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PLMR Palomar Holdings, Inc.

Last updated: Mar 16, 2026

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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 2024: $7M, Q2 2024: $9M, Q1 2024: $7M, Q3 2023: $3M

Execution Acceleration

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

Latest quarter $7M vs trailing avg $6M (+6%)

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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 $25M / FCF $29M = 86% of FCF

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Buyback Intensity

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

Repurchased 1,189,308 shares = 4.5% of 26,529,402 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 $8M (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 8375106.7x more than bought. 7 C-suite officers among sellers

  • Uchida T Christopher (Chief Financial Officer) sold 783 shares on 2026-02-18
  • Christianson Jon (President) sold 522 shares on 2026-02-18
  • Knutzen Jonathan (Chief Risk Officer) sold 281 shares on 2026-02-18
  • Armstrong Mac (CEO and Chairman) sold 300 shares on 2026-02-12
  • Armstrong Mac (CEO and Chairman) sold 1,100 shares on 2026-02-12
  • Armstrong Mac (CEO and Chairman) sold 500 shares on 2026-02-12
  • Armstrong Mac (CEO and Chairman) sold 246 shares on 2026-02-12
  • Armstrong Mac (CEO and Chairman) sold 1,308 shares on 2026-02-12
  • Armstrong Mac (CEO and Chairman) sold 1,023 shares on 2026-02-12
  • Armstrong Mac (CEO and Chairman) sold 100 shares on 2026-02-12