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 $81.88, which forecasts a 28.88% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $72 and the highest is $94.

Price Target: $81.88 (+28.88%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$72	$81.88	$82	$94
Change	+13.33%	+28.88%	+29.07%	+47.96%

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	May '25	Jun '25	Jul '25	Aug '25	Sep '25	Oct '25
Strong Buy	4	4	4	4	4	4
Buy	2	2	0	0	0	0
Hold	2	2	3	3	3	3
Sell	0	0	1	1	1	1
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	8	8	8	8	8	8

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Chris Pierce Needham	Needham	Strong Buy Maintains $95 → $90	Strong Buy	Maintains	$95 → $90	+41.67%	Oct 24, 2025
Rajat Gupta JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Sell Maintains $74 → $76	Sell	Maintains	$74 → $76	+19.63%	Oct 14, 2025
Chris Pierce Needham	Needham	Strong Buy Reiterates $95	Strong Buy	Reiterates	$95	+49.54%	Oct 2, 2025
Michael Ward Citigroup	Citigroup	Hold Maintains $81 → $82	Hold	Maintains	$81 → $82	+29.07%	Sep 25, 2025
Michael Albanese Benchmark	Benchmark	Strong Buy Maintains $80 → $85	Strong Buy	Maintains	$80 → $85	+33.80%	Sep 18, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

14.92B

Increased by 4.86%

from 14.22B

Revenue Next Year

15.44B

Increased by 3.51%

from 14.92B

EPS This Year

7.06

Increased by 14.27%

from 6.18

EPS Next Year

7.30

Increased by 3.32%

from 7.06

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	9.77B	12.40B	14.00B	14.37B	14.22B	14.92B	15.44B
Revenue Growth	-6.57%	26.92%	12.95%	2.65%	-1.03%	4.86%	3.51%
EPS	-1.21	8.06	2.23	4.97	6.18	7.06	7.30
EPS Growth	-	-	-72.33%	122.87%	24.35%	14.27%	3.32%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	9.00	8.71
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	11	11

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	15.6B	16.5B
Avg	14.9B	15.4B
Low	14.3B	14.5B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	9.9%	10.8%
Avg	4.9%	3.5%
Low	0.7%	-2.7%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	7.79	7.96
Avg	7.06	7.30
Low	6.17	6.77

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	26.1%	12.7%
Avg	14.3%	3.3%
Low	-0.1%	-4.1%

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.