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LRN Stride, 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 2/4 quarters. Q3 2016: $0M, Q2 2016: $0M, Q1 2015: $26M, Q1 2016: $26M

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Execution Acceleration

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

Latest quarter $0M vs trailing avg $18M (-100%)

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Buyback vs FCF

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

Buyback $53M / FCF $138M = 38% of FCF

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Buyback Intensity

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

Repurchased 5,194,996 shares = 11.9% of 43,517,676 outstanding (annualized)

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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 $18M (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 18480581.3x more than bought. 3 C-suite officers among sellers

  • Rhyu James Jeaho (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER) sold 13,961 shares on 2025-08-19
  • Rhyu James Jeaho (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER) sold 23,187 shares on 2024-11-06
  • Rhyu James Jeaho (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER) sold 5,683 shares on 2024-11-07
  • Goldthwaite Todd (Managing Director) sold 8,028 shares on 2024-10-25
  • Ottolenghi Les (CHIEF INFO. & TECH. OFFICER) sold 6,150 shares on 2023-11-07
  • Rhyu James Jeaho (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER) sold 25,000 shares on 2023-10-25
  • Rhyu James Jeaho (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER) sold 35,531 shares on 2023-01-26
  • Rhyu James Jeaho (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER) sold 43,423 shares on 2022-05-25