ABG ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC
Last updated: May 11, 2026
Execution Consistency
Did the company actually spend money buying back stock in 3+ of the last 4 quarters?
Bought back stock in 3/4 quarters. Q1 2026: $0M, Q3 2025: $172M, Q2 2025: $0M, Q1 2025: $10M
Execution Acceleration
Is the most recent quarter's buyback spend more than 15% above the trailing average?
Latest quarter $0M vs trailing avg $61M (-100%)
Buyback vs FCF
What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30%+. Bear: negative FCF or no buybacks.
Buyback $182M / FCF $38M = 474% of FCF
Buyback Intensity
How fast are they shrinking the float? Bull: 2%+ annually. Bear: under 0.5%.
Repurchased 1,069,203 shares = 23.0% of 18,618,800 outstanding (annualized)
Insider Buying
Are officers and directors buying stock with their own money on the open market?
4 open-market purchases by 3 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
- ABRAMS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. () bought 46,952 shares at $225.16 on 2025-07-30
Insider-Buyback Convergence
Are both company buybacks and insider buying independently active? Bull when the company is buying back stock in 2+ quarters and insiders have made 2+ open-market purchases.
Company buybacks in 3 quarters and 4 insider purchases by 3 insiders (no calendar overlap, but both independently active)
Insider Net Direction
Over the last 90 days, are insiders net buyers or net sellers on the open market?
Insiders bought $1M, sold $0M in the last 90 days (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