GPI GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE 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: $30M, Q2 2025: $46M, Q1 2025: $54M, Q3 2024: $64M
Execution Acceleration
Is the most recent quarter's buyback spend more than 15% above the trailing average?
Latest quarter $30M vs trailing avg $55M (-46%)
Buyback vs FCF
What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30-80%. Bear: <10% or >80%.
Negative FCF ($-172M), 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
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
Insider Net Direction
Looking at all open-market transactions, are insiders net buyers or net sellers?
Insiders bought $0M, sold $64M (net selling)
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 64031824.8x more than bought. 5 C-suite officers among sellers
- MCHENRY DANIEL JAMES (SVP & CFO) sold 2,423 shares on 2025-06-10
- MCHENRY DANIEL JAMES (SVP & CFO) sold 577 shares on 2025-06-10
- MCHENRY DANIEL JAMES (SVP & CFO) sold 453 shares on 2025-06-11
- MCHENRY DANIEL JAMES (SVP & CFO) sold 322 shares on 2025-06-11
- MCHENRY DANIEL JAMES (SVP & CFO) sold 1,509 shares on 2025-06-11
- MCHENRY DANIEL JAMES (SVP & CFO) sold 558 shares on 2025-06-11
- MCHENRY DANIEL JAMES (SVP & CFO) sold 158 shares on 2025-06-11
- JONES MICHAEL DAVID (Sr. Vice President, Aftersales) sold 1,613 shares on 2025-04-28
- JONES MICHAEL DAVID (Sr. Vice President, Aftersales) sold 545 shares on 2024-08-15
- JONES MICHAEL DAVID (Sr. Vice President, Aftersales) sold 655 shares on 2024-08-15