Companies / Sonic Automotive Inc
Sonic Automotive Inc
Insider flow · last 90 daysNet sells $9.65M
Financials · FY2025
Ownership
31.6M shares outstanding · as of Oct 21, 2025
Ownership
Share classes
| Class A | 61.95% | |
| Class B | 38.05% |
| Institutions | 46.76% | 14,781,906 |
| Public float | 53.24% | 16,832,896 |
% of common shares outstanding (exact, from the latest cover-page filing). Institutions are quarterly 13F snapshots; insiders reflect current officers & directors.
Insiders 11
View all →| Insider | % of shares | Shares |
|---|---|---|
Dyke JeffFormerPresident · Director | 2.07% | 655,290 |
Smith David BrutonCEOFormerChairman and CEO · Director · 10% owner | 1.68% | 532,000 |
OBS Family, LLCFormerDirector · 10% owner | 1.27% | 401,830 |
Byrd HeathFormerEVP and CFO | 0.42% | 133,952 |
Brooks William RFormerDirector | 0.37% | 117,898 |
Belk William IFormerDirector | 0.34% | 107,168 |
Smith Marcus GFormerDirector · 10% owner | 0.33% | 104,494 |
Taylor R EugeneFormerDirector | 0.20% | 63,926 |
Kaiser Keri AFormerDirector | 0.08% | 25,470 |
Hodge Michael EdwardFormerDirector | 0.07% | 21,415 |
Institutional holders 230
View all →| Holder | Value | % of shares |
|---|---|---|
| $204.02M | 7.61% | |
| $100.87M | 5.16% | |
| $78.27M | 4.00% | |
| $54.06M | 2.01% | |
| $43.70M | 2.23% | |
| $41.68M | 1.92% | |
| $31.61M | 1.62% | |
| $24.75M | 1.14% | |
| $22.94M | 1.17% | |
| $18.12M | 0.93% |
Activity
InsidersInstitutions
What insiders are doing in this stock (Form 4).| Date | Actor | Action | Security | Value | Shares Δ | Position after | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2026 | Dyke Jeff Executive | Sell | Class A Common Stock | $4.15M | -50K -30.94% | 111,622 0.35% of shares | medium |
| Jun 10, 2026 | Dyke Jeff Executive | Sell | Class A Common Stock | $2.99M | -35K -6.07% | 543,668 1.72% of shares | medium |
| Feb 13, 2026 | Rusnak Paul P. 10% owner | Buy | SAH | $2.91M | +49K +0.96% | 5,088,519 16.10% of shares | high |
| Jun 9, 2026 | Dyke Jeff Executive | Sell | Class A Common Stock | $1.27M | -15K -2.51% | 578,782 1.83% of shares | medium |
| Feb 5, 2026 | Rusnak Paul P. 10% owner | Buy | SAH | $1.12M | +19K +0.37% | 5,018,738 15.87% of shares | high |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Smith David Bruton CEO | Other | Class A Common Stock | $909.2K | -13K -2.43% | 532,000 1.68% of shares | low |
| May 28, 2026 | Byrd Heath Executive | Sell | Class A Common Stock | $809.7K | -10K -6.41% | 139,013 0.44% of shares | medium |
| Feb 8, 2026 | Smith David Bruton CEO | Other | Class A Common Stock | $771.3K | -12K -2.27% | 532,000 1.68% of shares | low |
5%+ ownership events
Schedule 13D / 13G
| Filer | Stance | % of class |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Group Inc | Passive13G/A | — |
Securities
via CUSIP / OpenFIGI
| Symbol | Type | CUSIP |
|---|---|---|
| SAH | — | 83545G102 |