NYSE: SNDA

Sonida Senior Living (SNDA) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Oct 12 close

$36.15+0.91 (+2.6%)

Gekko Brief

AI summaryOct 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 price vs fair value

▲$64.19$36.15Oct ’25Apr ’26Oct ’26
Close $36.15200-day averageGekko Fair Value $64.19

Sonida Senior Living quick facts

Market cap
$1.71B
P/E ratio
—
Forward P/E
60.6
EPS, TTM
−$5.67
Revenue, TTM
$481.1M
Profit margin
-25.4%
Dividend yield
—
Beta
0.74
Volume
527,847 avg 453,123
1-year return
+35.0%
Typical daily move
±3.1%
Typical 20-day move
±8.3%
50-day average
$38.61
200-day average
$36.26
Next earnings
Nov 9
Shares outstanding
48.05M
52-week range
$24.95$44.39

Sonida Senior Living swing-trade checklist

Sonida Senior Living scores 3 supportive, 1 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

3 supportive1 mixed1 headwind

  • Trendmixed

    Averages disagree

    Close $36.15 sits between the 50-day ($38.61) and 200-day ($36.26) averages, or the averages disagree.

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  • GekkoIndexsupportive

    69.2, Accumulation

    Reading 69.2 is in the Accumulation zone.

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  • Fair valuesupportive

    43.7% below

    Price is 43.7% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).

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  • Smart moneyno data

    No data

    No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.

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  • Earnings riskheadwind

    Reports in 28 days

    Reports on Nov 9, 2026, 28 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

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  • Seasonalitysupportive

    +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 stock chart and price history

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.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
Sonida Senior Living share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$25$30$40NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct36.15

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
−8.5%
3 months
−9.7%
6 months
+9.0%
1 year
+35.0%
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About Sonida Senior Living

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.

Listed
NYSE
Sector
Health services
Industry
Medical/Nursing services
Website
sonidaseniorliving.com

Sonida Senior Living GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

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.

010069.2Accumulation

Up 0.2 points over five sessions.

Reading for Oct 12, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying19Not available
Accumulation (current zone)190+2.3%+3.8%+7.6%+12.9%
Neutral411+0.1%+1.6%+2.9%+6.0%
Distribution50+5.1%+4.4%+18.1%+35.9%
Selling8Too 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 →

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Is Sonida Senior Living stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

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.

Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
$64$35Aug 2026SepOct 2026

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Sonida Senior Living insider and Congress trading

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.

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.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in SNDA were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Buybacks

Sonida Senior Living has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended Dec 31, 2022
$263K
As a share of market cap
0.02%

From company filings.

Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Mar 31

1of the funds Gekko tracks holds SNDA.

1added0opened0trimmed0sold out
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Sonida Senior Living earnings: next date and track record

Sonida Senior Living reports on Nov 9, 2026 (28 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 2 of its last 6 reports.

2 of 6reports beat the EPS estimate
±4.5%average move across the report
2 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

−0.6%Aug ’24−5.1%Nov ’24+9.4%May ’25+4.6%Aug ’25−0.2%Nov ’25−9.6%Mar ’26−3.0%May ’26−3.4%Aug ’26

Last earnings call, Aug 10, 2026 AI summary

What they said
Sonida Senior Living reported strong Q2 2026 results with same-store weighted average occupancy up 240 bps year-over-year to 87.8%. Same-store community NOI grew 16.9% with NOI margin expanding 250 bps to 32.6%. Normalized FFO per share was $0.48 with adjusted EBITDA of $50M. The CHP acquisition integration remains on track, and the company appointed a new COO to enhance operational capabilities.
Guidance
Management indicated occupancy momentum continued into Q3, with total portfolio occupancy increasing 40 bps sequentially in July versus June. The company's pipeline of near-term investment opportunities continues to expand, suggesting continued growth through acquisitions.
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Aug 10, 2026−$0.52
est −$0.09
−477.8%$207.6M
est $174.6M
+19.0%−3.4%
May 11, 2026−$2.39
est −$1.46
−63.7%$122.6M
est $105.0M
+16.8%−3.0%
Mar 11, 2026−$1.72
est −$1.30
−32.3%$97.66M
est $88.89M
+9.9%−9.6%
Nov 10, 2025−$1.56
est −$0.75
−108.0%$98.04M—−0.2%
Aug 11, 2025−$0.16
est −$0.78
+79.5%$93.53M—+4.6%
May 12, 2025−$0.77
est −$0.83
+7.2%$91.92M
est $69.30M
+32.6%+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.

Sonida Senior Living stock forecast and analyst price targets

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.

$49.50consensus 12-month target, +36.9% from the last close
Low $43High $65
Buy5
Hold1
Sell0

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 6 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Sep 3Robert W. BairdBuy, upgraded$43+18.9%
Sep 1Morgan StanleyHold, reiterated$44+21.7%
Aug 31Morgan StanleyHold, maintained$44+21.7%
Aug 11Compass PointBuy, initiated$65+79.8%
Aug 10Cantor FitzgeraldBuy, reiterated$47+30.0%
+7.6%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
+11.2%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±3.1%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Sonida Senior Living seasonality: the next 20 trading days

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.

Next 20 trading days, by year

+8.8%2021+0.7%2022+5.4%2023+13.4%2024+24.0%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears 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 market cap and key statistics

Sonida Senior Living’s market cap is $1.71B and revenue of $481.1M over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$1.71B
Forward P/E
60.6
EPS, TTM
−$5.67
Gekko Fair Value
$64.19

Trading

Volume
527,847
Avg volume, 20 days
453,123
52-week high
$44.39
52-week low
$24.95
Shares outstanding
48.05M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$481.1M
Profit margin
-25.4%
Return on equity
-25.2%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
−21.7%

Risk and income

Beta
0.74
Typical daily move
±3.1%
Typical 20-day move
±8.3%

Sonida Senior Living stock news this week

Coverage of Sonida Senior Living this week reads positive: 3 positive, 1 neutral and 0 negative headlines.

News sentiment positive

Sonida Senior Living peers

Sonida Senior Living’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
LHLabcorp+1.7%Neutral2.5% below
GHGuardant Health−3.2%Accumulation10.0% below
SOLVSolventum−1.9%Accumulation20.5% below
BTSGBrightSpring Health Services−1.0%Neutral2.8% above
EHCEncompass Health+0.6%Neutral7.3% above
DVADaVita+1.2%Neutral14.6% below

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In the Buying zone today

Reporting earnings this week

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Sonida Senior Living stock FAQ

What is Sonida Senior Living’s market cap?

Sonida Senior Living’s market cap is $1.71B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $36.15, with 48.05M shares outstanding.

What is the Sonida Senior Living stock forecast?

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.

Is Sonida Senior Living stock overvalued or undervalued?

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.

When does Sonida Senior Living report earnings next?

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.

What is Sonida Senior Living’s 52-week high and low?

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.

Is Sonida Senior Living stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value and seasonality), 1 as mixed (trend) and 1 as a headwind (earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

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