SAH insider buying – Sonic Automotive Inc
9 insider purchases since 2016 worth $16.1M by 4 different insiders. Last 12 months: 1 purchases, $6.0M. Most recent filing: 2026-02-18.
Mid company Public float $1.6B (latest 10-K, SEC).
Same time range as the chart above - each mark sits under the week of the trade. Circles = purchases (height = price paid, size = amount), red triangles = open-market sales of $50k+. Prices as reported, not adjusted for later stock splits. 7 older purchases (before the 5-year window) are listed in the table below.
Purchases are open-market buys (SEC Form 4, code "P") - insiders paying with their own money. Sales are open-market sales (code "S") of $50,000 or more; many sales are pre-planned (Rule 10b5-1) or made for taxes and diversification. Each row links to the original filing.
Bought, sold, still holding?
| Insider | Bought | First / last buy | Sold since 2016 | Holds now* | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rusnak Paul P. 10% Owner | $11.5M 2× · 231,268 sh | 2022-04-06 2026-02-05 | – | 5,039,979 shares as of 2026-02-18 | Holds - never sold |
| SMITH O BRUTON Officer | $4.4M 5× · 234,273 sh | 2016-08-22 2018-05-25 | – | 973,670 shares as of 2022-04-04 | Holds - never sold |
| SMITH MARCUS G Director | $162,346 1× · 12,500 sh | 2020-03-17 2020-03-17 | – | 941,028 shares as of 2026-04-30 | Holds - never sold |
| TAYLOR R EUGENE Director | $102,550 1× · 5,000 sh | 2017-03-20 2017-03-20 | – | 63,926 shares as of 2026-04-30 | Holds - never sold |
* Shares held after the insider's most recent SEC filing for this company (all share classes, direct and indirect). If an insider stops filing, later changes are not known.
Insider buying and selling by year
| Year | Purchases | Bought | Buyers | Sales | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | $6.0M | 1 | 4 | $9.6M |
| 2025 | 0 | – | – | 1 | $3.5M |
| 2024 | 0 | – | – | 8 | $12.2M |
| 2023 | 0 | – | – | 7 | $14.7M |
| 2022 | 1 | $5.5M | 1 | 7 | $17.7M |
| 2021 | 0 | – | – | 4 | $16.0M |
| 2020 | 1 | $162,346 | 1 | 5 | $3.4M |
| 2019 | 0 | – | – | 4 | $2.1M |
| 2018 | 1 | $321,150 | 1 | 2 | $415,400 |
| 2017 | 3 | $2.5M | 2 | 3 | $818,956 |
| 2016 | 2 | $1.7M | 1 | 1 | $68,180 |
Insider purchases
| Filed | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price | Value | Holdings | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-18 | Rusnak Paul P. | 10% Owner | 100,000 | $59.94 | $6.0M | +2.0% | SEC |
| 2022-04-12 | Rusnak Paul P. | 10% Owner | 131,268 | $41.87 | $5.5M | +2.7% | SEC |
| 2020-03-23 | SMITH MARCUS G | Director | 12,500 | $12.99 | $162,346 | +52.3% | SEC |
| 2018-05-29 | SMITH O BRUTON | Officer | 15,000 | $21.41 | $321,150 | +1.7% | SEC |
| 2017-05-05 | SMITH O BRUTON | Officer | 19,273 | $18.55 | $357,514 | +2.9% | SEC |
| 2017-03-22 | SMITH O BRUTON | Officer | 100,000 | $20.14 | $2.0M | +17.6% | SEC |
| 2017-03-21 | TAYLOR R EUGENE | Director | 5,000 | $20.51 | $102,550 | +69.0% | SEC |
| 2016-08-25 | SMITH O BRUTON | Officer | 50,000 | $16.83 | $841,500 | +10.5% | SEC |
| 2016-08-24 | SMITH O BRUTON | Officer | 50,000 | $16.74 | $837,000 | +11.8% | SEC |
Insider sales
| Filed | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price | Value | Type | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-10 | DYKE JEFF | CEO | 50,000 | $85.19 | $4.3M | Pre-planned (10b5-1) | SEC |
| 2026-06-08 | DYKE JEFF | CEO | 50,000 | $82.97 | $4.1M | Pre-planned (10b5-1) | SEC |
| 2026-06-03 | Byrd Heath | CFO | 5,061 | $85.00 | $430,185 | Pre-planned (10b5-1) | SEC |
| 2026-06-01 | Byrd Heath | CFO | 9,526 | $85.00 | $809,710 | Pre-planned (10b5-1) | SEC |
| 2025-05-30 | DYKE JEFF | CEO | 49,424 | $70.04 | $3.5M | Pre-planned (10b5-1) | SEC |
| 2024-07-18 | Byrd Heath | CFO | 19,827 | $60.00 | $1.2M | Pre-planned (10b5-1) | SEC |
| 2024-06-14 | DYKE JEFF | CEO | 16,734 | $60.00 | $1.0M | Pre-planned (10b5-1) | SEC |
| 2024-06-14 | Byrd Heath | CFO | 2,480 | $60.00 | $148,800 | Pre-planned (10b5-1) | SEC |
| 2024-05-28 | DYKE JEFF | CEO | 15,000 | $56.76 | $851,400 | Pre-planned (10b5-1) | SEC |
| 2024-05-15 | SMITH DAVID BRUTON | CEO | 16,646 | $59.36 | $988,107 | Sale | SEC |
| 2024-05-14 | SMITH DAVID BRUTON | CEO | 64,170 | $59.25 | $3.8M | Sale | SEC |
| 2024-05-09 | SMITH DAVID BRUTON | CEO | 67,724 | $58.43 | $4.0M | Sale | SEC |
| 2024-05-01 | SMITH DAVID BRUTON | CEO | 3,861 | $61.43 | $237,181 | Sale | SEC |
| 2023-09-14 | Byrd Heath | CFO | 34,186 | $54.01 | $1.8M | Pre-planned (10b5-1) | SEC |
| 2023-09-08 | Byrd Heath | CFO | 3,800 | $54.00 | $205,200 | Pre-planned (10b5-1) | SEC |
Showing the latest 15 of 46 sales of $50,000+ since 2016.
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