Insider Buy ·Filed Oct 16, 2026
Insider cluster: 1 insiders, $752K total
Actionable Insight ▲ Bullish
Monitor for additional insider purchases or a 13D filing to confirm conviction.
Latest settled — T+1d
SAH ▲ +2.06% at T+1d
LONG call ✓ call won +2.06% · α vs SPY +1.72% · entry $62.74 → $64.03
Latest observation: T+4 -10.75% FF3 residual α
T+1d
+2.06%
call +2.06% · α +1.72%
$64.03
settled 7d ago
T+5d
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due 3d ago
T+20d
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in 18d
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Executive Summary
10% owner Paul P. Rusnak made a $752K open-market purchase of Sonic Automotive shares at $59.90, representing a conviction buy by a significant insider.
Key Financial Metrics
Direction
buying
Total Value
$752.0K
Insiders
1
Key Facts
- 10% owner Paul P. Rusnak purchased 12,600 shares at $59.90 on 2026-10-14
- Total purchase value: $752,000
- Open-market purchase (code P) — not part of a 10b5-1 plan
- Single insider buy — not a cluster
Financial Impact
Purchase of $752K represents approximately 0.23% of market cap (assuming ~$326M market cap from prior snapshot)
insider ownership
Risk Factors
- Single insider buy — not a cluster, so signal strength is lower than a multi-insider event
Investment Themes
Consumer & Retail
Documents Analyzed
This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.
| Document | Accession Number |
|---|---|
| INSIDER-BUY Data (Synthetic) | 0001460471-26-000009 |
6 reports for SAH
Track record builds as more directional reports settle.
Filters
Rows
| Type | Now | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 16, 2026 9d ago | Insider Buy | $62.74 $64.03 | ▲ +2.06% | ▲ +1.72% | $61.23 (−2.41%) |
Aug 27, 2026 8w ago | Press Release | $79.29 $79.68 | ▲ +0.49% | ▲ +0.72% | $61.23 (−22.78%) |
Jul 30, 2026 12w ago | 8-K | $100.34 $91.58 | ▼ −8.73% | ▼ −9.44% | $61.23 (−38.98%) |
Jun 8, 2026 19w ago | Insider Cluster | $84.82 $84.15 | ▲ +0.79% | ▼ −0.79% | $61.23 (+27.81%) |
May 8, 2026 24w ago | 8-K | $80.82 $80.82 | · 0.00% | ▲ +0.14% | $61.23 (−24.24%) |
Mar 6, 2026 33w ago | DEFA14A | $60.84 $60.02 | ▼ −1.34% | ▼ −1.16% | $61.23 (+0.65%) |
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