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SAH

Sonic Automotive, Inc

Feb 19 • 04:00PM ET

64.53

+1.64 2.61 %

Consumer Cyclical • Auto & Truck Dealerships • USA • NYSE

Feb 18, 4:43 PMSonic Automotive posts Q4 FY2025 results—non-GAAP EPS $1.52 (+1% YoY) on $3.9B revenue (-1% YoY), beating EPS but missing revenue—delivers record 2025 profits and $15.2B revenue, declares a $0.38 dividend, with EchoPark turning profitable as tariffs cloud the new-vehicle outlook.

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Index	RUT	P/E	19.00	EPS (ttm)	3.40	Insider Own	61.36%	Shs Outstand	34.17M	Perf Week	6.05%
Market Cap	2.21B	Forward P/E	8.55	EPS next Y	7.55	Insider Trans	0.48%	Shs Float	13.20M	Perf Month	3.45%
Enterprise Value	6.28B	PEG	-	EPS next Q	1.54	Inst Own	43.86%	Short Float	14.73%	Perf Quarter	5.49%
Income	118.70M	P/S	0.15	EPS this Y	3.80%	Inst Trans	-1.45%	Short Ratio	10.13	Perf Half Y	-19.26%
Sales	15.15B	P/B	2.06	EPS next Y	10.16%	ROA	2.21%	Short Interest	1.94M	Perf YTD	4.32%
Book/sh	31.29	P/C	24.67	EPS next 5Y	-	ROE	12.51%	52W High	89.62 -28.00%	Perf Year	-10.65%
Cash/sh	2.62	P/FCF	5.04	EPS past 3/5Y	15.33% -	ROIC	3.78%	52W Low	52.00 24.10%	Perf 3Y	7.55%
Dividend Est.	1.52 (2.36%)	EV/EBITDA	8.91	Sales past 3/5Y	2.67% 9.18%	Gross Margin	14.65%	Volatility	7.04% 4.39%	Perf 5Y	56.44%
Dividend TTM	1.46 (2.26%)	EV/Sales	0.41	EPS Y/Y TTM	-44.84%	Oper. Margin	3.57%	ATR (14)	2.79	Perf 10Y	295.65%
Dividend Ex-Date	Mar 13, 2026	Quick Ratio	0.27	Sales Y/Y TTM	6.53%	Profit Margin	0.78%	RSI (14)	58.10	Recom	2.44
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	12.33% 29.56%	Current Ratio	1.02	EPS Q/Q	-18.31%	SMA20	5.45%	Beta	0.92	Target Price	75.29
Payout	42.69%	Debt/Eq	3.89	Sales Q/Q	-0.63%	SMA50	2.61%	Rel Volume	2.62	Prev Close	62.89
Employees	10800	LT Debt/Eq	1.93	Earnings	Feb 18 BMO	SMA200	-9.10%	Avg Volume	191.85K	Price	64.53
IPO	Nov 11, 1997	Option/Short	Yes / Yes	EPS/Sales Surpr.	1.66% -1.68%	Trades		Volume	502,430	Change	2.61%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Nov-12-25	Initiated	Barclays	Equal Weight	$71
Nov-07-25	Upgrade	Citigroup	Neutral → Buy	$82
Jul-17-25	Downgrade	Stephens	Overweight → Equal-Weight	$82
May-28-25	Initiated	The Benchmark Company	Buy	$76
Apr-23-25	Initiated	Citigroup	Neutral	$64
Mar-19-25	Reiterated	Needham	Buy	$100 → $93
Nov-22-24	Upgrade	Seaport Research Partners	Neutral → Buy	$74
Sep-25-24	Upgrade	Morgan Stanley	Underweight → Equal-Weight	$40 → $58
Sep-12-24	Initiated	Stephens	Equal-Weight	$64
Aug-20-24	Initiated	Needham	Buy	$73
Aug-06-24	Upgrade	JP Morgan	Neutral → Overweight	$58 → $63
Jun-10-24	Upgrade	JP Morgan	Underweight → Neutral	$53 → $58
Apr-26-24	Upgrade	BofA Securities	Underperform → Buy	$55 → $68
Oct-31-23	Downgrade	JP Morgan	Neutral → Underweight	$50
Feb-21-23	Downgrade	JP Morgan	Overweight → Neutral	$60 → $55
Oct-06-22	Upgrade	JP Morgan	Neutral → Overweight	$60
Sep-09-22	Downgrade	BofA Securities	Buy → Underperform
Apr-29-22	Downgrade	Seaport Research Partners	Buy → Neutral
Apr-07-22	Downgrade	JP Morgan	Overweight → Neutral	$70 → $57
Nov-17-21	Downgrade	Morgan Stanley	Equal-Weight → Underweight	$40

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Sonic Automotive, Inc. is an automotive retailer. Its services include sales of both new and used cars and light trucks, sales of replacement parts and performance of vehicle maintenance, warranty, paint and repair services and arrangement of extended service contracts, financing, insurance, vehicle protection products and other aftermarket products for automotive customers. It operates through the Franchised Dealerships and EchoPark segments. The Franchised Dealerships segment provides comprehensive services, which include sales of both new and used cars and light trucks, sales of replacement parts and performance of vehicle maintenance, manufacturer warranty repairs, and paint and collision repair services. The EchoPark segment sells used cars and light trucks. The company was founded by Ollen Bruton Smith and Bryan Scott Smith in January 1997 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
Rusnak Paul P.	10% Owner	Feb 13 '26	Buy	59.92	48,540	2,908,517	5,088,519	Feb 18 06:46 PM
Rusnak Paul P.	10% Owner	Feb 05 '26	Buy	59.98	18,738	1,123,905	5,018,738	Feb 18 06:46 PM
Rusnak Paul P.	10% Owner	Feb 12 '26	Buy	59.97	11,483	688,636	5,039,979	Feb 18 06:46 PM
Rusnak Paul P.	10% Owner	Feb 17 '26	Buy	59.95	11,481	688,286	5,100,000	Feb 18 06:46 PM
Rusnak Paul P.	10% Owner	Feb 10 '26	Buy	59.96	7,827	469,307	5,026,565	Feb 18 06:46 PM
Rusnak Paul P.	10% Owner	Feb 11 '26	Buy	59.98	1,931	115,821	5,028,496	Feb 18 06:46 PM
DYKE JEFF	President	Jun 02 '25	Sale	70.02	576	40,334	605,393	Jun 02 05:13 PM
DYKE JEFF	Officer	Jun 02 '25	Proposed Sale	70.02	576	40,334		Jun 02 04:34 PM
DYKE JEFF	President	May 30 '25	Sale	70.05	31,152	2,182,316	605,969	May 30 04:46 PM
DYKE JEFF	President	May 28 '25	Sale	70.03	16,434	1,150,871	638,959	May 30 04:46 PM
DYKE JEFF	President	May 29 '25	Sale	70.00	1,838	128,660	637,121	May 30 04:46 PM
DYKE JEFF	Officer	May 30 '25	Proposed Sale	70.05	31,152	2,182,316		May 30 04:14 PM
DYKE JEFF	Officer	May 29 '25	Proposed Sale	70.00	1,838	128,660		May 29 04:29 PM
DYKE JEFF	Officer	May 28 '25	Proposed Sale	70.03	16,434	1,150,871		May 28 04:27 PM

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