Acacia Research (ACTG) Competitors

Acacia Research (NASDAQ:ACTG) and Joint (NASDAQ:JYNT) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Is ACTG or JYNT more profitable?

Acacia Research has a net margin of 31.44% compared to Joint's net margin of -13.95%. Acacia Research's return on equity of 10.35% beat Joint's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acacia Research	31.44%	10.35%	8.94%
Joint	-13.95%	8.24%	2.33%

Do analysts recommend ACTG or JYNT?

Acacia Research currently has a consensus price target of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 58.01%. Joint has a consensus price target of $17.50, suggesting a potential upside of 58.23%. Given Joint's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Joint is more favorable than Acacia Research.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Acacia Research	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Joint	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility and risk, ACTG or JYNT?

Acacia Research has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Joint has a beta of 1.57, meaning that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer ACTG or JYNT?

In the previous week, Joint had 1 more articles in the media than Acacia Research. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Joint and 10 mentions for Acacia Research. Joint's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Acacia Research's score of 0.20 indicating that Joint is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Acacia Research	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Joint	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ACTG or JYNT?

86.7% of Acacia Research shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.9% of Joint shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Acacia Research shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 30.2% of Joint shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ACTG or JYNT?

Acacia Research received 2 more outperform votes than Joint when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.53% of users gave Joint an outperform vote while only 60.43% of users gave Acacia Research an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Acacia Research	Outperform Votes 284 60.43%	Underperform Votes 186 39.57%
Joint	Outperform Votes 282 62.53%	Underperform Votes 169 37.47%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ACTG or JYNT?

Acacia Research has higher revenue and earnings than Joint. Joint is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acacia Research, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Acacia Research	$165.78M	2.60	$67.06M	$0.53	8.36
Joint	$117.70M	1.41	-$9.75M	-$1.14	-9.70

Summary

Acacia Research beats Joint on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.