We estimate that the CEO of SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC ($SAH), David Bruton Smith, received a compensation of $11,830,626 in 2025. This is an increase of 16.12% from an estimated $9,923,585 in 2024.
These estimates are based on a new DEF14A filing, filed with the SEC on March 06, 2026. Note that parsing errors may occur.
You can track $SAH on Quiver Quantitative's $SAH stock dashboard.
$SAH Stock Insider Trading Activity
$SAH Stock insiders have traded $SAH stock on the open market 6 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 6 have been purchases and 0 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $SAH stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- PAUL P. RUSNAK has made 6 purchases buying 100,000 shares for an estimated $5,994,471 and 0 sales.
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
$SAH Stock Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 106 institutional investors add shares of $SAH Stock stock to their portfolio, and 141 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- MACQUARIE GROUP LTD removed 788,787 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $48,794,363
- GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC removed 323,576 shares (-62.9%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $20,016,411
- MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC removed 152,964 shares (-39.9%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $9,462,353
- BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC added 119,371 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $7,384,290
- TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL removed 117,323 shares (-63.9%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $7,257,600
- FIRST EAGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC removed 113,116 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $6,997,355
- UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC removed 106,305 shares (-77.2%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $6,576,027
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
$SAH Stock Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $SAH in the last several months. We have seen 3 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 1 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Citigroup issued a "Buy" rating on 11/07/2025
- JP Morgan issued a "Underweight" rating on 11/05/2025
- Needham issued a "Buy" rating on 10/24/2025
- Benchmark issued a "Buy" rating on 09/18/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for $SAH Stock, check out Quiver Quantitative's $SAH forecast page.
$SAH Stock Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $SAH recently. We have seen 6 analysts offer price targets for $SAH in the last 6 months, with a median target of $75.5.
Here are some recent targets:
- Jeff Lick from Stephens & Co. set a target price of $67.0 on 02/19/2026
- Chris Pierce from Needham set a target price of $90.0 on 02/19/2026
- John Babcock from Barclays set a target price of $69.0 on 01/21/2026
- Rajat Gupta from JP Morgan set a target price of $67.0 on 01/16/2026
- Michael Ward from Citigroup set a target price of $82.0 on 11/07/2025
- Michael Albanese from Benchmark set a target price of $85.0 on 09/18/2025
This article is not financial advice. See Quiver Quantitative's disclaimers for more information. Note that there may be inaccuracies due to mistakes in ticker-mapping, and other anomalies.
