SAH SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC
Last updated: Mar 16, 2026
Execution Consistency
Did the company actually spend money buying back stock in 3+ of the last 4 quarters?
Bought back stock in 3/4 quarters. Q3 2025: $0M, Q2 2025: $0M, Q1 2025: $27M, Q3 2024: $87M
Execution Acceleration
Is the most recent quarter's buyback spend more than 15% above the trailing average?
Latest quarter $0M vs trailing avg $38M (-100%)
Buyback vs FCF
What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30-80%. Bear: <10% or >80%.
Negative FCF ($-320M), cannot compute buyback ratio
Buyback Intensity
How fast are they shrinking the float? Bull: 2%+ annually. Bear: under 0.5%.
Missing shares repurchased or outstanding data
Insider Buying
Are officers and directors buying stock with their own money on the open market?
6 open-market purchases by 1 insiders
- Rusnak Paul P. () bought 11,481 shares at $59.95 on 2026-02-17
- Rusnak Paul P. () bought 48,540 shares at $59.92 on 2026-02-13
- Rusnak Paul P. () bought 11,483 shares at $59.97 on 2026-02-12
- Rusnak Paul P. () bought 1,931 shares at $59.98 on 2026-02-11
- Rusnak Paul P. () bought 7,827 shares at $59.96 on 2026-02-10
- Rusnak Paul P. () bought 18,738 shares at $59.98 on 2026-02-05
Insider-Buyback Convergence
Are insider purchases happening during the same quarters the company is actively buying back stock?
Insider buying coincided with company buybacks in 0 of 4 quarters
Insider Net Direction
Looking at all open-market transactions, are insiders net buyers or net sellers?
Insiders bought $6M, sold $4M (net buying)
Red Flag
Active buyback + insiders net selling 3x+ more than buying. Company cash may be supporting price while insiders exit.
No buyback-insider divergence detected