Insider Ledger
Sonic Automotive Inc. (SAH) insider buying and SEC filings
Sonic Automotive Inc. · CIK 1043509
Tracked: Forms 3/4/5, 8-K, NT · All filings on sec.gov
Company profile
- Exchanges
- NYSE
- Industry (SIC)
- Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations
- State of incorporation
- DE
- Fiscal year end
- Dec 31
Insider activity in the last 12 months
Bought
$10.6M
Insiders who bought
1
Sold (not marked 10b5-1)
$0
Planned sales (10b5-1)
$9.6M
Insider purchases and sales, last 12 months
| Traded | Type | What was filed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2026 | Purchase (code P) | Paul P. Rusnak (10% owner) bought 12,555 shares at $59.90 ($752K), reported as a purchase (code P). Holdings up <1% to 5,176,776 shares. Not marked as a 10b5-1 plan trade. | SEC filing Filed Oct 16, 2026, 5:45 PM ET |
| Oct 7, 2026 | Purchase (code P) | Paul P. Rusnak (10% owner) bought 13,701 shares at $59.78 ($819K), reported as a purchase (code P). Holdings up <1% to 5,164,221 shares. Not marked as a 10b5-1 plan trade. | SEC filing Filed Oct 9, 2026, 4:33 PM ET |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Purchase (code P) | Paul P. Rusnak (10% owner) bought 1,119 shares at $59.90 ($67K), reported as a purchase (code P). Holdings up <1% to 5,150,520 shares. Not marked as a 10b5-1 plan trade. | SEC filing Filed Oct 7, 2026, 2:45 PM ET |
| Oct 5, 2026 | Purchase (code P) | Paul P. Rusnak (10% owner) bought 27,756 shares at $59.76 ($1.7M), reported as a purchase (code P). Holdings up 1% to 5,149,401 shares. Not marked as a 10b5-1 plan trade. | SEC filing Filed Oct 6, 2026, 7:03 PM ET |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Purchase (code P) | Paul P. Rusnak (10% owner) bought 21,645 shares at $59.50 ($1.3M), reported as a purchase (code P). Holdings up <1% to 5,121,645 shares. Not marked as a 10b5-1 plan trade. | SEC filing Filed Oct 6, 2026, 2:39 PM ET |
| Jun 9–10, 2026 | Planned (10b5-1) | Jeff Dyke (President / COO and Director) sold 50,000 shares between Jun 9 and Jun 10 at about $85.19 ($4.3M), marked as a 10b5-1 plan trade. Holdings down 8% to 543,668 shares. | SEC filing Filed Jun 10, 2026 |
| Jun 8, 2026 | Planned (10b5-1) | Jeff Dyke (President / COO and Director) sold 50,000 shares indirectly (by entity) at about $82.97 ($4.1M), marked as a 10b5-1 plan trade. Holdings by entity down 31% to 111,622 shares. | SEC filing Filed Jun 8, 2026 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Planned (10b5-1) | Heath Byrd (CFO) sold 5,061 shares at $85.00 ($430K), marked as a 10b5-1 plan trade. Holdings down 4% to 133,952 shares. | SEC filing Filed Jun 3, 2026 |
| May 28, 2026 | Planned (10b5-1) | Heath Byrd (CFO) sold 9,526 shares at $85.00 ($810K), marked as a 10b5-1 plan trade. Holdings down 6% to 139,013 shares. | SEC filing Filed Jun 1, 2026 |
| Feb 5–17, 2026 | Purchase (code P) | Paul P. Rusnak (10% owner) bought 100,000 shares between Feb 5 and Feb 17 at about $59.94 ($6.0M), reported as a purchase (code P). Holdings up 2% to 5,100,000 shares. Not marked as a 10b5-1 plan trade. | SEC filing Filed Feb 18, 2026 |
19 routine transactions (such as grants, option exercises or tax withholding) are not listed.
Cluster buys
No cluster buys in the last 12 months.
Red flags
No red flags in the last 12 months.
Key events
No key events in the last 12 months.
8-K filings, last 12 months
| Filed | Items | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2026, 8:44 AM ET 8-K | Earnings released (Item 2.02) Reg FD disclosure (Item 7.01) | SEC filing |
Red flags are objective triggers only: the item or form filed, never an opinion.
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