PRAA PRA GROUP 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 2/4 quarters. Q1 2026: $0M, Q3 2025: $0M, Q1 2023: $86M, Q3 2022: $74M
Execution Acceleration
Is the most recent quarter's buyback spend more than 15% above the trailing average?
Latest quarter $0M vs trailing avg $53M (-100%)
Buyback vs FCF
What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30%+. Bear: negative FCF or no buybacks.
Buyback $160M / FCF $48M = 335% of FCF
Buyback Intensity
How fast are they shrinking the float? Bull: 2%+ annually. Bear: under 0.5%.
Repurchased 6,656,628 shares = 17.3% of 38,453,000 outstanding (annualized)
Insider Buying
Are officers and directors buying stock with their own money on the open market?
1 open-market purchase by Olsen Geir
- Olsen Geir () bought 15,000 shares at $14.15 on 2025-11-06
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.
Company buybacks in 2 quarters but insufficient insider buying
Insider Net Direction
Over the last 90 days, are insiders net buyers or net sellers on the open market?
Insiders bought $0M, sold $0M in the last 90 days (net buying)
Red Flag
Active buyback + insiders net selling 3x+ more than buying. Company cash may be supporting price while insiders exit.
No buyback-insider divergence detected