Sonic Automotive, Inc. shares show a positive technical situation which suggests a continuation of the upward dynamic over the medium term.
Summary
● The company has strong fundamentals. More than 70% of companies have a lower mix of growth, profitability, debt and visibility.
● The company presents an interesting fundamental situation from a short-term investment perspective.
Strengths
● Its core activity has a significant growth potential and sales are expected to surge, according to Standard & Poor's' forecast. Indeed, those may increase by 70% by 2023.
● Its low valuation, with P/E ratio at 6.79 and 7.2 for the ongoing fiscal year and 2022 respectively, makes the stock pretty attractive with regard to earnings multiples.
● The company is one of the most undervalued, with an "enterprise value to sales" ratio at 0.2 for the 2021 fiscal year.
● Over the last twelve months, the sales forecast has been frequently revised upwards.
● Growth remains a strong point in this company. In their sales forecast, analysts sound optimistic with regard to sales prospects.
● For the past year, analysts covering the stock have been revising their EPS expectations upwards in a significant manner.
● For the last 4 months, the company has been enjoying highly positive EPS revisions, which were frequently and significantly raised.
● Analysts covering this company mostly recommend stock overweighting or purchase.
● The average target price set by analysts covering the stock is above current prices and offers a tremendous appreciation potential.
● Over the past four months, analysts' average price target has been revised upwards significantly.
● Consensus analysts have strongly revised their opinion of the company over the past 12 months.
Weaknesses
● The company's profitability before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization characterizes fragile margins.
● The company has insufficient levels of profitability.
● The firm pays small or no dividend to shareholders. For that reason, it is not a yield company.
● The price targets of analysts who cover the stock differ significantly. This implies difficulties in evaluating the company and its business.
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Sonic Automotive, Inc. is an automotive retailer in the United States. The Company operates through three segments. The Franchised Dealerships segment provides comprehensive sales and services, including sales of both new and used cars and light trucks; sales of replacement parts and performance of vehicle maintenance, manufacturer warranty repairs, and paint and collision repair services, collectively, Fixed Operations; and arrangement of third-party financing, extended warranties, service contracts, insurance, and other aftermarket products, collectively, finance and insurance (F&I) for its guests. The EchoPark segment sells used cars and light trucks and arranges third-party F&I product sales for its guests in pre-owned vehicle specialty retail locations. The Powersports segment offers guests sales of both new and used powersports vehicles, such as motorcycles, personal watercraft, and all-terrain vehicles; Fixed Operations activities; and F&I services.