Sonic Automotive (SAH) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$63.00 -0.05 (-0.08%)

(As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET)

Sonic Automotive - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

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Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 6 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
2

Buy
4

Based on 6 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Sonic Automotive in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 6 analysts, 2 have given a hold rating, 3 have given a buy rating, and 1 has given a strong buy rating for SAH.

Consensus Price Target

$67.40
6.98% Upside

According to the 6 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Sonic Automotive, the average price target is $67.40. The highest price target for SAH is $75.00, while the lowest price target for SAH is $58.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 6.98% from the current price of $63.00.

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SAH Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 12/22/23 to 12/21/24	1 Month Ago 11/22/23 to 11/21/24	3 Months Ago 9/23/23 to 9/22/24	1 Year Ago 12/22/22 to 12/22/23
Strong Buy	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	3 Buy rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)
Hold	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$67.40	$67.40	$63.50	$51.75
Forecasted Upside	6.98% Upside	6.65% Upside	10.20% Upside	-8.24% Downside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Reduce

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SAH Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

SAH Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Sonic Automotive Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Sonic Automotive	Retail/Wholesale Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.83	2.50	2.51
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	6.98% Upside	28.31% Upside	14.54% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Neutral News See Recent SAH News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
11/21/2024	Seaport Res Ptn 1 of 5 stars	G. Chin Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Strong-Buy
10/25/2024	Needham & Company LLC 2 of 5 stars	C. Pierce Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$73.00 ➝ $74.00	+28.99%
10/14/2024	Bank of America 3 of 5 stars		Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$67.00 ➝ $66.00	+21.23%
9/25/2024	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Underweight ➝ Equal Weight	$40.00 ➝ $58.00	+0.97%
9/12/2024	Stephens Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	J. Lick Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Equal Weight	$64.00	+19.54%
9/10/2024	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$63.00 ➝ $75.00	+39.61%
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10/31/2023	Benchmark Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$58.00 ➝ $62.00	+30.14%

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SAH Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 6 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Sonic Automotive is $67.40, with a high forecast of $75.00 and a low forecast of $58.00.
: 6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Sonic Automotive in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 hold ratings, 3 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" SAH shares.
: According to analysts, Sonic Automotive's stock has a predicted upside of 6.98% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Sonic Automotive's stock had 2 upgrades by analysts.
: Sonic Automotive has been rated by research analysts at Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, Needham & Company LLC, and Seaport Res Ptn in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Sonic Automotive more than other "retail/wholesale" companies. The consensus rating for Sonic Automotive is Moderate Buy while the average consensus rating for "retail/wholesale" companies is Hold. Learn more on how SAH compares to other companies.

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This page (NYSE:SAH) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Sonic Automotive (SAH) Stock Forecast & Price Target