MTUS Metallus 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 4/4 quarters. Q1 2026: $6M, Q3 2025: $20M, Q2 2025: $10M, Q1 2025: $4M
Execution Acceleration
Is the most recent quarter's buyback spend more than 15% above the trailing average?
Latest quarter $6M vs trailing avg $11M (-51%)
Buyback vs FCF
What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30%+. Bear: negative FCF or no buybacks.
Negative FCF ($-85M), buybacks not supported by cash flow
Buyback Intensity
How fast are they shrinking the float? Bull: 2%+ annually. Bear: under 0.5%.
Repurchased 2,285 shares = 0.0% of 50,000,000 outstanding (annualized)
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 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.
Need both buyback and insider purchase data
Insider Net Direction
Over the last 90 days, are insiders net buyers or net sellers on the open market?
Insiders bought $0M, sold $2M in the last 90 days (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 2455581.2x more than bought. 3 C-suite officers among sellers
- Williams Michael S (Chief Executive Officer) sold 19,017 shares on 2026-02-03
- Williams Michael S (Chief Executive Officer) sold 13,713 shares on 2026-02-04
- WESTBROOKS KRISTOPHER R (President & COO) sold 2,951 shares on 2026-02-03
- WESTBROOKS KRISTOPHER R (President & COO) sold 2,128 shares on 2026-02-04
- WESTBROOKS KRISTOPHER R (President & COO) sold 93 shares on 2026-01-15
- Williams Michael S (Chief Executive Officer) sold 603 shares on 2026-01-15
- WESTBROOKS KRISTOPHER R (President & COO) sold 10,932 shares on 2026-01-14
- Williams Michael S (Chief Executive Officer) sold 14,462 shares on 2026-01-08
- Williams Michael S (Chief Executive Officer) sold 4,835 shares on 2026-01-09
- Williams Michael S (Chief Executive Officer) sold 8,428 shares on 2025-12-17