Sonic Automotive, Inc.

SAH stock score: 50/100

$60.68 · -5.23% · Scored Oct 21, 2026

Technical
44
Fundamental
56
News
49

The reading

Sonic Automotive (SAH) scores 50 out of 100, which reads neutral, higher than 40% of Consumer Cyclical stocks and 42% of the 4,166 US stocks we score.

The composite is technicals and fundamentals weighted equally: technicals read 44, fundamentals 56.

Among the fundamentals, Fair Value at 100 and Free Cash Flow Yield at 99 score highest, while Debt to Equity at 1 weighs the most against it.

On the daily chart, trend-following indicators average 36 and contrarian oscillators 55.

News sentiment is neutral at 49; it is shown, not counted in the composite.

Since Jul 24, 2026 the composite has ranged from 47 to 71, and it is down 6 points over the period.

What’s driving the score

The strongest and weakest of the scorers that count toward SAH’s composite. Each returns 0–100, higher is more bullish — including metrics where low is good, like P/E.

Fundamental

56

Pulling it up

  • Fair Value100

    Fair value score synthesizes multiple valuation methods (DCF, P/E, P/B, P/S) to estimate intrinsic worth.

  • Free Cash Flow Yield99

    Free cash flow yield is free cash flow divided by market value: the cash a business generates for each dollar of its price.

  • Earnings Growth (Quarterly)98

    Quarterly earnings growth measures profit increase versus the prior-year quarter.

Holding it back

  • Debt to Equity1

    Debt-to-Equity ratio measures financial leverage by comparing total debt to shareholder equity.

  • Earnings Growth (Annual)4

    Annual earnings growth tracks year-over-year profit expansion.

  • Institutional Ownership8

    Institutional ownership measures the percentage held by professional investors.

40 weighted scorers; 1 had no data today and are left out rather than counted as zero.

Technical · daily

35

Pulling it up

  • Parabolic SAR (PSAR)100

    Parabolic SAR (Stop and Reverse) provides trailing stop levels that follow price trends.

  • Bollinger Bands (50)80

    Bollinger Bands (50-period) measure where price sits between bands two standard deviations around its 50-period average.

  • Percentage Price Oscillator (PPO)75

    Percentage Price Oscillator shows the difference between two moving averages as a percentage.

Holding it back

  • Candlestick Patterns0

    Candlestick patterns recognize specific price formations that historically suggest continuation or reversal.

  • Ichimoku Cloud0

    Ichimoku Cloud is a comprehensive indicator showing support/resistance, trend direction, and momentum.

  • SMA 1000

    Simple Moving Average (100-period) provides a longer-term perspective on price trends.

62 weighted scorers; 3 had no data today and are left out rather than counted as zero.

News · shown, not counted

Global News
49

Technical score by timeframe

ChartScoreWeight
Hourly371
Daily353
Weekly322
Monthly542
Quarterly602

Composite score, last 90 days

05010050Jul 24, 2026Oct 21, 2026Jul 24, 2026: 56Jul 25, 2026: 61Jul 26, 2026: 61Jul 27, 2026: 62Jul 28, 2026: 62Jul 29, 2026: 61Jul 30, 2026: 60Jul 31, 2026: 71Aug 2, 2026: 59Aug 3, 2026: 60Aug 5, 2026: 59Aug 6, 2026: 58Aug 7, 2026: 57Aug 8, 2026: 57Aug 9, 2026: 57Aug 10, 2026: 56Aug 11, 2026: 57Aug 12, 2026: 57Aug 13, 2026: 57Aug 14, 2026: 58Aug 15, 2026: 57Aug 16, 2026: 58Aug 17, 2026: 57Aug 18, 2026: 55Aug 19, 2026: 57Aug 20, 2026: 56Aug 22, 2026: 54Aug 23, 2026: 54Aug 24, 2026: 53Aug 25, 2026: 54Aug 26, 2026: 55Aug 27, 2026: 56Aug 28, 2026: 57Aug 29, 2026: 57Aug 30, 2026: 57Aug 31, 2026: 56Sep 1, 2026: 56Sep 2, 2026: 56Sep 3, 2026: 57Sep 4, 2026: 59Sep 5, 2026: 58Sep 6, 2026: 58Sep 7, 2026: 58Sep 8, 2026: 56Sep 9, 2026: 54Sep 10, 2026: 54Sep 11, 2026: 55Sep 12, 2026: 55Sep 13, 2026: 55Sep 14, 2026: 55Sep 15, 2026: 54Sep 16, 2026: 53Sep 17, 2026: 50Sep 18, 2026: 49Sep 19, 2026: 50Sep 20, 2026: 50Sep 21, 2026: 51Sep 22, 2026: 50Sep 23, 2026: 49Sep 24, 2026: 50Sep 25, 2026: 50Sep 26, 2026: 50Sep 27, 2026: 50Sep 28, 2026: 49Sep 29, 2026: 47Sep 30, 2026: 47Oct 1, 2026: 50Oct 2, 2026: 50Oct 3, 2026: 50Oct 4, 2026: 50Oct 5, 2026: 50Oct 6, 2026: 49Oct 7, 2026: 48Oct 8, 2026: 49Oct 9, 2026: 49Oct 10, 2026: 49Oct 11, 2026: 49Oct 12, 2026: 49Oct 13, 2026: 50Oct 14, 2026: 48Oct 15, 2026: 52Oct 16, 2026: 53Oct 17, 2026: 53Oct 18, 2026: 53Oct 19, 2026: 51Oct 20, 2026: 52Oct 21, 2026: 50
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Key facts

Market cap
$1.9B
Sector
Consumer Cyclical
Industry
Auto & Truck Dealerships
Beta
0.93
Risk grade (1–10)
9
Next earnings
Oct 29, 2026

Auto & Truck Dealerships peers

CompanyMarket capScore
RUSHA Rush Enterprises$5.4B57
AN AutoNation$5.4B49
VVV Valvoline$4.0B53
ABG Asbury Automotive Group$3.1B50
GPI Group 1 Automotive$2.9B48
DRVN Driven Brands$2.0B52

Questions

What is SAH's stock score today?

SAH scores 50/100 (Neutral) as of Oct 21, 2026: technical 44, fundamental 56, and news sentiment 49, which is shown but not counted. Scores are recomputed every night.

Is SAH a buy?

The score is not a buy or sell recommendation. A 50 says the technical and fundamental signals we measure lean neutral today, relative to every other stock scored the same way. Use the breakdown above to see why, and treat it as a starting point for your own research.

How is the SAH score calculated?

102 weighted scorers feed it today: 40 fundamental, scored against Consumer Cyclical ranges, and 62 technical on the daily chart, with 5 timeframes blended into the technical total. Every scorer returns 0–100; missing data is left out, never counted as zero.

Scores are information, not investment advice. Computed from Yahoo Finance, Finnhub and Alpha Vantage data; technical indicators via TA-Lib. Past scores do not predict future returns.