MTX MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC

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: $12M, Q3 2025: $23M, Q2 2025: $20M, Q1 2025: $15M

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

Latest quarter $12M vs trailing avg $19M (-40%)

What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30%+. Bear: negative FCF or no buybacks.

Negative FCF ($-106M), buybacks not supported by cash flow

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

Missing shares repurchased or outstanding data

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

1 open-market purchase by Motwani Rocky

• Motwani Rocky () bought 370 shares at $54.31 on 2025-06-16

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 4 quarters but insufficient insider buying

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)

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 90.1x more than bought. 2 C-suite officers among sellers

• MONAGLE DJ III (Group President) sold 23,093 shares on 2025-12-29
• ARGIRAKIS BRETT (Group President) sold 6,501 shares on 2025-11-21