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Sonic Automotive SAH

US equityMarket cap rank #2788
$62.63 −$0.20 (-0.32%)
Pre-market · Oct 6, 6:00 am ET · After hours $62.63 0.00%
Open$61.50
Prev close$62.83
Day range$59.28 – $62.83
Volume355.1K
Market cap$1.98B
P/E (TTM)10.0
Dividend yield2.47%

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Institutional ownership87.3%-0.03 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding283-2 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)24 buys / 26 sellsNet selling
Short interest6.95% of floatDays to cover 9.7 · as of 15 Sep 2026
Short-sale volume share20.5%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

10%17%24%31%Sep '26Sep '26Oct '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: +$1.38M (11 inflow days, 9 outflow days).

The five largest holders on file together own 68.7% of shares outstanding.

Largest holders

  • Sonic Financial Corporation31.18%
  • Paul Rusnak16.13%
  • Obs Family, LLC9.51%
  • BlackRock7.61%
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors4.22%
  • Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC2.41%
  • LSV Asset Management2.32%
  • State Street Global Advisors2.01%

By investor type

  • Private Company41.56%
  • Mutual Fund39.50%
  • Individual/Insider21.12%
  • Hedge Fund3.30%
  • Public Company1.82%
  • Government Pension Fund0.76%
  • Insurance Company0.28%
  • Family Office/Trust0.03%

Reported short interest has held roughly steady near 6.95% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (30 Jun 2026 to 15 Sep 2026).

Short interest, by report

Report dateShares short% of floatDays to cover
15 Sep 2026 2,196,717 6.9% 9.7
31 Aug 2026 2,071,647 6.6% 9.7
14 Aug 2026 2,094,280 6.6% 6.3
31 Jul 2026 2,073,746 6.6% 7.2
15 Jul 2026 2,176,656 6.9% 7.9
30 Jun 2026 2,181,148 6.9% 7.3

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