Sonic Automotive Inc (SAH) insider trading
Recent insider transactions reported to the SEC on Form 4 — directors and officers buying or selling their own company’s stock. Sourced directly from public SEC filings, latest filed Oct 16, 2026.
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- Filings shown
- 13
- Open-market buys
- 5
- Open-market sells
- 5
- Buys, 10b5-1 box not checked
- 5 of 5
Counts cover the 13 most recent Form 4 filings Tradune holds for SAH (filed May 1 – Oct 16, 2026); the score below covers only the trailing 90 days (5 buys, 0 sells). No completed check of SAH's Form 4 list on SEC EDGAR is on record yet; the latest SAH filing Tradune holds was filed Oct 16, 2026. This is not guaranteed to be the complete record — see SAH's full Form 4 filing history on SEC EDGAR.
Open-market activity, last 90 days
Purchases (Form 4 code P) and sales (code S) on the 5 filings Tradune holds for SAH filed Oct 6 – Oct 16, 2026. Grants, exercises, tax withholding and the other Form 4 transaction codes are left out.
| Insider | Buys | Sells | Shares bought | Shares sold | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul P. Rusnak10% owner | 5 | 0 | 76,776 | — | +$4,584,694 |
Value = shares × the price reported on each Form 4 (+ purchases, − sales); every open-market line in this window disclosed a price.
Summarises ~90 days of public SEC Form 4 activity — more distinct buyers, officer involvement and net buying score higher. A description of filing activity, not a rating or buy signal. How this score is computed →
How to read this: an open-market purchase (Form 4 code P) is a buy at the market price with the insider’s own money, as opposed to a grant, award or option exercise; an open-market sale is code S. When two or more distinct insiders report open-market purchases in the same 90-day window, this site labels that a cluster — a definition, not a forecast; see insider cluster buying. “Held after” is Form 4 Table I column 5; “Change” = shares ÷ holdings before the trade (held after − shares for an acquisition, held after + shares for a disposition).
Insider Buying at SAH
Insiders reported 5 open-market purchases of SAH between May 1, 2026 and Oct 16, 2026, across 1 distinct buyer. The most recent purchase was reported by Paul P. Rusnak (10% owner) on Oct 14, 2026. Grants, option exercises, and tax-withholding transactions are excluded from these counts.
Recent Form 4 filings
Source: SEC EDGAR Form 4 · transaction codes explained
| Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after | Change† | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open-market purchase 10b5-1 box not checked | 12,555 | $59.90 | 5,176,776 | +0.2% | Oct 14, 2026 |
† change in this filer’s own reported holding line (Form 4 Table I, col. 5), not of total company ownership; small prior holdings produce large percentages, so under 100 shares the prior holding is shown instead.
“10b5-1 box checked” = the filer checked the Form 4 box stating that a transaction on the filing was made under a plan intended to satisfy Rule 10b5-1(c); “10b5-1 box not checked” = the box was left blank, which does not prove that no plan exists. The box applies to Form 4s filed from April 1, 2023; older filings, and boxes we could not read, carry no tag. What the 10b5-1 box means.
| Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after | Change† | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open-market purchase 10b5-1 box not checked | 13,701 | $59.78 | 5,164,221 | +0.3% | Oct 7, 2026 |
| Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after | Change† | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open-market purchase 10b5-1 box not checked | 1,119 | $59.90 | 5,150,520 | +0.0% | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after | Change† | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open-market purchase 10b5-1 box not checked | 27,756 | $59.76 | 5,149,401 | +0.5% | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after | Change† | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open-market purchase 10b5-1 box not checked | 21,645 | $59.50 | 5,121,645 | +0.4% | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after | Change† | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open-market sale 10b5-1 box checked | 35,114 | $85.22 | 543,668 | −6.1% | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Open-market sale 10b5-1 box checked | 14,886 | $85.13 | 578,782 | −2.5% | Jun 9, 2026 |
| Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after | Change† | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open-market sale 10b5-1 box checked | 50,000 | $82.97 | 111,622 (indirect) | −31% | Jun 8, 2026 |
| Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after | Change† | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open-market sale 10b5-1 box checked | 5,061 | $85.00 | 133,952 | −3.6% | Jun 2, 2026 |
| Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after | Change† | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open-market sale 10b5-1 box checked | 9,526 | $85.00 | 139,013 | −6.4% | May 28, 2026 |
| Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after | Change† | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant / award Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units | 26,183 | — | — | — | May 6, 2026 |
| Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after | Change† | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant / award Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units | 38,175 | — | — | — | May 6, 2026 |
| Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after | Change† | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant / award Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units | 69,872 | — | — | — | May 6, 2026 |
| Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after | Change† | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant / award | 4,373 | — | 401,830 | +1.1% | Apr 30, 2026 |
Insider filings reported around the same time
Other companies whose most recent Form 4 was filed closest to SAH's (Oct 16, 2026).
Frequently asked about SAH insider activity
How many insiders bought SAH stock in these Form 4 filings?
1 distinct insider at Sonic Automotive Inc reported 5 open-market purchases (Form 4 code P) of SAH shares between May 1, 2026 and Oct 16, 2026, the most recent filed by Paul P. Rusnak (10% owner) on Oct 14, 2026. Grants, option exercises, and tax-withholding transactions are excluded from these counts.
Who filed the most recent Form 4 for SAH?
The most recent Form 4 on this page was filed by Paul P. Rusnak (10% owner) on Oct 16, 2026, reporting 1 transaction. The original document is linked from the filing list above on SEC EDGAR. Amended filings (Form 4/A) may later revise reported figures.
What was the largest open-market SAH insider sale shown?
The largest open-market sale among the filings shown was 50,000 SAH shares at $82.97 (about $4,148,335) by Jeff Dyke (President) on Jun 8, 2026. Value is shares × the price reported on the Form 4; that Form 4 has the Rule 10b5-1 box checked.
Do the recent SAH insider purchases have the Form 4 10b5-1 box checked?
No. All 5 SAH open-market purchases shown were reported with the Rule 10b5-1 box not checked. A blank box records what the filer disclosed; it does not prove that no plan exists. Latest: Paul P. Rusnak (10% owner) on Oct 14, 2026, 12,555 shares.
New to Form 4s? The transaction codes, the 90-day window and the 0–100 score are defined on the insider-activity score methodology page.
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Track SAH insider filings free →This score summarizes SEC Form 4 filing activity over the trailing 90 days. It is descriptive, not predictive — not a rating, recommendation, or investment advice. Data: SEC EDGAR (public domain), as filed; amendments may revise figures. Tradune is not a registered investment adviser.
Data as filed; amended filings (Form 4/A) may revise figures. Sales may occur under prearranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plans.