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Sinclair Broadcast Group SBGI
$13.68 −$0.49 (-3.46%)
Market closed · Nov 7, 9:10 am ET · Last extended-hours $13.68 0.00%
Open$14.06
Prev close$14.17
Day range$13.35 – $14.06
Volume1.19M
Market cap$990.23M
P/E (TTM)9.8
Dividend yield7.31%
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Institutional ownership47.8%+0.15 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding209+4 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)22 buys / 28 sellsNet selling
Short interest5.47% of floatDays to cover 8.4 · as of 15 Oct 2026
Short-sale volume share19.6%5-day average of daily volume
Short-sale volume as % of daily volume
Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions
Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: +$164.7K (13 inflow days, 7 outflow days).
Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions
Super/Big orders approximate institutional-size trades; Mid/Small approximate retail-size trades. Net buy minus sell value in each bucket, summed over the window.
The five largest holders on file together own 45.7% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has fallen from 6.00% to 5.47% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (31 Jul 2026 to 15 Oct 2026).
Recent institutional activity
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Smith | Individual/Insider | 2026/Q3 | +1,053,850 | 10.5% |
| Nuveen Asset Management LLC | Insurance Company | 2026/Q3 | +94,237 | 0.1% |
| Foursixthree Capital LP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +578,451 | 0.8% |
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +571,661 | 4.8% |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +314,944 | 1.4% |
| AQR Capital Management | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +216,776 | 0.4% |
| Algert Global LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +177,220 | 0.2% |
| Morgan Stanley | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +170,818 | 0.4% |
| Tudor Investment Corporation | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +167,971 | 0.2% |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +161,323 | 2.5% |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +130,069 | 1.5% |
| Segall Bryant & Hamill, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +119,942 | 0.2% |
| The Capital Management Corporation | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +106,040 | 1.9% |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +98,265 | 0.3% |
| Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +90,517 | 2.8% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 2026 | Frederick Smith | Officer | Other Acquisition | +144,000 | $12.76 | 505,610 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Frederick Smith | Officer | Other Disposition | -144,000 | $12.76 | 505,610 |
| 22 Sep 2026 | J. Smith | VP, Secretary & Director | Other Acquisition | +222,300 | $12.87 | 7,578,990 |
| 22 Sep 2026 | J. Smith | VP, Secretary & Director | Other Disposition | -222,300 | $12.87 | 7,578,990 |
| 20 Sep 2026 | Frederick Smith | Officer | Open Market Disposition | -1,192 | $13.51 | 505,610 |
| 9 Aug 2026 | David Gibber | Chief Legal Officer | Open Market Disposition | -29,246 | $13.82 | 184,244 |
| 9 Aug 2026 | David Gibber | Chief Legal Officer | Disposition Under Employee Benef | -5,799 | $13.76 | 184,244 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Daniel Keith | Independent Director | Open Market Disposition | -17,000 | $15.02 | 25,122 |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Daniel Keith | Independent Director | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -17,000 | $13.57 | – |
| 23 Jun 2026 | David Bochenek | Chief Accounting Officer | Other Acquisition | +8,617 | – | 17,581 |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Benjamin Carson | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +17,095 | – | 77,660 |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Robert Smith | Director | Other Acquisition | +17,095 | – | 114,808 |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Daniel Keith | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +17,095 | – | 42,122 |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Howard Friedman | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +17,095 | – | 94,780 |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Benson Legg | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +17,095 | – | 56,760 |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Laurie Beyer | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +17,095 | – | 84,208 |
| 3 May 2026 | Benson Legg | Independent Director | Open Market Disposition | -31,500 | $14.60 | 39,665 |
| 1 Apr 2026 | Daniel Keith | Independent Director | Open Market Disposition | -42,000 | $13.10 | 25,027 |
| 30 Mar 2026 | Daniel Keith | Independent Director | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -42,000 | $12.72 | – |
| 29 Mar 2026 | David Smith | Executive Chairperson | Other Acquisition | +4,000,000 | – | 6,911,072 |
From Form 4/Form 144 filings. Negative share counts are disposals (sales, gifts, or shares withheld for taxes); positive are acquisitions.
Short interest, by report
| Report date | Shares short | % of float | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 3,952,480 | 5.5% | 8.4 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 3,852,677 | 5.3% | 7.4 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 3,953,412 | 5.5% | 10.2 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 3,761,675 | 5.2% | 10.0 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 4,253,350 | 5.9% | 6.6 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 4,326,912 | 6.0% | 9.9 |
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