Here are the Factors that Contributed to Sony Group Corp’s (SONY) Surge in Q3

Harding Loevner, an asset management company, released its “Global Equity Strategy” third-quarter 2025 investor letter.  A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The fund returned 2.62% gross (2.52% net) in the third quarter of 2025, compared to a 7.74% return for the MSCI All Country World Index and 7.36% gain for the MSCI World Index. YTD, the strategy rose 10.61% (net) compared to 18.86% and 17.83% for the indexes. The firm highlighted in the letter that the last six months represented one of the strongest momentum phases in over 70 years. Since the beginning of the year, high-momentum stocks have outperformed low-momentum stocks by a remarkable 45 percentage points, with much of the growth driven by advancements in AI. In addition, please check the fund’s top five holdings to know its best picks in 2025.

In its third-quarter 2025 investor letter, Harding Loevner Global Equity Strategy highlighted stocks such as Sony Group Corporation (NYSE:SONY). Sony Group Corporation (NYSE:SONY) is a technology company that designs, manufactures, and distributes electronic equipment, instruments, devices, game consoles, and software for consumers, professionals and industrial markets. One-month return of Sony Group Corporation (NYSE:SONY) was 0.60%, and its shares gained 39.91% of their value over the last 52 weeks. On December 03, 2025, Sony Group Corporation (NYSE:SONY) stock closed at $28.46 per share, with a market capitalization of $172.71 billion.

Harding Loevner Global Equity Strategy  stated the following regarding Sony Group Corporation (NYSE:SONY) in its third quarter 2025 investor letter:

“While Japan detracted overall, Sony Group Corporation (NYSE:SONY)y was a strong contributor. Shares of the electronics and media company surged ahead of the spin-off of its financials businesses. Sony also posted strong quarterly results in its core businesses, including healthy demand for PlayStation hardware and content and continued traction for image sensors used in smartphones and automobiles.”

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Sony Group Corporation (NYSE:SONY) is not on our list of 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. According to our database, 22 hedge fund portfolios held Sony Group Corporation (NYSE:SONY) at the end of the third quarter, compared to 23 in the previous quarter. While we acknowledge the risk and potential of Sony Group Corporation (NYSE:SONY) as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter time frame. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than Sony Group Corporation (NYSE:SONY) and that has 10,000% upside potential, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.

In another article, we covered Sony Group Corporation (NYSE:SONY) and shared the list of best augmented reality stocks to buy. In addition, please check out our hedge fund investor letters Q3 2025 page for more investor letters from hedge funds and other leading investors.

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