ADEA Adeia Inc.
Last updated: Mar 16, 2026
Ride History
| Started | Ended | Duration | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2021 | 182d | — |
Execution Consistency
Did the company actually spend money buying back stock in 3+ of the last 4 quarters?
Bought back stock in only 0/4 quarters. Q3 2025: $0M, Q2 2025: $0M, Q1 2025: $0M, Q3 2023: $0M
Execution Acceleration
Is the most recent quarter's buyback spend more than 15% above the trailing average?
No buyback activity
Buyback vs FCF
What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30-80%. Bear: <10% or >80%.
Negative FCF ($-4M), cannot compute buyback ratio
Buyback Intensity
How fast are they shrinking the float? Bull: 2%+ annually. Bear: under 0.5%.
Repurchased 20,000,000 shares = 18.5% of 108,072,000 outstanding (annualized)
Insider Buying
Are officers and directors buying stock with their own money on the open market?
13 open-market purchases by 8 insiders
- Armaly Samir (President, IP Licensing) bought 2,132 shares at $11.72 on 2020-09-08
- Habiger David C () bought 1,314 shares at $11.44 on 2020-09-04
- MOLONEY DANIEL M () bought 4,000 shares at $12.12 on 2020-09-03
- Habiger David C () bought 2,475 shares at $12.12 on 2020-09-02
- Habiger David C () bought 2,815 shares at $12.45 on 2020-09-01
- KIRCHNER JON (Chief Executive Officer) bought 2,000 shares at $12.58 on 2020-08-31
- Habiger David C () bought 3,117 shares at $12.99 on 2020-08-28
- SEAMS CHRISTOPHER A () bought 6,000 shares at $13.49 on 2020-08-27
- Durr Laura () bought 2,500 shares at $13.28 on 2020-08-26
- Antonellis Darcy () bought 4,542 shares at $13.24 on 2020-08-26
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 $2M (net selling)
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