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Sonic Automotive Inc Stock: price and insider trades · United States
1 insider bought €4.1M of shares over the last 90 days, the latest by Rusnak Paul P., filed 16 Oct 2026.
Insider Decl.
405
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€18M
24 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
€73M
68 ops. · all time
Who traded when
BuySalePaul P. Rusnak11 buys
Dyke Jeff7 sales
Heath Byrd2 sales
Since the insiders bought
- +14.2%Entry US$64.53 · Close at T+90 US$73.69
- +344.6%Entry US$10.70 · Close at T+365 US$47.57
- -17.9%Entry US$22.05 · Close at T+365 US$18.10
Entry is the close on the day after publication, the first price a reader could act on. Prices in the listing currency. Past moves are not a forecast.
Analyst consensus: bullish or bearish?
Analysts rate Sonic Automotive Inc Buy (bullish), based on 11 analysts. Average price target: US$87.55.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Fundamental score
Ranked 12,485 of 26,250 companies
52.7
score / 100
Value69
Quality36
FCF yld21%
Earn yld5.9%
EV/EBITDA11.8x
ROE21%
Gross mgn16%
Net mgn0.8%
Debt/EBITDA8.0x
Pillars2/3
Transparent value + quality ranking, distinct from the insider signal.
Financial data
as of FY 2025FY ended December 2025 · cache
US$62.74
Analyst consensus
11 analystsBuy
US$57.00Target US$87.55(+40%)US$139.00
Income statement
RevenueUS$15.2B
Gross profitUS$2.4B16% margin
EBITDAUS$525.3M3% margin
Net incomeUS$118.7M1.4% margin
Valuation
PER (trailing)10.0x
PER (forward)8.6x
P/Book1.9x
Beta0.93
Balance sheet & cash
Market capUS$2B
Total debtUS$4.2B
Free Cash FlowUS$417.5M
Debt / Equity456%
Profitability & ownership
ROE20.6%
ROA5.3%
% insiders39.3%
% institutions76.8%
Last declaration on 16 October 2026
Declarations405 total
12,555 shares@ US$59.900.037% mcap6.8% of flowSAHSEC:0001460471-26-000009:0
Canonical exit: 12 Jan 2027 (T+90)
13,701 shares@ US$59.780.043% mcap7.9% of flowSAHSEC:0001460471-26-000008:0
Canonical exit: 5 Jan 2027 (T+90)
1,119 shares@ US$59.900.0034% mcap0.7% of flowSAHSEC:0001460471-26-000007:0
Canonical exit: 4 Jan 2027 (T+90)
27,756 shares@ US$59.760.083% mcap17.4% of flowSAHSEC:0001460471-26-000006:0
Canonical exit: 3 Jan 2027 (T+90)
21,645 shares@ US$59.500.064% mcap16.3% of flowSAHSEC:0001460471-26-000005:0
Canonical exit: 30 Dec 2026 (T+90)
35,114 shares@ US$85.000.14% mcap9.2% of flowClass A CommonSEC144:0001969223-26-000674
14,886 shares@ US$85.13393.1% of flowClass A Common StockSEC:0001448228-26-000005:0
35,114 shares@ US$85.22077.3% of flowClass A Common StockSEC:0001448228-26-000005:1
14,886 shares@ US$85.13390.060% mcap3.9% of flowClass A CommonSEC144:0001969223-26-000669
50,000 shares@ US$82.140.20% mcap12.7% of flowClass A CommonSEC144:0001969223-26-000657
50,000 shares@ US$82.966710.2% of flowClass A Common StockSEC:0001448228-26-000003:0
5,061 shares@ US$85.000.016% mcap4.7% of flowClass A Common StockSEC:0001574017-26-000005:0
9,526 shares@ US$85.000.030% mcap8.8% of flowClass A Common StockSEC:0001574017-26-000003:0
4,373 shares0Class A Common StockSEC:0001628280-26-029158:0
2,843 shares0Class A Common StockSEC:0001628280-26-028922:0
2,916 shares0Class A Common StockSEC:0001628280-26-028917:0
3,061 shares0Class A Common StockSEC:0001628280-26-028918:0
4,373 shares0Class A Common StockSEC:0001628280-26-028908:0
2,843 shares0Class A Common StockSEC:0001628280-26-028913:0
3,608 shares0Class A Common StockSEC:0001628280-26-028905:0
5,872 shares@ US$68.574.4% of flowClass A Common StockSEC:0001628280-26-023068:1
7,534 shares@ US$68.571.6% of flowClass A Common StockSEC:0001628280-26-023064:1
13,259 shares@ US$68.5710.4% of flowClass A Common StockSEC:0001628280-26-023057:1
7,534 sharesClass A Common StockSEC:0001628280-26-023064:0
5,872 sharesClass A Common StockSEC:0001628280-26-023068:0
25 of 405 declarations
About Sonic Automotive Inc
At Sonic Automotive Inc, a US retail company valued at USD 1.98 billion and 39.3% held by insiders, recent purchases carry weight: over the last twelve months, 11 of the 38 filings are purchases, against 5 sales. Paul P. Rusnak, filed as 10% Owner, bought EUR 2,450,629 on February 13, 2026 and EUR 4,899,811 on April 6, 2022, the largest purchase on record; 13 of the 30 filings are purchases.
In all, 24 purchases represent EUR 18,375,899 (median EUR 487,046, 26% of open-market trades) and 68 sales EUR 72,874,125 (median EUR 662,362). O. Bruton Smith (Executive Chairman) bought EUR 1,685,560 on March 21, 2017, within a window in which two filers bought EUR 1,970,909 from March 20 to March 21. The largest sales are David Bruton Smith's (Chairman and CEO), EUR 5,395,790 on August 24, 2022, and Jeff Dyke's (President), EUR 5,003,268 on February 17, 2023.
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Heath Byrd (EVP and CFO) signs the most filings, 86. For 19 purchases tracked at 90 days, the stored median is 14.2%, with 63% positive: stored past results, not a forecast.
