Sonic Automotive shares are trading lower after the company reported a cybersecurity incident impacting its dealer management and CRM systems. The company said the incident is likely to adversely impact Q2 2024 earnings due to slower vehicle sales.

7/5/24 4:06:32 PM ET

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Date	Price Target	Rating	Analyst
9/25/2024	$40.00 → $58.00	Underweight → Equal-Weight	Morgan Stanley
9/12/2024	$64.00	Equal-Weight	Stephens
8/20/2024	$73.00	Buy	Needham
8/6/2024	$58.00 → $63.00	Neutral → Overweight	JP Morgan
6/10/2024	$53.00 → $58.00	Underweight → Neutral	JP Morgan
4/26/2024	$55.00 → $68.00	Underperform → Buy	BofA Securities
10/31/2023	$50.00	Neutral → Underweight	JP Morgan
2/21/2023	$60.00 → $55.00	Overweight → Neutral	JP Morgan

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Sonic Automotive Announces Retirement of Rachel Richards and Promotion of Dino Bernacchi to Chief Marketing Officer
Rachel Richards Retires After a Distinguished 40-Year Career in the Automotive Industry Sonic Automotive, Inc. ("Sonic'' or the "Company") ((SAH), a Fortune 500 Company and one of the nation's largest automotive and powersports retailers, today announced the retirement of Rachel Richards as the company's Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Dino Bernacchi will be promoted to Chief Marketing Officer of the company effective May 1, 2024. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240430693488/en/Rachel Richards, Sonic Automotive, Inc. (Photo: Business Wire) Rachel Richards joined Sonic Automotive in 2006 as the company's Vice Pres
4/30/24 6:55:00 AM ET
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Sonic Automotive Names Stephen Carvelli as Chief Technology Officer
Carvelli Appointed as First CTO of Sonic Automotive and EchoPark Automotive Sonic Automotive, Inc. ("Sonic Automotive" or "Sonic" or the "Company") ((SAH), a Fortune 500 company and one of the nation's largest automotive retailers, today announced the appointment of Stephen Carvelli as Chief Technology Officer of Sonic Automotive and EchoPark Automotive, a subsidiary of Sonic Automotive. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220322005129/en/Stephen Carvelli CTO, Sonic Automotive (Photo: Business Wire) Carvelli joins the company after most recently serving as the Vice President of Software Development Engineering for Com
3/22/22 6:55:00 AM ET
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Sonic Automotive Names Industry Veteran as Chief Marketing Officer for EchoPark Automotive
Dino Bernacchi Appointed as First CMO of EchoPark Automotive as Nationwide Expansion Continues Sonic Automotive, Inc. ("Sonic Automotive" or "Sonic" or the "Company") ((SAH), a Fortune 500 company and one of the nation's largest automotive retailers, today announced the appointment of Dino Bernacchi as Chief Marketing Officer of EchoPark Automotive, the Company's growing nationwide pre-owned vehicle segment, effective October 4, 2021. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211004005256/en/Dino Bernacchi (Photo: Business Wire) Bernacchi joins EchoPark Automotive after most recently serving as the Senior Vice President of
10/4/21 6:55:00 AM ET
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Forecasting The Future: 4 Analyst Projections For Sonic Automotive
4 analysts have expressed a variety of opinions on Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH) over the past quarter, offering a diverse set of opinions from bullish to bearish. Summarizing their recent assessments, the table below illustrates the evolving sentiments in the past 30 days and compares them to the preceding months. Bullish Somewhat Bullish Indifferent Somewhat Bearish Bearish Total Ratings 2 0 1 1 0 Last 30D 1 0 0 0 0 1M Ago 0 0 0 0 0 2M Ago 0 0 1 0 0 3M Ago 1 0 0 1 0 Analysts provide deeper insights through their assessments of 12-month price targets, revealing an average target of $61.5, a high estimate of $68.00, and a low estimate of $53.00. Marking an increase of 9.82%
7/22/24 3:00:38 PM ET
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B of A Securities Maintains Buy on Sonic Automotive, Lowers Price Target to $67
B of A Securities analyst John Murphy maintains Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH) with a Buy and lowers the price target from $68 to $67.
7/22/24 1:17:24 PM ET
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Sonic Automotive Reports Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results
EchoPark Reports All-Time Record Quarterly Gross Profit, Segment Income, and Adjusted EBITDA* Sonic Automotive, Inc. ("Sonic Automotive," "Sonic," the "Company," "we" "us" or "our") ((SAH), one of the nation's largest automotive retailers, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024. Third Quarter 2024 Financial Summary Total revenues of $3.5 billion, down 4% year-over-year; total gross profit of $543.6 million, down 7% year-over-year Reported net income of $74.2 million, up 8% year-over-year ($2.13 earnings per diluted share, up 11% year-over-year) Reported net income includes the pre-tax effects of $1.8 million in excess compensation expense pai
10/24/24 6:45:00 AM ET
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Sonic Automotive Schedules Release of Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results
