Narrative Update on Sonic Automotive: Analyst Price Target Revision
Analysts have maintained their fair value estimate for Sonic Automotive at $78.10. They cite unchanged expectations for key financial metrics such as revenue growth and profit margins.
What's in the News
- From July 1, 2025, to September 30, 2025, Sonic Automotive repurchased zero shares under its current buyback program. The company has finalized the repurchase of 37,196,257 shares in total, amounting to 84.3 percent for $1,132 million since the program's initiation in July 2004 (Key Developments).
Valuation Changes
- Fair Value Estimate remains unchanged at $78.10 per share.
- Discount Rate is stable at 12.5 percent with no adjustments.
- Revenue Growth projection remains effectively constant at approximately 5.59 percent.
- Net Profit Margin forecast is unchanged at about 1.73 percent.
- Future P/E ratio has risen slightly from 12.24x to 12.60x. This reflects a minor increase in valuation expectations.
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