DEI Douglas Emmett 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 2/4 quarters. Q3 2024: $0M, Q2 2024: $93M, Q1 2024: $17M, Q3 2023: $0M
Execution Acceleration
Is the most recent quarter's buyback spend more than 15% above the trailing average?
Latest quarter $0M vs trailing avg $36M (-100%)
Buyback vs FCF
What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30%+. Bear: negative FCF or no buybacks.
Buyback $109M / FCF $45M = 245% of FCF
Buyback Intensity
How fast are they shrinking the float? Bull: 2%+ annually. Bear: under 0.5%.
Repurchased 0 shares = 0.0% of 167,462,215 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
- Kaplan Jordan L (Chairman and CEO) bought 98,000 shares at $10.18 on 2026-02-13
- Aronson Michele L (EVP, GEN COUNSEL & SECRETARY) bought 34,626 shares at $11.68 on 2025-11-17
- Aronson Michele L (EVP, GEN COUNSEL & SECRETARY) bought 7,500 shares at $11.75 on 2025-11-14
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 2 quarters and 3 insider purchases by 2 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