* Sonic Automotive Inc SAH.N reported quarterly adjusted
earnings of $2.33 per share for the quarter ended in March.
The mean expectation of seven analysts for the quarter was
for earnings of $2.37 per share.
* Revenue rose 28.7% to $3.59 billion from a year ago;
analysts
expected $3.70 billion.
* Sonic Automotive Inc's reported EPS for the quarter was
$2.33.
* The mean earnings estimate of analysts had risen by
about 7.8%
in the last three months.
* In the last 30 days there have been no negative revisions
of
earnings estimates
* Sonic Automotive Inc shares had risen by 1.1% this
quarter and
lost 13.1% so far this year.
* The company reported quarterly net income of $97.3
million.
* Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Sonic
Automotive
Inc is $73.50
* The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy"
and
the breakdown of recommendations is 4 "strong buy" or "buy," 2
"hold" and 2 "sell" or "strong sell."
This summary was machine generated April 28 at 03:16 p.m. All
figures in US dollars unless otherwise stated