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SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC

SAH·NYSE·United States United States·USD
$61.00
-1.63 (-2.60%)
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SAH
SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC · NYSE
Nasdaq 100S&P 500
Filings
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SAHS&P 500 (rebased)
Congress BuyCongress SellInsider BuyInsider SellForm 1448-K ResultsLobbying
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Congressional Trades

Recent trades of SAH by members of U.S. Congress · 0 on record

No congressional trades in SAH on record.

Whale Activity

Position changes in SAH reported for 2026-06-30 by 10 tracked institutional filers
Increased: 2New: 1Decreased: 6No prior filing: 1
  • Increased2
  • New1
  • Held0
  • Decreased6
  • Closed0
  • No prior filing1
FilerSharesValueChange
BlackRock, Inc.2.4M$204.0Mdecreased
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC760.9K$64.5Mdecreased
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC536.1K$45.5Mdecreased
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.204.8K$17.4Mincreased
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP196.4K$16.7Mdecreased
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC45.2K$3.8Mdecreased
FORMULA GROWTH LTD35.8K$3.0M—
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC35.5K$3.0Mdecreased
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC21.7K$1.8Mincreased
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.19.1K$1.6Mnew

KeyVex tracks a curated set of large 13F filers plus the largest positions in recent filings, so this is a sample of institutional activity, not the whole market.

Insider Trading

Net shares bought (+) or sold (−) on the open market by SAH insiders, by quarter · Form 4
-200.0K-100.0K0100.0K200.0K2025 Q1: 02025 Q12025 Q2: -50.0K2025 Q22025 Q3: 02025 Q32025 Q4: 02025 Q42026 Q1: 100.0K2026 Q12026 Q2: -114.6K2026 Q22026 Q3: 02026 Q32026 Q4: 49.4K2026 Q4

Recent Insider Transactions

875 transactions on record · newest first
All insider activity →
InsiderTypeSharesPriceValueDate
Rusnak Paul P. Purchase +27.8K $59.76 $1.7M Oct 5, 2026 Form 4 ↗
Rusnak Paul P. Purchase +21.6K $59.50 $1.3M Oct 1, 2026 Form 4 ↗
DYKE JEFFPresident · Director Sale −35.1K $85.22 $3.0M Jun 10, 2026 Form 4 ↗
DYKE JEFFPresident · Director Sale −14.9K $85.13 $1.3M Jun 9, 2026 Form 4 ↗
DYKE JEFFPresident · Director Sale −50.0K $82.97 $4.1M Jun 8, 2026 Form 4 ↗
Byrd HeathEVP and CFO Sale −5,061 $85.00 $430K Jun 2, 2026 Form 4 ↗
Byrd HeathEVP and CFO Sale −9,526 $85.00 $810K May 28, 2026 Form 4 ↗
SMITH BRYAN SCOTTDirector · 10% owner Grant / award +4,373 $0.00 $0 Apr 30, 2026 Form 4 ↗
BELK WILLIAM IDirector Grant / award +2,843 $0.00 $0 Apr 30, 2026 Form 4 ↗
Kaiser Keri ADirector Grant / award +3,061 $0.00 $0 Apr 30, 2026 Form 4 ↗
BROOKS WILLIAM RDirector Grant / award +2,916 $0.00 $0 Apr 30, 2026 Form 4 ↗
TAYLOR R EUGENEDirector Grant / award +2,843 $0.00 $0 Apr 30, 2026 Form 4 ↗
SMITH MARCUS GDirector · 10% owner Grant / award +4,373 $0.00 $0 Apr 30, 2026 Form 4 ↗
Hodge Michael EdwardDirector Grant / award +3,608 $0.00 $0 Apr 30, 2026 Form 4 ↗
Byrd HeathEVP and CFO Disposition to issuer −5,872 $68.57 $403K Mar 31, 2026 Form 4 ↗
Byrd HeathEVP and CFO Option exercise +5,872 — — Mar 31, 2026 Form 4 ↗
DYKE JEFFPresident · Director Disposition to issuer −7,534 $68.57 $517K Mar 31, 2026 Form 4 ↗
DYKE JEFFPresident · Director Option exercise +7,534 — — Mar 31, 2026 Form 4 ↗
SMITH DAVID BRUTONChairman and CEO · Director · 10% owner Disposition to issuer −13.3K $68.57 $909K Mar 31, 2026 Form 4 ↗
SMITH DAVID BRUTONChairman and CEO · Director · 10% owner Option exercise +13.3K — — Mar 31, 2026 Form 4 ↗

