SoftBank Group (OTCMKTS:SFTBY) Shares Gap Down – Here’s Why

SoftBank Group Corp. Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:SFTBY) gapped down before the market opened on Friday . The stock had previously closed at $15.64, but opened at $14.43. SoftBank Group shares last traded at $14.37, with a volume of 249,166 shares trading hands.

Key Headlines Impacting SoftBank Group

Here are the key news stories impacting SoftBank Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Vision Fund booked a roughly $2.4 billion quarterly gain (boosted by its OpenAI exposure), supporting SoftBank’s mark‑to‑market gains and reported fund profitability. SoftBank Vision Fund Posts $2.4 Billion Quarterly Gain
• Positive Sentiment: Quarterly results topped estimates: EPS $0.14 vs. $0.10 consensus and revenue ¥/USD ~$12.9B vs. $12.44B expected — a clear beat that validates recurring portfolio-derived gains. SoftBank books $1.6 billion profit in third quarter
• Positive Sentiment: SoftBank reported a quarterly net profit of ¥248.6 billion (~$1.62B), underscoring that tech‑fund gains are translating to group‑level earnings. SoftBank Group Posts Quarterly Profit on Tech Funds Gains
• Positive Sentiment: PayPay, SoftBank‑backed payments app, filed for a U.S. IPO — a potential path to realize value from a high‑growth asset and to reduce concentrated private holdings. SoftBank’s PayPay moves closer to public markets with US IPO filing
• Neutral Sentiment: Macroe/industry initiative: reports that the U.S. and Japan are earmarking a $550B fund for energy and semiconductors could benefit portfolio companies indirectly, but it is not an immediate driver for SoftBank’s near‑term results. US and Japan pin energy, semiconductor projects for $550B fund – report
• Negative Sentiment: Despite fundamentals, the ADR is seeing selling pressure — likely profit‑taking after a run, ADR/FX volatility and the market pricing of SoftBank’s complex asset mix (private stakes, listed holdings, currency effects). This can mute immediate upside even after beats.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Citigroup initiated coverage on SoftBank Group in a research report on Monday, January 5th. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. BTIG Research assumed coverage on SoftBank Group in a research note on Monday, January 5th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, SoftBank Group currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

SoftBank Group Price Performance

The firm has a market cap of $166.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.74 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a current ratio of 0.92, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $13.89 and its 200-day moving average price is $14.87.

SoftBank Group (OTCMKTS:SFTBY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The technology company reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.10 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $12.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $12.44 billion. SoftBank Group had a return on equity of 24.75% and a net margin of 48.62%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that SoftBank Group Corp. Unsponsored ADR will post 2.22 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About SoftBank Group

SoftBank Group Corp is a Tokyo‐based multinational conglomerate holding company with a primary focus on technology, telecommunications and investment management. Founded in 1981 by Masayoshi Son, the company initially operated as a software distributor before expanding into mobile communications and internet services. Over the years, SoftBank has built a diversified portfolio that spans telecom operators, semiconductor design, cloud computing, and emerging technology ventures.

A key pillar of SoftBank’s strategy is its investment arm, the SoftBank Vision Fund, which targets high‐growth technology companies around the globe.