Sony stock down 8%

[CChaos]

HappySqurriel said:

CChaos said:

HappySqurriel said:

CChaos said:

Faxanadu said:
So now is a god time to buy stock, right?

Just joking...

Actually, not that BAD of a time. If you've got money burning a hole in your pocket, you're not worried about the stock going down further and if you  feel that Sony's stock will eventually rebound, then it's actually a great time to buy stock in them. It's like buying penny stocks, in a sense. All the company needs is a really good product or business plan to bring them around and the stock will jump again. If they bring a product that is good enough, then the stock rebounds more.

It's always good to remember that in the mid-90s, Apple was a failing company until the iPod. Now they're the largest valued company in the world. You never really know when a potential gold mine is staring you in the face, but it always comes with risk. I imagine there are some people who are laughing as the Sony stocks plummet, not because they want to see it burn but because the lower it gets, the more they can buy and then wait to see what happens with Harai's business plan.

There are a lot of ifs there ...

I don't personally think Sony is a good investment now, and I think they may continue to decline for some time.

Oh, without a doubt, a LOT of 'ifs', but that was why I mentioned the issues with doing so. There are always those who are willing to take a bit of a risk when it comes to lowering stocks of corporations. I simply mean that at $12 a share or so, it's inside the range of an average stock gambler these days instead of being out of reach to the average individual.

I agree completely that there will likely be more bad than good until things come around, but you never know what might bring them around again.

I agree completely ...

The best investments usually are made when `everyone` believes the investment isn't good; and therefore the price is low.

For the past few years I have been trying to anticipate when a company has done what is necessary to turn itself around and, while I'm certainly not great at it, I think I'm starting to get a feel for it. I'm currently watching a couple dozen companies that are struggling and trying to decide when to invest.

As a rough way to put it, one of the main things I have noticed about companies that see major turn-arounds is there is a dramatic shift in their culture/vision that is more in-line with the strengths of the company; and this is something that I haven't seen from Sony.

Good luck with your attempts at that! I'd love to do a little company speculation myself, but I've got precious little cash flow to work with.

I think you're right about the vision aspect though. Sony makes some good products, but it seems like they don't really understand how to make the company viable for the audience of now. The PS3 is a great machine. PS2 is still my personal favourite, but everyone has a preference. Unfortunately, they don't seem to really get that things like the Vita won't just sell themselves. As with the television division, it's like they don't really understand that they not only need to market these things, but they really need to make sure people associate Sony with 'quality, long term and fun experiences'. The downward spiral of their television division could, in a sense, be attributed to negligence. Just having the name Sony isn't going to sell things on its own anymore, not when you can get quality for cheaper. They haven't put much into it as of late. I'd hate to see them do the same thing to the Vita, driving it into the ground through an assumption that things are doing just fine.

If they can get the vision in line with the company strengths/assets, I think they should be able to pull things through.