Rusnak Paul P. reported a Sonic Automotive share purchase

What did Rusnak Paul P. report?

The SEC Form 4 reports an open-market purchase by Rusnak Paul P., a 10% owner of Sonic Automotive, Inc. The filing lists 12,555 shares at $59.90 each, for about $752K.

The transaction date was Oct 14, 2026. The Form 4 was filed on Oct 16, 2026, 2 days later. The reported holding after the purchase was 5,176,776 shares, an increase of about 0.2% over the estimated holding before.

When did the purchase take place?

The transaction took place 76 days after the company’s results announcement of Jul 30, 2026, reported under 8-K Item 2.02.

Many companies let insiders trade only in a window that opens after results. A sale can also follow an option exercise, a tax bill or a pre-arranged plan. The Form 4 does not say which of these applies here.

How does this purchase compare with other filings?

In the 365 days to Oct 16, 2026, OQRO holds 4 other open-market purchases by Rusnak Paul P., about $3.83M in total. All 4 were at Sonic Automotive, Inc. The previous open-market purchase by this person on record at OQRO was 0 months earlier.

At Sonic Automotive, Inc., 4 other open-market purchases, about $3.83M by 1 insider, were filed in the 90 days to Oct 16, 2026. In the 365 days before that, 0 were filed, about $0, an average of 0.0 per 90 days. Only 0 of this person’s disclosed purchases have had 90 days since they were reported, too few for OQRO to show a result. Comparisons use only the filings OQRO holds.

What other Sonic Automotive records are on file?

Fund 13F filings recorded in the 90 days to Oct 16, 2026 show 0 new or larger positions and 1 smaller or closed position in Sonic Automotive, Inc. In 13F filings for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, the largest position that grew was LSV Asset Management, listed as a new position. The largest positions that shrank were Freestone Grove Partners LP and Caxton Associates LLP, both listed as sold out.

FINRA short interest for SAH on the settlement date of Sep 30, 2026 was 2,361,941 shares (+7.52% on the previous report), about 5.19 days of average volume. A 13F is a quarter-end snapshot with no trade date.

How did SAH shares move around the trade date?

SAH closed at $60.05 on Oct 14, 2026, the last session on or before the trade date. From Sep 14, 2026 to Oct 14, 2026, the close moved from $76.29 to $60.05, a change of −21.3%.

Share price moves are context only; the filing does not explain them, and other news can move a price. See Sonic Automotive, Inc. on OQRO for related public filing context.

What this does not tell you?

A Form 4 reports a transaction; it does not say why it was made. Some purchases and sales follow trading windows or pre-arranged plans, and OQRO notes a plan only when a footnote of the filing says so.

The filing does not explain the share price moves, and other news can move a price. Comparisons use only the filings OQRO holds. This describes public filings. It is not investment advice.