SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC (SAH)
NYSE · Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations · Inc. DE
What they're doing
Between 2026-08-02 and 2026-10-31, public records show 5 signals for SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC. Most notable: 2026-10-05: Rusnak Paul P. (ten_percent_owner) bought $1.7M of stock; 2026-10-01: Rusnak Paul P. (ten_percent_owner) bought $1.3M of stock; 2026-10-07: Rusnak Paul P. (ten_percent_owner) bought $819k of stock. Federal contract obligations over the last 24 months total $0. This summary was assembled automatically from SEC EDGAR, USAspending.gov, U.S. Senate lobbying disclosures and Wikimedia pageview counts.
Generated 2026-10-31 from public records.
Signals, last 12 months
- Insider purchaseRusnak Paul P. (ten_percent_owner) bought $752k of stock
- Insider purchaseRusnak Paul P. (ten_percent_owner) bought $819k of stock
- Insider purchaseRusnak Paul P. (ten_percent_owner) bought $67k of stock
- Insider purchaseRusnak Paul P. (ten_percent_owner) bought $1.7M of stock
- Insider purchaseRusnak Paul P. (ten_percent_owner) bought $1.3M of stock
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-14 | Rusnak Paul P. | ten percent owner | P | 12,555 | 59.9 | $752,045 |
| 2026-10-07 | Rusnak Paul P. | ten percent owner | P | 13,701 | 59.78 | $819,046 |
| 2026-10-06 | Rusnak Paul P. | ten percent owner | P | 1,119 | 59.9 | $67,028 |
| 2026-10-05 | Rusnak Paul P. | ten percent owner | P | 27,756 | 59.76 | $1,658,699 |
| 2026-10-01 | Rusnak Paul P. | ten percent owner | P | 21,645 | 59.5 | $1,287,878 |
| 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 |
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 34 views/day vs 90-day median 41.