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About Sonic Automotive Inc
Sonic Automotive, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an automotive retailer in the United States. It operates in three segments: Franchised Dealerships, EchoPark, and Powersports. The Franchised Dealerships segment engages in the sale of new and used cars and light trucks; sale of replacement parts; provision of vehicle maintenance, manufacturer warranty repairs, and paint and collision repair services; and arrangement of third-par… Read full Trend Edge analysis →
Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Auto & Truck Dealerships
Exchange: NYSE
IPO Date: November 12, 1997
Headquarters: 4401 Colwick Road, Charlotte, NC, United States, 28211
Founder-Led: Yes — Bruton Smith (Chief Executive Officer & Chairman)
Key Metrics
Current Price
$78.69
Market Cap
$2.40B
Float
13.0M
Shares Outstanding
19.6M
P/E (Forward)
11.26
P/E (TTM)
23.94
Price/Sales (TTM)
0.16
vs. Analyst Target
+4.1% to analyst PT
Profit Margin
0.72%
Operating Margin (TTM)
3.47%
Revenue (TTM)
$15.19B
Earnings Growth (YoY)
-12.30%
Dividend Rate
1.6%
Analyst Target Price
$81.91 (9 analysts)
Financial History
Annual Revenue & Earnings History
Year
Revenue
Net Income
Gross Profit
EBITDA
2020
$9.77B
-$50.7M
$1.33B
$125M
2021
$12.40B
$349M
$1.81B
$623M
2022
$14.00B
$88.5M
$2.19B
$441M
2023
$14.37B
$178M
$2.10B
$565M
2024
$14.22B
$216M
$2.04B
$611M
2025
$15.15B
$119M
$2.22B
$531M
Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income
Quarter
Revenue
Net Income
Jun 2025
$3.66B
-$45.6M
Sep 2025
$3.97B
$46.8M
Dec 2025
$3.87B
$46.9M
Mar 2026
$3.69B
$60.8M
Ownership & Float
Insider Ownership
39.6%
Institutional Ownership
75.1%
Short Float
19.7%
% of All Funds Holding
2.52%
Number of Funds Holding
207
Current Moving Averages
Trend Edge tracks near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular moving averages across weekly and monthly timeframes to identify trend structure at every horizon.
Timeframe
SMA
Value
Trend Context
Weekly
10-Week SMA
$72.98
Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly
40-Week SMA
$68.25
Medium-term trend
Weekly
80-Week SMA
$68.82
Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly
200-Week SMA
$58.80
Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly
10-Month SMA
$69.54
Near-term monthly trend
Monthly
20-Month SMA
$68.35
Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly
40-Month SMA
$60.64
Secular monthly trend
Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance
Trend Edge identifies volume shelves: price zones where historically elevated trading volume
creates structural support or resistance. A volume shelf forms when a disproportionate share of cumulative
volume was transacted at a specific price level, making it a high-conviction anchor for future price reactions.
Price Level
Type
Volume Ratio
Age
$63.00
support
1.84x
1 months ago
Historical Earnings Reactions (114 events)
Timeframe
Avg Return
Median
Win Rate
Best
Worst
Gap
0.33%
0.05%
53.51%
8.23%
-10.78%
1 Day
0.33%
-0.43%
42.11%
16.09%
-8.00%
1 Week
2.31%
0.95%
55.26%
93.40%
-17.15%
2 Weeks
3.32%
1.09%
54.39%
196.23%
-20.91%
1 Month
6.98%
-0.10%
49.56%
579.25%
-65.53%
Next earnings: July 19, 2026 (52 days away)
Seasonality & Day-of-Week Patterns
Monthly Seasonality
Month
Avg Return
Win Rate
Samples
Jan
0.1%
55.2%
29
Feb
1.1%
55.2%
29
Mar
0.2%
48.3%
29
Apr
13.8%
58.6%
29
May
2.6%
42.9%
28
Jun
1.6%
50.0%
28
Jul
5.3%
67.9%
28
Aug
-0.1%
46.4%
28
Sep
-4.2%
35.7%
28
Oct
-0.4%
50.0%
28
Nov
3.5%
60.7%
28
Dec
1.4%
55.2%
29
Day-of-Week Tendencies
Day
Avg Return
Win Rate
Samples
Monday
-0.04%
49.4%
1347
Tuesday
0.25%
50.8%
1473
Wednesday
0.17%
50.0%
1473
Thursday
0.09%
49.6%
1443
Friday
0.00%
46.5%
1438
Top Institutional Holders
Institutional holder breakdown coming soon.
Total institutional ownership: 75.1%
Insider Transactions — Smart Summary
Total insider ownership: 39.6%
Founder-led management: Bruton Smith (Chief Executive Officer & Chairman)
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