Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Sonic Automotive, Inc shares valued at $40,334 were sold by DYKE JEFF on Jun 02 ’25. At $70.02 per share, DYKE JEFF sold 576 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 605,393 shares worth approximately $46.99 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, DYKE JEFF purchased 576 shares, netting a total of over 40,334 in proceeds.
Before that, DYKE JEFF had sold 31,152 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $2,182,316, the President traded Sonic Automotive, Inc shares for $70.05 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 31,152 shares, worth approximately $47.04 million.
As published in their initiating research note from The Benchmark Company on May 28, 2025, Sonic Automotive, Inc [SAH] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $76. Analysts at Citigroup started covering the stock with ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in late April. As of March 19, 2025, Needham has reiterated its “Buy” rating for SAH. Earlier on November 22, 2024, Seaport Research Partners upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for SAH stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing SAH Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Sonic Automotive, Inc [NYSE: SAH] rose 1.07% to $77.62. The stock’s lowest price that day was $76.72, but it reached a high of $77.945 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.29%. Over the course of the year, Sonic Automotive, Inc shares have jumped approximately 22.53%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $78.11 on 06/16/25 and a 52-week low of $52.00 on 04/04/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Sonic Automotive, Inc (SAH)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 76.76, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 75.91. In the upper region, resistance lies at 78.21. The next price resistance is at 78.80. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 73.62 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.
Is Sonic Automotive, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Sonic Automotive, Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 9744.0 shares to 1.57 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 1.56 million shares. A jump of 0.62% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 8.36 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 8.36.
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In terms of Sonic Automotive, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 64 in the next 12 months, down nearly -16.67% from the previous closing price of $76.80. Analysts anticipate Sonic Automotive, Inc stock to reach 65 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 58. In spite of this, 5 analysts ranked Sonic Automotive, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On September 25, 2024, Morgan Stanley assigned a price target of “an Equal-weight” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $58.
