Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for SNDA in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
Oct 12 close
Sonida Senior Living's recent news flow centers on governance updates, with amended bylaws effective October 2, 2026, aligning the company with Delaware law and modernizing board procedures around shareholder meetings and nominations. Alongside this, the stock traded up on October 6 as investors weighed improved operating metrics against a Q2 loss, with revenue of $207.65 million and occupancy at 87.8%, while analysts maintained a "Moderate Buy" rating. A filing also showed Bank of America acquiring a stake of 61,507 shares valued at $2.5 million, adding an institutional ownership angle to the week.
SNDA closed at $36.15, up 2.6%, sitting between its 50-day average of $38.61 and 200-day average of $36.26. The stock is down 8.5% over one month and 9.7% over three months, though up 9% over six months and 35% over the past year. The GekkoIndex reads 69.2, placing it in the Accumulation zone. Price sits 43.7% below Gekko Fair Value of $64.19.
Earnings are set for 9 November 2026, 27 days out and within a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the prior report showed normalized FFO per share of $0.48 and a share-price reaction of -3.4%. One trailblazer holder is noted, with no insider, Congress, or options signals reported in their respective 90-day and 30-day windows. Seasonality over the next 20 trading days has averaged 11.2% across 5 years, rising in 5 of them. Consensus analyst target sits at $49.5, implying 36.9% upside per that consensus.
Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Sonida Senior Living scores 3 supportive, 1 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.
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Averages disagree
Close $36.15 sits between the 50-day ($38.61) and 200-day ($36.26) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart69.2, Accumulation
Reading 69.2 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex43.7% below
Price is 43.7% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
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No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart moneyReports in 28 days
Reports on Nov 9, 2026, 28 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings+11.2% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +11.2% over 5 years, rising in 5 of them.
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Sonida Senior Living closed at $36.15 on Oct 12, 2026, +35.0% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $24.95 to $44.39.
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Sonida Senior Living focuses on housing and care for older adults across the United States, building, owning, managing and running a network of communities. Residents who live independently can draw on daily meals, scheduled transport, housekeeping and laundry, round-the-clock staff, organized social activities, health checks, nutrition advice and fitness classes. For those needing more support, the company runs assisted living programs covering help with daily tasks like bathing, dressing, eating and medication, along with meals, upkeep of the property and transportation, plus optional add-ons such as extra laundry or dementia-related care.
Beyond assisted living, Sonida operates memory care communities and arranges home care through outside partners. As of the end of 2021 it ran 75 communities spread across 18 states, housing around 9,500 residents, with revenue tied to the fees residents and their families pay for housing and these layered services.
The company traces back to 1990 and is based in Addison, Texas, having previously operated under the name Capital Senior Living Corporation before taking the Sonida Senior Living name in November 2021. Its shares trade on the NYSE under the ticker SNDA.
Sonida Senior Living’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 69.2, in the Accumulation zone, up 0.2 points over five sessions.
Up 0.2 points over five sessions.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 19 | Not available | |||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 190 | +2.3% | +7.6% | ||
| Neutral | 411 | +0.1% | +2.9% | ||
| Distribution | 50 | +5.1% | +18.1% | ||
| Selling | 8 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average SNDA share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
Sonida Senior Living trades 43.7% below Gekko Fair Value of $64.19, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Sonida Senior Living shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$64.19
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026
43.7% Undervalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 16.4% below the estimate.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Sonida Senior Living, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for SNDA in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
No trades in SNDA were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
Sonida Senior Living has been buying back its own shares.
From company filings.
1of the funds Gekko tracks holds SNDA.
Sonida Senior Living reports on Nov 9, 2026 (28 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 2 of its last 6 reports.
Nov 9, 2026
28 days away
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2026 | −$0.52 est −$0.09 | $207.6M est $174.6M | −3.4% |
| May 11, 2026 | −$2.39 est −$1.46 | $122.6M est $105.0M | −3.0% |
| Mar 11, 2026 | −$1.72 est −$1.30 | $97.66M est $88.89M | −9.6% |
| Nov 10, 2025 | −$1.56 est −$0.75 | $98.04M | −0.2% |
| Aug 11, 2025 | −$0.16 est −$0.78 | $93.53M | +4.6% |
| May 12, 2025 | −$0.77 est −$0.83 | $91.92M est $69.30M | +9.4% |
| Nov 13, 2024 | −$0.98 | $74.75M | −5.1% |
| Aug 12, 2024 | −$0.86 | $70.21M | −0.6% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Sonida Senior Living is $49.50, +36.9% from the last close, from 6 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 6 firms.
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | Robert W. Baird | $43 | +18.9% |
| Sep 1 | Morgan Stanley | $44 | +21.7% |
| Aug 31 | Morgan Stanley | $44 | +21.7% |
| Aug 11 | Compass Point | $65 | +79.8% |
| Aug 10 | Cantor Fitzgerald | $47 | +30.0% |
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Sonida Senior Living averaged +11.2% across the last 5 years, rising in 5 of them.
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +2.3% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +2.4% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +2.3% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +11.2% | 5 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +6.5% | 4 of 5 |
For scale, SNDA’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 8.3%.
Sonida Senior Living’s market cap is $1.71B and revenue of $481.1M over the last twelve months.
Coverage of Sonida Senior Living this week reads positive: 3 positive, 1 neutral and 0 negative headlines.
Sonida Senior Living’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| LHLabcorp | Neutral | 2.5% below |
| GHGuardant Health | Accumulation | 10.0% below |
| SOLVSolventum | Accumulation | 20.5% below |
| BTSGBrightSpring Health Services | Neutral | 2.8% above |
| EHCEncompass Health | Neutral | 7.3% above |
| DVADaVita | Neutral | 14.6% below |
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Sonida Senior Living’s market cap is $1.71B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $36.15, with 48.05M shares outstanding.
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Sonida Senior Living is $49.50, +36.9% from the last close. Of the 6 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 5 rate it a buy, 1 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
On Gekko’s estimate Sonida Senior Living is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $36.15 is 43.7% below Gekko Fair Value of $64.19. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
Sonida Senior Living is expected to report on Nov 9, 2026 (28 days away). Analysts expect earnings of −$0.52 per share on revenue of $205.5M. Sonida Senior Living beat the earnings estimate in 2 of its last 6 reports, moving 4.5% on average across the report.
Sonida Senior Living’s 52-week high is $44.39 and its 52-week low is $24.95; it closed at $36.15 on Oct 12, 2026, +35.0% over the past year.
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