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
- Large insider saleDYKE JEFF (director) sold $3.0M of stock
- Large insider saleDYKE JEFF (director) sold $1.3M of stock
- Large insider saleDYKE JEFF (director) sold $4.1M of stock
- Material 8-K filingFiled 8-K disclosing director or officer change
- Material 8-K filingFiled 8-K disclosing director or officer change
- Material 8-K filingFiled 8-K disclosing material agreement
- Insider purchaseRusnak Paul P. (ten_percent_owner) bought $688k of stock
- Insider purchaseRusnak Paul P. (ten_percent_owner) bought $2.9M of stock
- Material 8-K filingFiled 8-K disclosing director or officer change
- Insider purchaseRusnak Paul P. (ten_percent_owner) bought $689k of stock
- Insider purchaseRusnak Paul P. (ten_percent_owner) bought $116k of stock
- Insider purchaseRusnak Paul P. (ten_percent_owner) bought $469k of stock
- Insider purchaseRusnak Paul P. (ten_percent_owner) bought $1.1M of stock
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Role | Code | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-10 | DYKE JEFF | director | S | 35,114 | 85.22 | $2,992,415 |
| 2026-06-10 | DYKE JEFF | director | S | 35,114 | 85.22 | $2,992,440 |
| 2026-06-09 | DYKE JEFF | director | S | 14,886 | 85.13 | $1,267,245 |
| 2026-06-09 | DYKE JEFF | director | S | 14,886 | 85.13 | $1,267,303 |
| 2026-06-08 | DYKE JEFF | director | S | 50,000 | 82.97 | $4,148,500 |
| 2026-06-08 | DYKE JEFF | director | S | 50,000 | 82.97 | $4,148,335 |
| 2026-06-02 | Byrd Heath | officer | S | 5,061 | 85 | $430,185 |
| 2026-06-02 | Byrd Heath | officer | S | 5,061 | 85 | $430,185 |
| 2026-05-28 | Byrd Heath | officer | S | 9,526 | 85 | $809,710 |
| 2026-05-28 | Byrd Heath | officer | S | 9,526 | 85 | $809,710 |
| 2026-04-30 | SMITH BRYAN SCOTT | director | A | 4,373 | 0 | $0 |
| 2026-04-30 | BELK WILLIAM I | director | A | 2,843 | 0 | $0 |
| 2026-04-30 | Kaiser Keri A | director | A | 3,061 | 0 | $0 |
| 2026-04-30 | BROOKS WILLIAM R | director | A | 2,916 | 0 | $0 |
| 2026-04-30 | TAYLOR R EUGENE | director | A | 2,843 | 0 | $0 |
| 2026-04-30 | SMITH MARCUS G | director | A | 4,373 | 0 | $0 |
| 2026-04-30 | Hodge Michael Edward | director | A | 3,608 | 0 | $0 |
| 2026-04-30 | SMITH BRYAN SCOTT | director | A | 4,373 | 0 | $0 |
| 2026-04-30 | BELK WILLIAM I | director | A | 2,843 | 0 | $0 |
| 2026-04-30 | Kaiser Keri A | director | A | 3,061 | 0 | $0 |
| 2026-04-30 | BROOKS WILLIAM R | director | A | 2,916 | 0 | $0 |
| 2026-04-30 | TAYLOR R EUGENE | director | A | 2,843 | 0 | $0 |
| 2026-04-30 | SMITH MARCUS G | director | A | 4,373 | 0 | $0 |
| 2026-04-30 | Hodge Michael Edward | director | A | 3,608 | 0 | $0 |
| 2026-03-31 | Byrd Heath | officer | M | 5,872 | — | — |
| 2026-03-31 | Byrd Heath | officer | D | 5,872 | 68.57 | $402,643 |
| 2026-03-31 | DYKE JEFF | director | M | 7,534 | — | — |
| 2026-03-31 | DYKE JEFF | director | D | 7,534 | 68.57 | $516,606 |
| 2026-03-31 | SMITH DAVID BRUTON | director | D | 13,259 | 68.57 | $909,170 |
| 2026-03-31 | SMITH DAVID BRUTON | director | M | 13,259 | — | — |
| 2026-03-31 | Byrd Heath | officer | M | 5,872 | — | — |
| 2026-03-31 | Byrd Heath | officer | D | 5,872 | 68.57 | $402,643 |
| 2026-03-31 | DYKE JEFF | director | M | 7,534 | — | — |
| 2026-03-31 | DYKE JEFF | director | D | 7,534 | 68.57 | $516,606 |
| 2026-03-31 | SMITH DAVID BRUTON | director | M | 13,259 | — | — |
| 2026-03-31 | SMITH DAVID BRUTON | director | D | 13,259 | 68.57 | $909,170 |
| 2026-02-17 | Rusnak Paul P. | ten percent owner | P | 11,481 | 59.95 | $688,286 |
| 2026-02-17 | Rusnak Paul P. | ten percent owner | P | 11,481 | 59.95 | $688,286 |
| 2026-02-13 | Rusnak Paul P. | ten percent owner | P | 48,540 | 59.92 | $2,908,517 |
| 2026-02-13 | Rusnak Paul P. | ten percent owner | P | 48,540 | 59.92 | $2,908,517 |
| 2026-02-12 | Rusnak Paul P. | ten percent owner | P | 11,483 | 59.97 | $688,636 |
| 2026-02-12 | Rusnak Paul P. | ten percent owner | P | 11,483 | 59.97 | $688,636 |
| 2026-02-11 | Rusnak Paul P. | ten percent owner | P | 1,931 | 59.98 | $115,821 |
| 2026-02-11 | Rusnak Paul P. | ten percent owner | P | 1,931 | 59.98 | $115,821 |
| 2026-02-10 | Rusnak Paul P. | ten percent owner | P | 7,827 | 59.96 | $469,307 |
| 2026-02-10 | Rusnak Paul P. | ten percent owner | P | 7,827 | 59.96 | $469,307 |
| 2026-02-08 | Byrd Heath | officer | F | 4,167 | 62.46 | $260,271 |
| 2026-02-08 | DYKE JEFF | director | F | 5,346 | 62.46 | $333,911 |
| 2026-02-08 | SMITH DAVID BRUTON | director | F | 12,348 | 62.46 | $771,256 |
| 2026-02-08 | Byrd Heath | officer | F | 4,167 | 62.46 | $260,271 |
Federal contracts
No federal contract actions on record for this recipient mapping.
Lobbying
No federal lobbying filings on record for this client mapping.
Public attention
7-day average 47 views/day vs 90-day median 46.