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STBA S&T BANCORP 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, Q1 2024: $20M, Q3 2023: $3M, Q3 2022: $0M

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Execution Acceleration

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

Latest quarter $0M vs trailing avg $8M (-100%)

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Buyback vs FCF

What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30%+. Bear: negative FCF or no buybacks.

Negative FCF ($-42M), buybacks not supported by cash flow

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Buyback Intensity

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

Repurchased 1,747,355 shares = 4.7% of 37,402,705 outstanding (annualized)

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Insider Buying

Are officers and directors buying stock with their own money on the open market?

2 open-market purchases by 2 insiders

  • GRUBE JEFFREY D () bought 2,500 shares at $36.55 on 2025-10-28
  • Gurt Peter G () bought 135 shares at $37.23 on 2025-05-28
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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 and 2 insider purchases by 2 insiders (no calendar overlap, but both independently active)

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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