Sonic Automotive, Inc.· SAH

🇺🇸 US · MidSP600NYSE

Consumer Cyclical Auto - Dealerships Website

Price: $63.66
Day: -3.47%
Mkt Cap: $2.12B
52W Range: $54.11 – $113.67
Volume: 1.12M
Beta: 0.86

D55D FrameworkQuarterly Data

Holdings Analysis

Insider activity, institutional flows, and fund ownership.

Smart Money: 3.4 / 5 (Neutral), from 3 of 3 components
Institutions Q2 2026: 241 institutions hold; 123 added, 84 reduced

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Sonic Automotive, Inc.

SAH|Consumer Cyclical|Auto - Dealerships

Current price: $64

Smart Money

Dimension 5 of 5

Insider selling pace · Q2 2026

N/A

insufficient history to compare

Seller breadth · Q2 2026

2 sellers

vs 0.5 avg per quarter

Institutional net breadth · Q2 2026

+54

165 adding vs 111 reducing

Institutional ownership · Q2 2026

47.0%

241 institutions

Insider Selling Pace

Each quarter's selling vs this stock's own trailing 6-quarter average

Light <0.5xRoutineElevated >1.5xHeavy >3xBuying

Institutional Positions

Institutions adding above the line, reducing below, net as a line

NewIncreasedReducedClosedNet

Largest Institutional Holders, Q2 2026

By reported market value, and how each moved in the quarter

Holder

Change

BLACKROCK, INC.

2.4M

+2.0%

DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP

1.3M

+8.0%

VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC

760.9K

-2.4%

LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT

734.0K

+100.0%

STATE STREET CORP

634.4K

-0.2%

MACQUARIE MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

588.5K

-1.4%

ETF & Fund Activity, Q2 2026

How the covering funds split between buying, holding and selling

51 buying99 unchanged57 selling

207 funds held SAH in Q2 2026, holding 10.7M shares between them, up 4.7% on the quarter.

Largest fund holders

SPDR SERIES TRUST254.0K sh

New Age Alpha Variable Funds Trust3.9K sh

STERLING CAPITAL FUNDS3.7K sh

Notable Insider Transactions, Q2 2026

Largest open-market purchases and sales by value in the last eight quarters

Sale · Jun 8

DYKE JEFF

$4.1M

Sale · Jun 10

DYKE JEFF

$3.0M

Purchase · Feb 13

Rusnak Paul P.

$2.9M

Insider transactions from SEC Form 4 filings; institutional holdings from quarterly 13F filings, which are reported with a lag and can overlap between filers. 13F: quarterly institutional holdings report · ETF: Exchange-Traded Fund

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Smart Money Sentiment

SAH Smart Money Sentiment Score

A weighted 1-5 sentiment score across three smart money signals.

Smart Money

3.4/5

Neutral

Weighted across 3 components

Component Breakdown (3 of 3 available)

Insider Activity

40% weight

-12

Institutional Flow

50% weight

+48

Fund Flow

10% weight

Overall Smart Money sentiment of 3.4/5 (Neutral) based on a weighted combination of 3 components. Insider activity uses a relative-baseline comparison against the stock's own history; institutional flow tracks position momentum and 13F share changes; fund flow measures ETF / mutual-fund buying vs selling. Higher scores indicate stronger bullish sentiment from professional investors.Last updated September 20, 2026.

Insider Trading Activity

Insider trading analysis comparing the latest quarter against the stock's own historical baseline.

Insider Selling Pace for SAH

Each quarter's selling vs the stock's own trailing 6-quarter average; 1.0x is typical for this stock. Green triangles mark quarters with insider buying.

Neutral

Routine insider selling in Q2 2026

4 sales totaling $9.2M (109.5K shares)

Limited history to compare against

Buying seen in 1 of 15 quarters

N/A

Selling pace

insufficient history to compare

0.34%

Stake sold

of active insiders' holdings

2 sellers

Seller breadth

in Q2 2026

Q1 2026

Last insider purchase

buying in 1 of 16 quarters

Notable Recent Transactions, SAH

Top 8 highest-value insider trades from the last 8 quarters

DYKE JEFF

President

Sell

50,000 shares at $82.97

≈30.9% of their stake at the time

Jun 8, 2026$4.15M

DYKE JEFF

President

Sell

35,114 shares at $85.22

≈6.1% of their stake at the time

Jun 10, 2026$2.99M

Rusnak Paul P.