Fund Holders

Mutual funds and ETFs holding SAH · SEC Form N-PORT
FundSharesValue% of fundAs of
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
iShares Trust
790.3K$67.0M0.06%Jun 30, 2026
Nomura Small Cap Core Fund
Delaware Group Equity Funds V
482.4K$39.9M0.72%May 29, 2026
VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND
VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
372.5K$31.6M0.00%Jun 30, 2026
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
iShares Trust
313.2K$26.6M0.03%Jun 30, 2026
VANGUARD SMALL-CAP INDEX FUND
VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
269.1K$22.8M0.01%Jun 30, 2026
Invesco S&P SmallCap 600 Revenue ETF
Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II
274.5K$22.7M1.21%May 31, 2026
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF
American Century ETF Trust
255.3K$21.1M0.08%May 31, 2026
College Retirement Equities Fund - Total Global Stock Account
College Retirement Equities Fund
206.5K$17.5M0.01%Jun 30, 2026
U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio
DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC
188.5K$17.3M0.10%Jul 31, 2026
U.S. SMALL CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO
DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC
186.0K$17.0M0.09%Jul 31, 2026

Mutual funds and ETFs whose N-PORT filings list SAH's shares (CUSIP 83545G102), each fund at its latest report since Mar 7, 2026, largest positions first. Bonds, options and short positions are left out.

Activist & Passive Stakes

Schedule 13D / 13G beneficial-ownership filings
  • Marcus G. SmithSCHEDULE 13D/A · activist (13D) · 12.9M shares40.9%
    Jun 17, 2026 · ↗
  • David Bruton SmithSCHEDULE 13D/A · activist (13D) · 13.4M shares42.3%
    Jun 17, 2026 · ↗
  • B. Scott SmithSCHEDULE 13D/A · activist (13D) · 13.2M shares41.8%
    Jun 17, 2026 · ↗
  • Sonic Financial CorporationSCHEDULE 13D/A · activist (13D) · 9.9M shares31.2%
    Jun 17, 2026 · ↗
  • OBS Family, LLCSCHEDULE 13D/A · activist (13D) · 3.0M shares9.5%
    Jun 17, 2026 · ↗

Corporate Lobbying

Estimated quarterly lobbying spending reported under the LDA, filings naming SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC as client

No lobbying filings found naming SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC as the client.

Government Contracts

Federal awards to SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC · USAspending

No federal contract awards found for SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC.

U.S. Patents

Recent USPTO applications naming SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC

No USPTO patent applications found for SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC.

Annual Financials

From SAH's 10-K filings · XBRL

No annual XBRL figures on record for SAH. KeyVex's fundamentals cover about 130 large companies so far.

Stock Splits

Every split and reverse split in the price history
  • 2-for-1Stock splitJan 26, 1999

Split dates and ratios from the price history · Close Prices from Tiingo.com

Material Events (8-K)

Corporate events filed with the SEC
  • 8-K · Items 2.02, 7.01, 9.01Results of operations · Reg FD disclosureJul 30, 2026
    EDGAR ↗
  • 8-K · Items 5.02Officer / director changeMay 8, 2026
    EDGAR ↗
  • 8-K · Items 5.02, 5.07, 9.01Officer / director change · Shareholder voteMay 1, 2026
    EDGAR ↗

About SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC

From SEC EDGAR company records
Industry (SIC 5500)Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations
SectorConsumer
HeadquartersCHARLOTTE, NC
IncorporatedDE