Sonic Automotive, Inc. ("Sonic Automotive" or "Sonic" or the "Company") ((SAH), one of the nation's largest automotive retailers, today announced it will release fiscal 2024 third quarter financial results on Thursday, October 24, 2024 by 7:00 A.M. (Eastern). Senior management will hold a conference call later that morning at 11:00 A.M. (Eastern). Investor presentation and earnings press release materials will be accessible beginning the morning of the conference call on the Company's website at ir.sonicautomotive.com. To access the live webcast of the conference call, please go to ir.sonicautomotive.com and select the webcast link at the top of the page. To dial in to the conference cal
10/3/24 6:45:00 AM ET
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Sonic Automotive Reports Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results
EchoPark Reported Record Second Quarter Adjusted EBITDA* The CDK Global Software Outage Is Estimated To Have Reduced Second Quarter GAAP Income Before Taxes By Approximately $30.0 Million, Or $0.64 In GAAP Diluted Earnings Per Share Sonic Automotive, Inc. ("Sonic Automotive," "Sonic," the "Company," "we" "us" or "our") ((SAH), one of the nation's largest automotive retailers, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024. Second Quarter 2024 Financial Summary Total revenues of $3.5 billion, down 5% year-over-year; total gross profit of $539.1 million, down 5% year-over-year Reported net income of $41.2 million, up 76% year-over-year ($1.18 earnings
8/5/24 6:45:00 AM ET
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Sonic Automotive Reports Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results
EchoPark Reports All-Time Record Quarterly Gross Profit, Segment Income, and Adjusted EBITDA* Sonic Automotive, Inc. ("Sonic Automotive," "Sonic," the "Company," "we" "us" or "our") ((SAH), one of the nation's largest automotive retailers, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024. Third Quarter 2024 Financial Summary Total revenues of $3.5 billion, down 4% year-over-year; total gross profit of $543.6 million, down 7% year-over-year Reported net income of $74.2 million, up 8% year-over-year ($2.13 earnings per diluted share, up 11% year-over-year) Reported net income includes the pre-tax effects of $1.8 million in excess compensation expense pai
10/24/24 6:45:00 AM ET
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$2 Million Hurricane Relief Donation Made by Four Leading North Carolina Companies
Hendrick Automotive Group, Hendrick Motorsports, Sonic Automotive and Speedway Motorsports Encourage Others to Give As the devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene grows clearer by the day, four of North Carolina's leading companies have pledged a combined $2 million donation to Samaritan's Purse in support of relief efforts in western North Carolina and throughout the Southeast. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241007140826/en/Statement by CEOs Rick Hendrick of Hendrick Automotive Group and Hendrick Motorsports, David B. Smith of Sonic Automotive and Marcus Smith of Speedway Motorsports. (Photo: Business Wire) Hend
10/7/24 2:00:00 PM ET
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Sonic Automotive Schedules Release of Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results
Sonic Automotive, Inc. ("Sonic Automotive" or "Sonic" or the "Company") ((SAH), one of the nation's largest automotive retailers, today announced it will release fiscal 2024 third quarter financial results on Thursday, October 24, 2024 by 7:00 A.M. (Eastern). Senior management will hold a conference call later that morning at 11:00 A.M. (Eastern). Investor presentation and earnings press release materials will be accessible beginning the morning of the conference call on the Company's website at ir.sonicautomotive.com. To access the live webcast of the conference call, please go to ir.sonicautomotive.com and select the webcast link at the top of the page. To dial in to the conference cal
10/3/24 6:45:00 AM ET
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Sonic Automotive shares are trading lower after the company reported a cybersecurity incident impacting its dealer management and CRM systems. The company said the incident is likely to adversely impact Q2 2024 earnings due to slower vehicle sales.

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Sonic Automotive upgraded by Morgan Stanley with a new price target

Stephens initiated coverage on Sonic Automotive with a new price target

Needham initiated coverage on Sonic Automotive with a new price target

Sonic Automotive Reports Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results

$2 Million Hurricane Relief Donation Made by Four Leading North Carolina Companies

Sonic Automotive Schedules Release of Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results

EVP and CFO Byrd Heath gifted 2,597 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 1% to 171,021 units (SEC Form 4)

EVP and CFO Byrd Heath sold $1,189,620 worth of shares (19,827 units at $60.00), decreasing direct ownership by 10% to 173,618 units (SEC Form 4)

EVP and CFO Byrd Heath sold $148,812 worth of shares (2,480 units at $60.00), decreasing direct ownership by 1% to 193,445 units (SEC Form 4)

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