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| Traded as | NYSE: SAH S&P 600 Component |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founder | O Bruton Smith |
| Headquarters | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States |
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| Subsidiaries | EchoPark Automotive |
| Website | www |
Sonic Automotive, Inc. (NYSE: SAH) is a Fortune 500 company based in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth largest automotive retailer in the United States. The company’s founder and Executive Chairman O. Bruton Smith is also the Executive Chairman and a director of Speedway Motorsports (NYSE: TRK). Sonic ranked 297th on the 2016 Fortune 500 list. The company also is a member of the Russell 2000 index.
Sonic Automotive operates in 14 states with more than 100 dealerships representing 25 different brands of automobiles. The dealerships market new and used car, replacement parts and vehicle maintenance, as well as collision repair services.
Sonic Automotive was launched as a public company in November 1997 by O Bruton Smith. At the time, the company had 20 stores, representing 15 brands and several hundred employees. The company's founder and CEO is also the Executive Chairman and a director of Speedway Motorsports (NYSE: TRK).
Sonic ranked 287th on the 2016 Fortune 500 list. The company also is a member of the Russell 2000 Index.
Sonic Automotive owns EchoPark Automotive, a used-car dealer also based in Charlotte. EchoPark allows customers to look up competitors' prices on mobile devices located throughout the stores.
The first EchoPark location opened in the Thornton area of Denver, Colorado in 2014. Locations in Centennial, Highlands Ranch, Littleton, and Stapleton Denver were later opened along with a store in Colorado Springs. New stores are currently being built in New Braunfels and San Antonio. EchoPark facilities are LEED certified and constructed with sustainable building technologies.
EchoPark is led by the Sonic Automotive team of President and CEO Scott Smith, Vice Chairman David Smith, Executive VP of Operations Jeff Dyke and Vice President Tim Keen.
| Period | Date | Adjusted Actuals EPS | GAAP EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 2022-10-26 | Future report Set alerts | |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-07-28 | 2.45 | 2.45 |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-04-28 | 2.33 | 2.33 |
| Q4 2021 | 2022-02-16 | 2.66 | 2.66 |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-10-28 | 1.96 | 1.96 |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-07-29 | 2.63 | 2.63 |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-04-29 | 1.23 | 1.23 |
| Q4 2020 | 2021-02-17 | 1.50 | 1.50 |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-10-29 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-07-30 | 0.65 | 0.71 |
| 2016-04-11 | Initiated Coverage | Jefferies Group | Hold | $18.00 |
| 2016-01-21 | Initiated Coverage | Sidoti | Buy | $24.00 |
| 2015-11-09 | Upgrade | Goldman Sachs | Sell to Neutral | $27.00 |
| 2015-11-09 | Upgrade | Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | Sell to Neutral | $27.00 |
| 2015-09-09 | Initiated Coverage | Evercore ISI | Hold | |
| 2015-07-22 | Upgrade | Bank of America | Neutral to Buy | $28.00 |
| 2015-07-22 | Upgrade | Bank of America Corp. | Neutral to Buy | $28.00 |
| 2015-02-25 | Upgrade | Bank of America | Underperform to Neutral | |
| 2014-10-09 | Reiterated Rating | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | |
| 2014-09-29 | Upgrade | Morgan Stanley | Underperform to Overweight | $22.00 to $30.00 |
| 2014-07-22 | Downgrade | Bank of America | Buy to Underperform | $39.00 to $27.00 |
| 2014-06-20 | Downgrade | Goldman Sachs | Neutral to Sell | $23.00 to $22.00 |
| 2014-04-15 | Boost Price Target | Barclays | $16.00 to $19.00 | |
| 2013-10-22 | Downgrade | Stephens | Overweight to Equal Weight | |
| 2011-05-24 | Initiated | Davenport | Buy | $18 |
| 2010-12-13 | Downgrade | UBS | Buy to Neutral | $13 to $14 |
| 2008-10-30 | Upgrade | JP Morgan | Underweight to Neutral | |
| 2008-08-28 | Reiterated | UBS | Neutral | $9 to $11 |
| 2008-04-17 | Downgrade | UBS | Buy to Neutral | |
| 2008-01-18 | Initiated | UBS | Buy | |
| 2007-05-30 | Reiterated | Prudential | Overweight | $37 to $39 |
| 2007-02-28 | Reiterated | Calyon Securities | Add | $34 to $33 |
| 2007-01-04 | Reiterated | Calyon Securities | Add | $31 to $34 |
| 2016-04-11 | Initiated Coverage | Jefferies Group | Hold | $18.00 |
| 2016-01-21 | Initiated Coverage | Sidoti | Buy | $24.00 |
| 2015-11-09 | Upgrade | Goldman Sachs | Sell to Neutral | $27.00 |
| 2015-11-09 | Upgrade | Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | Sell to Neutral | $27.00 |
| 2015-09-09 | Initiated Coverage | Evercore ISI | Hold |
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In SAH 154 funds of 2213 total. Show all
| Fund name | Ticker shares |
|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. | 3.59M |
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | 2.20M |
| Vanguard Group, Inc | 2.14M |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 1.95M |
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. | 0.99M |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 0.90M |
| STATE STREET CORP | 0.81M |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT | 0.71M |
| BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | 0.63M |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD | 0.58M |
| Teewinot Capital Advisers, L.L.C. | 0.54M |
| SCHWAB CHARLES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 0.40M |
| OPPENHEIMER FUNDS INC | 0.38M |
| MORGAN STANLEY | 0.36M |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 0.36M |
| Name Relationship | Total Shares | Holding stocks |
|---|---|---|
| Rusnak Paul P. | 11.56% (4695262) | SAH / |
| DYKE JEFF EVP of Operations | 3.24% (1316669) | SAH / |
| SMITH O BRUTON Chairman and CEO | 2.20% (894691) | SAH / TRK / |
| SMITH BRYAN SCOTT President and CSO | 1.09% (441038) | SAH / |
| SMITH DAVID BRUTON Executive Vice President | 0.82% (331360) | SAH / |
| COSPER DAVID P Vice Chairman and CFO | 0.42% (171984) | SAH / |
| Byrd Heath EVP and CFO | 0.40% (162035) | SAH / |
| BROOKS WILLIAM R | 0.20% (79212) | SAH / TRK / |
| HELLER H ROBERT | 0.18% (74847) | SAH / |
| BELK WILLIAM I | 0.17% (68847) | SAH / |
| REWEY ROBERT L | 0.12% (47142) | LOJN / SAH / TRK / |
| Vorhoff David C | 0.09% (35046) | SAH / |
| TAYLOR R EUGENE | 0.06% (25605) | CBF / FHN / SAH / |
| Harris John W. III | 0.06% (23710) | SAH / SNOW / |
| DOOLAN VICTOR H | 0.05% (19262) | SAH / |
| Byrd Bernard Clinton Jr | 0.02% (9456) | SAH / TRK / |
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