10% Owner

Buy

48,540 shares at $59.92

≈1.0% of their stake after buying

Feb 13, 2026$2.91M

DYKE JEFF

President

Sell

31,152 shares at $70.05

≈4.9% of their stake at the time

May 30, 2025$2.18M

DYKE JEFF

President

Sell

14,886 shares at $85.13

≈2.5% of their stake at the time

Jun 9, 2026$1.27M

DYKE JEFF

President

Sell

16,434 shares at $70.03

≈2.5% of their stake at the time

May 28, 2025$1.15M

Rusnak Paul P.

10% Owner

Buy

18,738 shares at $59.98

≈0.4% of their stake after buying

Feb 5, 2026$1.12M

Byrd Heath

CFO

Sell

9,526 shares at $85.00

≈6.4% of their stake at the time

May 28, 2026$809.71K

Institutional Ownership Analysis

Institutional ownership analysis with position momentum, 13F share flow, and ownership percentage trends.

Institutional Positions for SAH

Institutions adding (new + increased) above zero, reducing (reduced + closed) below, net as a line

New Increased Reduced Closed Net (adding − reducing)

Bullish Signal

Institutions accumulating in Q2 2026

47.0% institutional ownership

Slight accumulation: 165 adding vs 111 reducing

13F shares increased by 3.7%, a notable change

Momentum improving from prior quarter

+54

Net breadth

165 adding vs 111 reducing

Accumulating

1.49

Add / reduce ratio

in Q2 2026

+15

New − closed

42 initiated, 27 exited

4 of 10

Top holders adding

largest holders with a known change

Position Changes

Q2 2026: how are institutions adjusting their positions?

+165 growing-111 shrinkingNet: +54

123

New (42)

Increased (123)

Reduced (84)

Closed (27)

Top Institutional Holders, SAH

Largest 8 institutional positions by ownership percentage as of Q2 2026

BLACKROCK, INC.

2.4M

$204.0M

Ownership

7.61%

+2.0%

DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP

1.3M

$113.1M

Ownership

4.22%

+8.0%

VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC

760.9K

$64.5M

Ownership

2.41%

-2.4%

LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT

734.0K

$62.2M

Ownership

2.32%

+100.0%

STATE STREET CORP

634.4K

$54.1M

Ownership

2.01%

-0.2%

MACQUARIE MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS, INC.

588.5K

$49.9M

Ownership

1.86%

-1.4%

VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

536.1K

$45.5M

Ownership

1.70%

-1.4%

WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC

494.9K

$42.0M

Ownership

1.57%

-13.4%

ETF and Mutual Fund Holdings

ETF and mutual fund activity breakdown showing buying vs selling funds, top fund holders, and detailed holdings.

Fund Activity

Q2 2026: 207 ETFs and mutual funds reporting

51 buying57 sellingNet: -6

Buying (51)

Unchanged (99)

Selling (57)

In total, funds bought 1.1M shares and sold 643.9K this quarter. Each fund counts once in the bar above, whatever the size of its move.

Neutral

Mixed fund activity in Q2 2026

207 ETFs and mutual funds reporting

51 buying vs 57 selling (balanced)

Top Fund Holders, SAH

Largest 8 ETF and mutual fund positions by shares held, each fund's latest filing

SPDR SERIES TRUST

254.0K

Weight

1.26%

Jul 31, 2026No change

New Age Alpha Variable Funds Trust

3.9K

Weight

1.99%

Jun 30, 2026Decreased

STERLING CAPITAL FUNDS

3.7K

Weight

0.01%

Jun 30, 2026Decreased

VANGUARD QUANTITATIVE FUNDS

3.5K

Weight

0.02%

Jun 30, 2026No change

DELAWARE VIP TRUST

3.3K

Weight

0.09%

Jun 30, 2026No change

FORUM FUNDS II

3.1K

Weight

2.51%

Jun 30, 2026No change

SEASONS SERIES TRUST

2.8K

Weight

0.01%

Jun 30, 2026Increased

SEI INSTITUTIONAL MANAGED TRUST

2.5K

Weight

0.00%

Jun 30, 2026No change

Sonic Automotive, Inc.· SAH

Holdings Analysis

Insider Trading Activity

1.3Transaction History100Real market purchases and sales onlyShow All Types

Institutional Ownership Analysis

2.4Detailed Holdings118Most recent institutional positions with changes and valuations

ETF and Mutual Fund Holdings

3.3Fund Holdings Details25Most recent ETF and mutual fund holdings with share counts and weights

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Holdings Analysis

Insider Trading Activity

1.3Transaction History100Real market purchases and sales onlyShow All Types

Institutional Ownership Analysis

2.4Detailed Holdings118Most recent institutional positions with changes and valuations

ETF and Mutual Fund Holdings

3.3Fund Holdings Details25Most recent ETF and mutual fund holdings with share counts and weights