Sonic Automotive (SAH) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $71.52 -0.83 (-1.15%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$71.50 -0.02 (-0.02%) As of 08/1/2025 06:53 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Sonic Automotive Short Interest DataSonic Automotive (SAH) has a short interest of 1.64 million shares, representing 12.66% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 12.33% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 7.7, indicating that it would take 7.7 days of the average trading volume of 289,954 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest1,640,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,460,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+12.33%Dollar Volume Sold Short$139.32 millionShort Interest Ratio7.7 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2025Outstanding Shares34,150,000 sharesFloat Size12,950,000 sharesShort Percent of Float12.66%Today's Trading Volume291,821 sharesAverage Trading Volume289,954 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average101% Short Selling Sonic Automotive? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Sonic Automotive and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartSAH Short Interest Over TimeSAH Days to Cover Over TimeSAH Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Sonic Automotive Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/15/20251,640,000 shares $139.32 million +12.3%12.7%7.7 $84.95 6/30/20251,460,000 shares $116.73 million No Change11.3%6.6 $79.95 6/15/20251,460,000 shares $109.60 million -7.0%11.4%6.1 $75.07 5/31/20251,570,000 shares $109.82 million -3.1%12.2%6.3 $69.95 5/15/20251,620,000 shares $111.47 million +3.9%12.7%6.5 $68.81 4/30/20251,560,000 shares $94.85 million +14.7%12.3%6 $60.80 4/15/20251,360,000 shares $79.68 million -2.2%10.8%5.3 $58.59 3/31/20251,390,000 shares $79.02 million +2.2%11.0%5.9 $56.85 3/15/20251,360,000 shares $80.06 million -4.2%10.8%6.9 $58.87 2/28/20251,420,000 shares $96.67 million +9.2%11.2%8.1 $68.08 Get the Latest News and Ratings for SAH and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Sonic Automotive and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/20251,300,000 shares $95.62 million -0.8%10.2%7.8 $73.55 1/31/20251,310,000 shares $97.20 million +4.8%10.1%8.1 $74.20 1/15/20251,250,000 shares $85.78 million +6.8%9.7%7.7 $68.62 12/31/20241,170,000 shares $74.12 million -7.1%9.0%7.4 $63.35 12/15/20241,260,000 shares $83.82 million -5.3%9.7%7.8 $66.52 11/30/20241,330,000 shares $91.96 million -4.3%10.3%7.9 $69.14 11/15/20241,390,000 shares $88.88 million -2.8%10.8%8.1 $63.94 10/31/20241,430,000 shares $81.12 million -5.3%11.1%8.3 $56.73 10/15/20241,510,000 shares $82.87 million +2.0%11.8%8.6 $54.88 9/30/20241,480,000 shares $86.55 million -3.9%11.5%8.2 $58.48 9/15/20241,540,000 shares $86.18 million -4.4%12.0%8.5 $55.96 8/31/20241,610,000 shares $100.37 million +1.9%12.6%8.8 $62.34 8/15/20241,580,000 shares $94.15 million -10.2%12.4%8.7 $59.59 7/31/20241,760,000 shares $104.76 million +1.7%14.0%9.6 $59.52 7/15/20241,730,000 shares $97.57 million -5.5%13.7%8.7 $56.40 6/30/20241,830,000 shares $99.68 million +5.2%14.6%9 $54.47 6/15/20241,740,000 shares $97.77 million -7.0%13.8%8.5 $56.19 5/31/20241,870,000 shares $105.97 million -7.0%14.8%9.1 $56.67 5/15/20242,010,000 shares $119.82 million -6.1%15.9%9.1 $59.61 4/30/20242,140,000 shares $123.87 million -3.2%16.9%8.6 $57.89 4/15/20242,210,000 shares $109.13 million +0.9%17.4%9.8 $49.38 3/31/20242,190,000 shares $124.70 million -5.6%17.9%10.4 $56.94 3/15/20242,320,000 shares $122.31 million -1.7%19.0%11 $52.72 2/29/20242,360,000 shares $123.73 million +0.9%19.4%10.3 $52.43 2/15/20242,340,000 shares $126.45 million +2.6%19.3%10.8 $54.04 1/31/20242,280,000 shares $115.28 million +1.3%18.5%11 $50.56 1/15/20242,250,000 shares $113.99 million +5.1%18.3%9.2 $50.66 12/31/20232,140,000 shares $120.29 million -12.3%17.4%8.3 $56.21 12/15/20232,440,000 shares $133.25 million -1.6%19.8%9.1 $54.61 11/30/20232,480,000 shares $127.21 million +0.4%20.2%9.1 $51.30Trump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%? 