SHEN SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO/VA/
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. Q3 2017: $1M, Q2 2017: $1M, Q1 2017: $4M, Q3 2016: $0M
Execution Acceleration
Is the most recent quarter's buyback spend more than 15% above the trailing average?
Latest quarter $1M vs trailing avg $2M (-39%)
Buyback vs FCF
What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30%+. Bear: negative FCF or no buybacks.
Negative FCF ($-365M), buybacks not supported by cash flow
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?
16 open-market purchases by 2 insiders
- ECP Fiber Holdings GP, LLC () bought 1,803 shares at $13.34 on 2025-09-11
- ECP ControlCo, LLC () bought 1,803 shares at $13.34 on 2025-09-11
- ECP Fiber Holdings GP, LLC () bought 13,541 shares at $13.29 on 2025-09-10
- ECP ControlCo, LLC () bought 13,541 shares at $13.29 on 2025-09-10
- ECP ControlCo, LLC () bought 362 shares at $13.39 on 2025-09-09
- ECP Fiber Holdings GP, LLC () bought 362 shares at $13.39 on 2025-09-09
- ECP ControlCo, LLC () bought 147 shares at $13.46 on 2025-09-08
- ECP Fiber Holdings GP, LLC () bought 147 shares at $13.46 on 2025-09-08
- ECP ControlCo, LLC () bought 3,000 shares at $13.45 on 2025-09-05
- ECP Fiber Holdings GP, LLC () bought 3,000 shares at $13.45 on 2025-09-05
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 16 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 $2M, 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