SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC SAH
CL A · Common Stock · CUSIP 83545G102
American automotive retailing company
- SectorConsumer discretionary
- IndustryRetail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations
- HeadquartersCharlotte, NC
- Founded1997
- Websitesonicautomotive.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($2.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $43.31. Options: 6 managers hold calls ($2.2m notional), 4 hold puts ($2.1m).
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | — | $797.0k18.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | — | $675.0k15.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | — | $481.0k11.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | — | $238.0k5.5k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | — | $9.0k200 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | — | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | — | $1.8m40.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | — | $204.0k4.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | — | $168.0k3.9k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | — | $00 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
SMITH BRYAN SCOTT
13D · may seek influence
filed 2026-06-17
Stated purposeItem 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following: The Reporting Persons filed an initial Schedule 13D on November 19, 1997. The Schedule 13D was amended from time to time to reflect, among other things, additional purchases and sales of Shares over time. The Reporting Persons presently believe that the Shares are undervalued at current market prices and represent an attractive investment opportunity. As a result, the Reporting Persons are filing this Amendment to, among other things, report their intention to potentially acquire additional Shares from time to time in open market transactions or in privately negotiated transactions with third parties. The Reporting Persons have not decided on an exact number of Shares to acquire, which will depend on ma… Full filing |
42.3% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution -1.1 pts · filed 2026-10-27 | 9.1% |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 13G · institution -1.4 pts · filed 2025-07-15 | 6.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27)
Insider purchases and sales in Q3 2022
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.5m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $14.5m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-25 | SMITH DAVID BRUTON Chairman and CEO, director | Sold | $3.0m54.7k shares |
| 2022-08-24 | SMITH DAVID BRUTON Chairman and CEO, director | Sold | $5.4m97.7k shares |
| 2022-08-16 | DYKE JEFF President, director | Sold | $971.1k18.7k shares |
| 2022-08-01 | Byrd Heath EVP and CFO | Sold | $3.9m93.7k shares |
| 2022-08-01 | DYKE JEFF President, director · by Ash & Erin, LLC | Sold | $1.2m28.2k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q3 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.6m $155.6m | — |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.1m $92.5m | — |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.0m $84.5m | — |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 896.6k $38.8m | — |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 808.4k $35.2m | — |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.07% of their portfolio | 713.3k $30.9m | — |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.11% of their portfolio | 633.8k $27.4m | — |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.03% of their portfolio | 575.0k $24.9m | — |
| Teewinot Capital Advisers, L.L.C. 5.37% of their portfolio | 539.1k $23.3m | — |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 454.7k $19.7m | — |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 400.8k $17.4m | — |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 363.8k $15.8m | — |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 359.2k $15.6m | — |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 346.1k $15.0m | — |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 343.0k $14.9m | — |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 342.2k $14.8m | — |
| EVR Research LP 3.85% of their portfolio | 300.0k $13.0m | — |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 283.9k $12.3m | — |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 281.4k $12.2m | — |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.02% of their portfolio | 275.6k $11.9m | — |
| J. Goldman & Co LP 0.80% of their portfolio | 246.7k $10.7m | — |
| KNIGHTSBRIDGE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.14% of their portfolio | 235.2k $10.2m | — |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 230.7k $10.0m | — |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 228.4k $9.9m | — |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.03% of their portfolio | 198.3k $8.6m | — |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 168.6k $7.3m | — |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 167.7k $7.3m | — |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 131.4k $5.7m | — |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 120.6k $5.2m | — |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 114.8k $5.0m | — |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 110.9k $4.8m | — |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 107.4k $4.7m | — |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.01% of their portfolio | 104.5k $4.5m | — |
| Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 103.1k $4.5m | — |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 95.1k $4.1m | — |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 85.6k $3.7m | — |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 80.3k $3.5m | — |
| FORMULA GROWTH LTD 0.99% of their portfolio | 80.0k $3.5m | — |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 76.8k $3.3m | — |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 74.9k $3.2m | — |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 66.9k $2.9m | — |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 66.7k $2.9m | — |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 61.6k $2.7m | — |
| Spouting Rock Asset Management, LLC 2.02% of their portfolio | 60.6k $2.6m | — |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 58.6k $2.5m | — |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 58.4k $2.5m | — |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.5k $2.3m | — |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd 0.07% of their portfolio | 51.5k $2.2m | — |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.0k $2.1m | — |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.5k $2.1m | — |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.01% of their portfolio | 45.5k $2.0m | — |
| WINTON GROUP Ltd 0.12% of their portfolio | 41.1k $1.8m | — |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.6k $1.8m | — |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 38.0k $1.6m | — |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 36.5k $1.6m | — |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.9k $1.6m | — |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.1k $1.5m | — |
| Vident Investment Advisory, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 34.7k $1.5m | — |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.6k $1.5m | — |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.01% of their portfolio | 33.9k $1.5m | — |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.7k $1.5m | — |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.4k $1.4m | — |
| Graham Capital Management, L.P. 0.06% of their portfolio | 31.6k $1.4m | — |
| AlphaCrest Capital Management LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 30.9k $1.3m | — |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.01% of their portfolio | 28.4k $1.2m | — |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 28.0k $1.2m | — |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.7k $1.2m | — |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.8k $1.2m | — |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.2k $1.1m | — |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.6k $1.1m | — |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.6k $1.1m | — |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.5k $1.1m | — |
| BOULDER HILL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.80% of their portfolio | 24.4k $1.1m | — |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 24.4k $1.1m | — |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.3k $1.1m | — |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.2k $1.0m | — |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 23.5k $1.0m | — |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.1k $1.0m | — |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.4k $884.5k | — |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.4k $883.0k | — |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.3k $878.0k | — |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.1k $829.0k | — |
| Quantedge Capital Pte Ltd 0.26% of their portfolio | 19.1k $827.0k | — |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.0k $712.0k | — |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.02% of their portfolio | 18.8k $815.3k | — |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.5k $803.0k | — |
| PARK CIRCLE Co 0.81% of their portfolio | 18.1k $784.0k | — |
| NorthCrest Asset Manangement, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 18.0k $779.0k | — |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.02% of their portfolio | 17.8k $769.0k | — |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 17.7k $766.0k | — |
| Cipher Capital LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 16.9k $731.0k | — |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 0.01% of their portfolio | 16.9k $731.0k | — |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 16.8k $728.0k | — |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.2k $703.0k | — |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.2k $655.0k | — |
| YOUSIF CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 15.1k $655.0k | — |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.8k $640.0k | — |
| COMERICA BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.2k $609.0k | — |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.4k $578.9k | — |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 13.3k $577.0k | — |