SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC (SAH)

NYSE · Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations · Inc. DE

What they're doing

Between June 7 and September 5, 2026, Sonic Automotive Inc recorded three large insider stock sales by director Jeff Dyke. On June 8, 2026, Dyke sold $4.1 million worth of stock. The following day, June 9, he sold an additional $1,267,245.18. On June 10, 2026, Dyke completed a third transaction, selling $2,992,415.08 in shares. In total, these three sales amounted to approximately $8.4 million over a three-day period. No other significant public events were recorded for Sonic Automotive during this three-month window. The company, which operates in the retail auto dealers and gasoline stations sector, had no government contracts or lobbying activity reported in the available data. The recorded activity was limited to these insider transactions by a single director in early June 2026.

Generated 2026-09-05 from public records.

Signals, last 12 months

  1. Large insider sale
    DYKE JEFF (director) sold $3.0M of stock
  2. Large insider sale
    DYKE JEFF (director) sold $1.3M of stock
  3. Large insider sale
    DYKE JEFF (director) sold $4.1M of stock
  4. Material 8-K filing
    Filed 8-K disclosing director or officer change
  5. Material 8-K filing
    Filed 8-K disclosing director or officer change
  6. Material 8-K filing
    Filed 8-K disclosing material agreement
  7. Insider purchase
    Rusnak Paul P. (ten_percent_owner) bought $688k of stock
  8. Insider purchase
    Rusnak Paul P. (ten_percent_owner) bought $2.9M of stock
  9. Material 8-K filing
    Filed 8-K disclosing director or officer change
  10. Insider purchase
    Rusnak Paul P. (ten_percent_owner) bought $689k of stock
  11. Insider purchase
    Rusnak Paul P. (ten_percent_owner) bought $116k of stock
  12. Insider purchase
    Rusnak Paul P. (ten_percent_owner) bought $469k of stock
  13. Insider purchase
    Rusnak Paul P. (ten_percent_owner) bought $1.1M of stock

Insider transactions

DateInsiderRoleCodeSharesPriceValue
2026-06-10DYKE JEFFdirectorS35,11485.22$2,992,415
2026-06-10DYKE JEFFdirectorS35,11485.22$2,992,440
2026-06-09DYKE JEFFdirectorS14,88685.13$1,267,245
2026-06-09DYKE JEFFdirectorS14,88685.13$1,267,303
2026-06-08DYKE JEFFdirectorS50,00082.97$4,148,500
2026-06-08DYKE JEFFdirectorS50,00082.97$4,148,335
2026-06-02Byrd HeathofficerS5,06185$430,185
2026-06-02Byrd HeathofficerS5,06185$430,185
2026-05-28Byrd HeathofficerS9,52685$809,710
2026-05-28Byrd HeathofficerS9,52685$809,710
2026-04-30SMITH BRYAN SCOTTdirectorA4,3730$0
2026-04-30BELK WILLIAM IdirectorA2,8430$0
2026-04-30Kaiser Keri AdirectorA3,0610$0
2026-04-30BROOKS WILLIAM RdirectorA2,9160$0
2026-04-30TAYLOR R EUGENEdirectorA2,8430$0
2026-04-30SMITH MARCUS GdirectorA4,3730$0
2026-04-30Hodge Michael EdwarddirectorA3,6080$0
2026-04-30SMITH BRYAN SCOTTdirectorA4,3730$0
2026-04-30BELK WILLIAM IdirectorA2,8430$0
2026-04-30Kaiser Keri AdirectorA3,0610$0
2026-04-30BROOKS WILLIAM RdirectorA2,9160$0
2026-04-30TAYLOR R EUGENEdirectorA2,8430$0
2026-04-30SMITH MARCUS GdirectorA4,3730$0
2026-04-30Hodge Michael EdwarddirectorA3,6080$0
2026-03-31Byrd HeathofficerM5,872
2026-03-31Byrd HeathofficerD5,87268.57$402,643
2026-03-31DYKE JEFFdirectorM7,534
2026-03-31DYKE JEFFdirectorD7,53468.57$516,606
2026-03-31SMITH DAVID BRUTONdirectorD13,25968.57$909,170
2026-03-31SMITH DAVID BRUTONdirectorM13,259
2026-03-31Byrd HeathofficerM5,872
2026-03-31Byrd HeathofficerD5,87268.57$402,643
2026-03-31DYKE JEFFdirectorM7,534
2026-03-31DYKE JEFFdirectorD7,53468.57$516,606
2026-03-31SMITH DAVID BRUTONdirectorM13,259
2026-03-31SMITH DAVID BRUTONdirectorD13,25968.57$909,170
2026-02-17Rusnak Paul P.ten percent ownerP11,48159.95$688,286
2026-02-17Rusnak Paul P.ten percent ownerP11,48159.95$688,286
2026-02-13Rusnak Paul P.ten percent ownerP48,54059.92$2,908,517
2026-02-13Rusnak Paul P.ten percent ownerP48,54059.92$2,908,517
2026-02-12Rusnak Paul P.ten percent ownerP11,48359.97$688,636
2026-02-12Rusnak Paul P.ten percent ownerP11,48359.97$688,636
2026-02-11Rusnak Paul P.ten percent ownerP1,93159.98$115,821
2026-02-11Rusnak Paul P.ten percent ownerP1,93159.98$115,821
2026-02-10Rusnak Paul P.ten percent ownerP7,82759.96$469,307
2026-02-10Rusnak Paul P.ten percent ownerP7,82759.96$469,307
2026-02-08Byrd HeathofficerF4,16762.46$260,271
2026-02-08DYKE JEFFdirectorF5,34662.46$333,911
2026-02-08SMITH DAVID BRUTONdirectorF12,34862.46$771,256
2026-02-08Byrd HeathofficerF4,16762.46$260,271

Federal contracts

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Lobbying

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Public attention

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