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No wonder the financial times called this new initiative...Click here to see the details because the stakes couldn't be any higher. 11/15/20232,470,000 shares $136.29 million -2.8%20.1%9 $55.18 10/31/20232,540,000 shares $121.55 million +17.6%19.6%9 $47.86 10/15/20232,160,000 shares $90.37 million -4.0%16.8%8 $41.84 9/30/20232,250,000 shares $107.46 million -2.6%17.5%8.5 $47.76 9/15/20232,310,000 shares $121.32 million +3.1%17.9%8.9 $52.52 8/31/20232,240,000 shares $119.48 million +6.7%17.4%8.3 $53.34 8/15/20232,100,000 shares $105.80 million +0.5%16.3%7.3 $50.38 7/31/20232,090,000 shares $100.10 million -10.7%16.2%7.3 $47.90 7/15/20232,340,000 shares $119.04 million -7.1%18.6%7.6 $50.87 6/30/20232,520,000 shares $120.13 million -1.2%20.0%8.2 $47.67 6/15/20232,550,000 shares $116.56 million -4.9%20.3%8.2 $45.71 5/31/20232,680,000 shares $111.06 million -1.1%20.8%7.3 $41.44 5/15/20232,710,000 shares $110.03 million -16.4%21.1%6.9 $40.60 4/30/20233,240,000 shares $144.24 million -7.2%23.0%8 $44.52 4/15/20233,490,000 shares $189.12 million -5.2%24.8%9.4 $54.19 3/31/20233,680,000 shares $199.97 million -3.2%25.7%9.8 $54.34 3/15/20233,800,000 shares $197.11 million -6.6%26.6%9.4 $51.87 2/28/20234,070,000 shares $231.54 million -15.4%28.5%11.2 $56.89 2/15/20234,810,000 shares $291.68 million +3.0%33.0%14.1 $60.64 1/31/20234,670,000 shares $250.83 million -0.2%31.8%15.5 $53.71 1/15/20234,680,000 shares $230.82 million -0.4%31.9%14.5 $49.32 12/30/20224,700,000 shares $231.57 million +3.3%30.3%13.6 $49.27 12/15/20224,550,000 shares $226.73 million -3.6%29.3%12.2 $49.83 11/30/20224,720,000 shares $250.82 million -0.4%28.8%12 $53.14 11/15/20224,740,000 shares $244.82 million -1.9%28.9%11 $51.65 10/31/20224,830,000 shares $225.80 million -1.2%29.4%9.9 $46.75 10/15/20224,890,000 shares $220.20 million +4.3%26.8%9.6 $45.03 9/30/20224,690,000 shares $203.08 million -4.9%25.7%9.5 $43.30 9/15/20224,930,000 shares $229.25 million -2.0%27.1%10.4 $46.50 8/31/20225,030,000 shares $267.55 million +15.9%27.5%11.4 $53.19 8/15/20224,340,000 shares $217 million +1.4%23.7%10.9 $50.00 7/31/20224,280,000 shares $179.12 million -0.2%23.4%12 $41.85 7/15/20224,290,000 shares $156.93 million -2.9%23.3%12 $36.58 6/30/20224,420,000 shares $161.90 million +11.6%24.0%10.8 $36.63 6/15/20223,960,000 shares $157.01 million +10.3%21.5%9.5 $39.65 5/31/20223,590,000 shares $163.74 million +7.5%19.1%8.8 $45.61 5/15/20223,340,000 shares $157.35 million -0.3%17.8%8 $47.11 4/30/20223,350,000 shares $142.54 million -2.9%17.8%8.2 $42.55 4/15/20223,450,000 shares $149.56 million -3.6%17.6%8.9 $43.35 3/31/20223,580,000 shares $152.19 million -6.8%18.0%10.3 $42.51 3/15/20223,840,000 shares $178.48 million +0.8%19.3%12.6 $46.48 2/28/20223,810,000 shares $204.64 million +2.4%19.6%12.3 $53.71 2/15/20223,720,000 shares $187.82 million -1.3%18.5%12 $50.49 1/31/20223,770,000 shares $192.31 million +0.5%18.5%11.9 $51.01 1/15/20223,750,000 shares $180.71 million -1.6%18.4%11.2 $48.19 12/31/20213,810,000 shares $188.40 million -2.3%18.7%11.5 $49.45 12/15/20213,900,000 shares $190.98 million -10.3%19.1%10.7 $48.97 11/30/20214,350,000 shares $195.36 million -4.0%21.2%11.4 $44.91 11/15/20214,530,000 shares $232.21 million -0.9%22.2%12.5 $51.26 10/29/20214,570,000 shares $225.90 million +2.9%22.4%13.5 $49.43Trump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%? (Ad)If you're collecting or planning to collect social security... You should see this presentation about President Trump's Executive Order #14196. Legendary investor Louis Navellier believes it could soon not only save Social Security from collapse... But BOOST benefits for millions of retirees by up to 400%. No wonder the financial times called this new initiative...Click here to see the details because the stakes couldn't be any higher. 