PRGS PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORP /MA
Last updated: Aug 15, 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. Q2 2026: $20M, Q1 2026: $30M, Q3 2025: $14M, Q2 2025: $50M
Execution Acceleration
Is the most recent quarter's buyback spend more than 15% above the trailing average?
Latest quarter $20M vs trailing avg $31M (-36%)
Buyback vs FCF
What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30%+. Bear: negative FCF or no buybacks.
Buyback $114M / FCF $80M = 144% of FCF
Buyback Intensity
How fast are they shrinking the float? Bull: 2%+ annually. Bear: under 0.5%.
Repurchased 4,400,000 shares = 10.4% of 42,335,700 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 $1M 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 2680378.2x more than bought. 3 C-suite officers among sellers
- FOLGER ANTHONY (Chief Financial Officer) sold 4,074 shares on 2026-05-19
- FOLGER ANTHONY (Chief Financial Officer) sold 400 shares on 2026-05-19
- WANG YUFAN STEPHANIE (Chief Legal Officer) sold 1,500 shares on 2026-05-18
- WANG YUFAN STEPHANIE (Chief Legal Officer) sold 3,519 shares on 2026-05-18
- FOLGER ANTHONY (Chief Financial Officer) sold 5,184 shares on 2026-02-03
- FOLGER ANTHONY (Chief Financial Officer) sold 816 shares on 2026-02-03
- Pitt Ian (Chief Information Officer) sold 409 shares on 2025-10-06
- WANG YUFAN STEPHANIE (Chief Legal Officer) sold 1,428 shares on 2025-10-03
- FOLGER ANTHONY (Chief Financial Officer) sold 5,374 shares on 2025-10-03
- FOLGER ANTHONY (Chief Financial Officer) sold 100 shares on 2025-10-03