Sonic Automotive, Inc. (SAH)

Sonic Automotive Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 8 analysts that cover Sonic Automotive stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $78.25, which forecasts a 27.73% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $67 and the highest is $94.

Price Target: $78.25 (+27.73%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$67	$78.25	$82	$94
Change	+9.37%	+27.73%	+33.86%	+53.44%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Sonic Automotive stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26
Strong Buy	4	5	5	4	4	4
Buy	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hold	3	3	3	3	3	3
Sell	1	1	1	1	1	1
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	8	9	9	8	8	8

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Jeff Lick Stephens & Co.	Stephens & Co.	Hold Maintains $68 → $67	Hold	Maintains	$68 → $67	+9.37%	Feb 19, 2026
Chris Pierce Needham	Needham	Strong Buy Reiterates $90	Strong Buy	Reiterates	$90	+46.91%	Feb 19, 2026
John Babcock Barclays	Barclays	Hold Maintains $71 → $69	Hold	Maintains	$71 → $69	+12.63%	Jan 21, 2026
Rajat Gupta JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Sell Maintains $70 → $67	Sell	Maintains	$70 → $67	+9.37%	Jan 16, 2026
John Babcock Barclays	Barclays	Hold Initiates $71	Hold	Initiates	$71	+15.90%	Nov 12, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

15.86B

Increased by 4.63%

from 15.15B

Revenue Next Year

16.54B

Increased by 4.35%

from 15.86B

EPS This Year

6.71

Increased by 96.30%

from 3.42

EPS Next Year

7.34

Increased by 9.33%

from 6.71

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	12.40B	14.00B	14.37B	14.22B	15.15B	15.86B	16.54B
Revenue Growth	26.92%	12.95%	2.65%	-1.03%	6.53%	4.63%	4.35%
EPS	8.06	2.23	4.97	6.18	3.42	6.71	7.34
EPS Growth	-	-72.33%	122.87%	24.35%	-44.66%	96.30%	9.33%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	9.12	8.35
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	12	10

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	16.8B	18.0B
Avg	15.9B	16.5B
Low	15.1B	15.7B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	10.5%	13.4%
Avg	4.6%	4.3%
Low	-0.2%	-1.1%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	7.36	8.03
Avg	6.71	7.34
Low	5.68	6.42

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	115.2%	19.6%
Avg	96.3%	9.3%
Low	66.2%	-4.4%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.