Sonic Automotive Inc

Sonic Automotive Inc (SAH) Stock Analysis

$60.050

-0.991 (-1.65%)At close

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High
60.870
Open
59.900
VWAP
60.25
Volume
251.53K
Mkt Cap
1.84B
Low
59.840
Amount
15.16M
EV/EBITDA, TTM
9.39

Sonic Automotive, Inc. is an automotive and powersports retailer in America. The Company's segments include Franchised Dealerships Segment, EchoPark Segment and Powersports Segment. The Franchised Dealerships Segment provides comprehensive sales and services, including sales of both new and used cars and light trucks; sales of replacement parts and performance of vehicle maintenance, manufacturer warranty repairs and paint and collision repair services, and arrangement of third-party financing, extended warranties, service contracts, insurance and other aftermarket products (collectively, F&I) for its guests. The EchoPark Segment sells used cars and light trucks and arranges third-party F&I product sales for its guests in pre-owned vehicle specialty retail locations, and does not offer customer-facing Fixed Operations services. The Powersports Segment offers guests sales of both new and used powersports vehicles; Fixed Operations activities, and third-party F&I services.

AI analysis of Sonic Automotive Inc (SAH)

Sell

Sonic Automotive Inc (SAH) is not a good buy right now due to its current price of $60.56 being significantly above the average analyst price target of $74 from UBS and $64 from JPMorgan. Additionally, the RSI is at 35.888, indicating it is nearing oversold territory but still lacks upward momentum. The company has shown a 20-day change of -20.21%, reflecting a significant downtrend, and the high debt-to-equity ratio of 428.06% poses a risk to financial stability.

Analyst Ratings (7)

+29.34% upside
Hold
1 Buy
4 Hold
2 Sell
Current: 60.05
Low
68.00
Average
77.67
High
90.00

UBS

2026-10-07

Price Target

$74

Buy

JPMorgan

2026-10-06

Price Target

$64

Underweight

Barclays

2026-10-06

Price Target

$75

Equal Weight

Morgan Stanley

2026-10-05

Price Target

$57

Underweight

Barclays

2026-08-19

Price Target

$87

Equal Weight

Valuation Metrics

The current forward P/E ratio for Sonic Automotive Inc (SAH) is 8.42, compared to its 5-year average forward P/E of 8.59.

Forward P/E

Fair
5Y Average P/E
8.59
Current P/E
8.42
Overvalued
11.11
Undervalued
6.06

Forward EV/EBITDA

Fair
5Y Average EV/EBITDA
8.68
Current EV/EBITDA
9.39
Overvalued
10.57
Undervalued
6.80

Forward P/S

Fair
5Y Average P/S
0.14
Current P/S
0.12
Overvalued
0.16
Undervalued
0.12

Alphio AI Price Scenarios for SAH

Scenario prices are the last monthly forecast band of the current year. Probabilities are fixed model weights (25 / 50 / 25), not guarantees.

B

Bull

Bull · 25%SAH

$77.96

Scenario price

B

Base

Base · 50%SAH

$64.17

Scenario price

B

Bear

Bear · 25%SAH

$52.19

Scenario price

Whales holding SAH

T

Teewinot Capital Advisers, L.L.C.

+ HoldingSAH

-1.74%

3M Return

SAH FAQ — answered by Alphio AI

Sonic Automotive, Inc. is an automotive and powersports retailer in America. The Company's segments include Franchised Dealerships Segment, EchoPark Segment and Powersports Segment. The Franchised Dealerships Segment provides comprehensive sales and services, including sales of both new and used cars and light trucks; sales of replacement parts and performance of vehicle maintenance, manufacturer warranty repairs and paint and collision repair services, and arrangement of third-party financing, extended warranties, service contracts, insurance and other aftermarket products (collectively, F&I) for its guests. The EchoPark Segment sells used cars and light trucks and arranges third-party F&I product sales for its guests in pre-owned vehicle specialty retail locations, and does not offer customer-facing Fixed Operations services. The Powersports Segment offers guests sales of both new and used powersports vehicles; Fixed Operations activities, and third-party F&I services. It operates in the Consumer Cyclicals sector (RETAIL-AUTO DEALERS & GASOLINE STATIONS industry).

Sonic Automotive Inc (SAH) is not a good buy right now due to its current price of $60.56 being significantly above the average analyst price target of $74 from UBS and $64 from JPMorgan. Additionally, the RSI is at 35.888, indicating it is nearing oversold territory but still lacks upward momentum. The company has shown a 20-day change of -20.21%, reflecting a significant downtrend, and the high debt-to-equity ratio of 428.06% poses a risk to financial stability.

7 analysts cover SAH: 1 rate it Buy, 4 Hold and 2 Sell. The average price target is 77.67.

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