, China, the Asia-Pacific, and internationally. The company distributes software titles and add-on content through digital networks; network services related to game, video, and music content; and home gaming consoles, packaged and game software, and peripheral devices. It also develops, produces, markets, and distributes recorded music; publishes music; and produces and distributes animation titles, game applications, and various services for music and visual products. In addition, the company produces, acquires, and distributes live-action and animated motion pictures for theatrical release, as well as scripted and animated series, unscripted reality or light entertainment, daytime serials, game shows, television movies, and miniseries and other television programs; operation of television networks and direct-to-consumer streaming services; operates a visual effects and animation unit; and manages a studio facility. Further, it researches, develops, designs, produces, markets, distributes, sells, and services televisions, and video and sound products; interchangeable lens, as well as compact digital, and consumer and professional video cameras; projectors and medical equipment; mobile phones, accessories, and applications; and metal oxide semiconductor image sensors, charge-coupled devices, integration systems, and other semiconductors. Additionally, it offers Internet broadband network services; recording media, and storage media products; and life and non-life insurance, banking, and other services, as well as creates and distributes content for PCs and mobile phones. The company was formerly known as Sony Corporation and changed its name to Sony Group Corporation in April 2021. Sony Group Corporation was incorporated in 1946 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

About Kuke Music

Kuke Music Holding Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides classical music licensing, subscription, and education services in China. It operates through two segments: Subscription, Licensing and Smart Education Business; and Music Events and Performances Business. The Subscription, Licensing and Smart Education Business segment distributes commercial copyrights and offers music education solutions. The Music Events Business segment provides music festival events and music performance services; and sells musical instruments, including conch smart speakers. The company licenses its music content primarily to online music entertainment platforms, digital music service providers, and commercial enterprises, as well as film and TV production companies, airlines, and smart hardware companies. It has institutional subscribers, including universities and music conservatories, as well as public libraries. Kuke Music Holding Limited was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.