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Stocks Info
This NYSE-listed company operates within the Auto & Truck Dealerships industry segment, falling under the Consumer Cyclical sector. The current market capitalization of Sonic Automotive, Inc is $2.34B. A total of 0.15 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 162.45K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Byrd Heath sold 19,827 shares of SAH for 60.00 per share on Jul 18 ’24. After the transaction, the EVP and CFO now owns 173,618 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jun 12 ’24, Byrd Heath sold 2,480 shares at 60.00 per share. SAH shares that EVP and CFO owns now total 193,445.
Among the insiders who sold shares, DYKE JEFF disposed of 16,734 shares on Jun 12 ’24 at a per-share price of $60.00. This resulted in the President holding 817,753 shares of SAH after the transaction. In another insider transaction, DYKE JEFF sold 15,000 shares at $56.76 per share on May 28 ’24. Company shares held by the President now total 161,622.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Sonic Automotive, Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.25, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.83%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 12.15. SAH’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.52% when it declared a $0.35 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/13/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/13/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 2.08%. The SAH stock dividend was $0.30 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, SAH has a high of $70.88 and a low of $47.82.
As of this writing, SAH has an earnings estimate of $1.47 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 7.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.55 per share and a lower estimate of $1.4.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. SAH’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $299.40M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $3.32B in debt and $1.89B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $29.69, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.08B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for SAH is Buy with a score of 4.00.