10/15/20214,440,000 shares $231.46 million +13.0%21.5%12.9 $52.13 9/30/20213,930,000 shares $206.48 million +0.3%19.0%12 $52.54 9/15/20213,920,000 shares $200.16 million +9.8%18.9%12.8 $51.06 8/31/20213,570,000 shares $180.43 million No Change17.3%12.8 $50.54 8/13/20213,570,000 shares $182.14 million +1.7%17.3%13.7 $51.02 7/30/20213,510,000 shares $191.47 million +3.2%17.0%13.4 $54.55 7/15/20213,400,000 shares $162.52 million +1.5%16.5%14.6 $47.80 6/30/20213,350,000 shares $149.88 million -4.6%16.3%14.4 $44.74 6/15/20213,510,000 shares $159.63 million +1.7%17.1%15.6 $45.48 5/28/20213,450,000 shares $166.39 million +2.7%16.9%14.6 $48.23 5/14/20213,360,000 shares $164.88 million +2.8%16.5%11.8 $49.07 4/30/20213,270,000 shares $167.00 million +1.2%16.0%9.9 $51.07 4/15/20213,230,000 shares $159.89 million +3.5%16.1%9.3 $49.50 3/31/20213,120,000 shares $158.06 million -1.9%15.4%8.7 $50.66 3/15/20213,180,000 shares $168.70 million -6.5%15.7%8.6 $53.05 2/26/20213,400,000 shares $151.30 million +10.4%16.4%9.7 $44.50 2/12/20213,080,000 shares $145.87 million +4.1%14.7%10.1 $47.36 1/29/20212,960,000 shares $126.92 million -11.4%14.0%11.5 $42.88 1/15/20213,340,000 shares $155.01 million -2.3%15.8%12.6 $46.41 12/31/20203,420,000 shares $133.76 million +7.6%16.2%13.4 $39.11 12/15/20203,180,000 shares $127.39 million -0.6%15.1%11.1 $40.06 11/30/20203,200,000 shares $135.55 million No Change15.1%11.2 $42.36 11/15/20203,200,000 shares $128.90 million +2.2%15.1%10.4 $40.28 10/30/20203,130,000 shares $115.00 million -4.3%14.7%9 $36.74 10/15/20203,270,000 shares $128.41 million -6.6%15.1%9 $39.27 9/30/20203,500,000 shares $140.56 million -2.2%16.2%8.8 $40.16 9/15/20203,580,000 shares $152.26 million -4.5%16.5%8.6 $42.53 8/31/20203,750,000 shares $158.48 million -1.3%17.3%8.6 $42.26 8/14/20203,800,000 shares $167.69 million -5.0%17.5%8.1 $44.13 SAH Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Sonic Automotive's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Sonic Automotive shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, investors have sold 1,640,000 shares of SAH short. 12.66% of Sonic Automotive's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Sonic Automotive's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Sonic Automotive? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. SAH shares currently have a short interest ratio of 8.0. Learn More on Sonic Automotive's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Sonic Automotive? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Sonic Automotive: PEAK6 LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Sonic Automotive? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 12.66% of Sonic Automotive's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Sonic Automotive's short interest increasing or decreasing? Sonic Automotive saw a increase in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,640,000 shares, an increase of 12.3% from the previous total of 1,460,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. What is Sonic Automotive's float size? Sonic Automotive currently has issued a total of 34,150,000 shares. Some of Sonic Automotive's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Sonic Automotive currently has a public float of 12,950,000 shares. How does Sonic Automotive's short interest compare to its competitors? 12.66% of Sonic Automotive's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Sonic Automotive: Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (5.34%), AutoNation, Inc. (4.02%), Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (7.78%), Lithia Motors, Inc. (6.15%), Penske Automotive Group, Inc. (6.88%), CarMax, Inc. (9.39%), Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (16.01%), Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. (17.12%), America's Car-Mart, Inc. (8.68%), O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (1.68%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Sonic Automotive stock? Short selling SAH is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Sonic Automotive as its price is falling. SAH shares are trading down $0.83 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Sonic Automotive? A short squeeze for Sonic Automotive occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of SAH, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Sonic Automotive's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including SAH, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025. 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