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Sonic Automotive Inc

SAH

65.480USD

-12.360-15.88%

Close 10/23, 16:00（ET）Quotes delayed by 15 min

2.24BMarket Cap

14.17P/E TTM

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Sonic Automotive Inc

65.480

-12.360-15.88%

Overview Company Financials Analysis

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

Overview

Company

Financials

Analysis

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of Sonic Automotive Inc

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-23

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively healthy. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Hold. Despite a weak stock market performance, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Sonic Automotive Inc's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking

52 / 94

Overall Ranking

202 / 4685

Industry

Specialty Retailers

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score

Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 9 analysts

Hold

Current Rating

82.375

Target Price

+6.30%

Upside Space

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Sonic Automotive Inc Highlights

StrengthsRisks

Sonic Automotive, Inc. is an automotive retailer in the United States. The Company operates through three segments. The Franchised Dealerships segment provides comprehensive sales and services, including 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, collectively, Fixed Operations; and arrangement of third-party financing, extended warranties, service contracts, insurance, and other aftermarket products, collectively, finance and insurance (F&I) for its guests. The EchoPark segment sells used cars and light trucks and arranges third-party F&I product sales for its guests in pre-owned vehicle specialty retail locations. The Powersports segment offers guests sales of both new and used powersports vehicles, such as motorcycles, personal watercraft, and all-terrain vehicles; Fixed Operations activities; and F&I services.

High Profit Growth

The company's net income leads the industry, with the latest annual income totaling USD 14.22B.

High Dividend

The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 19.72%.

Overvalued

The company’s latest PE is 14.17, at a high 3-year percentile range.

Institutional Selling

The latest institutional holdings are 15.72M shares, decreasing 4.82% quarter-over-quarter.

Held by HACAX

Star Investor HACAX holds 10.09K shares of this stock.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-23

The company's current financial score is 6.45, which is lower than the Specialty Retailers industry's average of 7.15. Its financial status is stable, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 3.66B, representing a year-over-year increase of 5.91%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 210.68%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

6.45

Change

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Financials

7.51

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

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Quality of Earnings

3.45

Key Metrics

Total revenue

Operating profit

Total assets

SG&A

No Data

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Operational Efficiency

7.18

Key Metrics

Cash flow from operating activities

Income after tax

No Data

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Growth Potential

5.32

Key Metrics

Cash flow from operating activities

Total revenue

No Data

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Shareholder Returns

8.77

Key Metrics

Free cash flow

No Data

Sonic Automotive Inc's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-23

The company’s current valuation score is 8.10, which is higher than the Specialty Retailers industry's average of 7.34. Its current P/E ratio is 14.17, which is 217.80% below the recent high of 45.02 and 836.19% above the recent low of -104.28.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

8.10

Change

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 52/94

No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-23

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 6.44, which is lower than the Specialty Retailers industry's average of 7.21. The average price target for Sonic Automotive Inc is 82.00, with a high of 95.00 and a low of 72.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

6.44

Change

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 9 analysts

Hold

Current Rating

82.375

Target Price

+6.30%

Upside Space

Strong Buy

Buy

Hold

Sell

Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

Total

Median

Average

Company name

Ratings

Analysts

Sonic Automotive Inc

SAH

O'Reilly Automotive Inc

ORLY

Advance Auto Parts Inc

AAP

Autozone Inc

AZO

Carvana Co

CVNA

Carmax Inc

KMX

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-23

The company’s current price momentum score is 6.43, which is lower than the Specialty Retailers industry's average of 7.33. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 73.87 and the support level at 61.26, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

9.23

Change

-2.8

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

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The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators

Sell(5)

Neutral(1)

Buy(0)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MACD(12,26,9)

-0.210

Sell

RSI(14)

30.306

Neutral

STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)

45.832

Sell

ATR(14)

3.002

High Vlolatility

CCI(14)

-169.217

Sell

Williams %R

99.683

Oversold

TRIX(12,20)

-0.230

Sell

StochRSI(14)

0.000

Sell

Moving Average

Sell(6)

Neutral(0)

Buy(0)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MA5

74.294

Sell

MA10

73.987

Sell

MA20

74.370

Sell

MA50

78.109

Sell

MA100

78.233

Sell

MA200

71.936

Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-23

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 7.00, which is lower than the Specialty Retailers industry's average of 7.30. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 71.08%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 29.87%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 1.54M shares, representing 6.97% of shares outstanding, with 0.64% decrease in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

7.00

Change

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name

Shares Held

Chg %

Rusnak (Paul P)

5.00M

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.

2.10M

-0.27%

The Vanguard Group, Inc.

Star Investors

1.54M

+0.84%

Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.

1.34M

-10.73%

Macquarie Investment Management

865.40K

+11.22%

OBS Family, LLC

836.53K

State Street Investment Management (US)

614.67K

-3.56%

Hotchkis and Wiley Capital Management, LLC

Star Investors

566.12K

-14.06%

Westwood Management Corp. (Texas)

493.13K

-23.10%

Invesco Capital Management LLC

Star Investors

440.33K

-20.60%

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-23

The company’s current risk assessment score is 7.14, which is higher than the Specialty Retailers industry's average of 5.33. The company's beta value is 0.93. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets.