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CARG CarGurus, Inc.

Last updated: Mar 16, 2026

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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: $4M, Q2 2025: $65M, Q1 2025: $77M, Q3 2023: $16M

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Execution Acceleration

Is the most recent quarter's buyback spend more than 15% above the trailing average?

Latest quarter $4M vs trailing avg $53M (-93%)

Buyback vs FCF

What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30-80%. Bear: <10% or >80%.

Negative FCF ($-121M), cannot compute buyback ratio

Buyback Intensity

How fast are they shrinking the float? Bull: 2%+ annually. Bear: under 0.5%.

Missing shares repurchased or outstanding data

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Insider Buying

Are officers and directors buying stock with their own money on the open market?

No insider open-market purchases in the last 12 months

Insider-Buyback Convergence

Are insider purchases happening during the same quarters the company is actively buying back stock?

Need both buyback and insider purchase data

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Insider Net Direction

Looking at all open-market transactions, are insiders net buyers or net sellers?

Insiders bought $0M, sold $3M (net selling)

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Red Flag

Active buyback + insiders net selling 3x+ more than buying. Company cash may be supporting price while insiders exit.

Company buying back stock while insiders sold 3287534.1x more than bought. 4 C-suite officers among sellers

  • Hanson Jennifer Ladd (Chief People Officer) sold 2,358 shares on 2025-12-31
  • Trevisan Jason (Chief Executive Officer) sold 8,452 shares on 2025-12-22
  • Trevisan Jason (Chief Executive Officer) sold 16,548 shares on 2025-12-23
  • Zales Samuel (COO and President) sold 10,000 shares on 2025-12-16
  • Trevisan Jason (Chief Executive Officer) sold 20,000 shares on 2025-12-09
  • Sarnoff Dafna (Chief Marketing Officer) sold 1,346 shares on 2025-12-02
  • Trevisan Jason (Chief Executive Officer) sold 15,000 shares on 2025-11-11
  • Zales Samuel (COO and President) sold 10,000 shares on 2025-11-03