ABG ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC
Last updated: Mar 17, 2026
Execution Consistency
Did the company actually spend money buying back stock in 3+ of the last 4 quarters?
Bought back stock in 4/4 quarters. Q3 2025: $172M, Q2 2025: $0M, Q1 2025: $10M, Q3 2024: $0M
Execution Acceleration
Is the most recent quarter's buyback spend more than 15% above the trailing average?
Latest quarter $172M vs trailing avg $3M (+5015%)
Buyback vs FCF
What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30-80%. Bear: <10% or >80%.
Negative FCF ($-53M), cannot compute buyback ratio
Buyback Intensity
How fast are they shrinking the float? Bull: 2%+ annually. Bear: under 0.5%.
Repurchased 1,069,203 shares = 22.0% of 19,440,558 outstanding (annualized)
Insider Buying
Are officers and directors buying stock with their own money on the open market?
3 open-market purchases by 2 insiders
- DiSantis B. Christopher () bought 500 shares at $202.30 on 2026-03-10
- Hult David W (President & CEO) bought 1,604 shares at $204.73 on 2026-03-06
- Hult David W (President & CEO) bought 3,396 shares at $205.63 on 2026-03-06
Insider-Buyback Convergence
Are insider purchases happening during the same quarters the company is actively buying back stock?
Insider buying coincided with company buybacks in 0 of 4 quarters
Insider Net Direction
Looking at all open-market transactions, are insiders net buyers or net sellers?
Insiders bought $1M, sold $0M (net buying)
Red Flag
Active buyback + insiders net selling 3x+ more than buying. Company cash may be supporting price while insiders exit.
No buyback-insider divergence detected