PRG PROG Holdings, 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: $26M, Q3 2025: $37M, Q2 2025: $37M, Q1 2025: $24M
Execution Acceleration
Is the most recent quarter's buyback spend more than 15% above the trailing average?
Latest quarter $26M vs trailing avg $33M (-20%)
Buyback vs FCF
What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30%+. Bear: negative FCF or no buybacks.
Buyback $124M / FCF $176M = 71% of FCF
Buyback Intensity
How fast are they shrinking the float? Bull: 2%+ annually. Bear: under 0.5%.
Missing shares repurchased or outstanding data
Insider Buying
Are officers and directors buying stock with their own money on the open market?
3 open-market purchases by 2 insiders
- Garner Brian (Chief Financial Officer) bought 3,500 shares at $28.93 on 2025-05-13
- Michaels Steven A (President and CEO) bought 14,000 shares at $29.03 on 2025-05-12
- Michaels Steven A (President and CEO) bought 1,000 shares at $29.03 on 2025-05-12
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 4 quarters and 3 insider purchases by 2 insiders (no calendar overlap, but both independently active)
Insider Net Direction
Over the last 90 days, are insiders net buyers or net sellers on the open market?
Insiders bought $1M, 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