Acacia Research (ACTG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Acacia is a publicly traded (Nasdaq: ACTG) company that is focused on acquiring and operating businesses across the industrial, energy and technology sectors where it believes it can leverage its expertise, significant capital base, and deep industry relationships to drive value. Acacia evaluates opportunities based on the attractiveness of the underlying cash flows, without regard to a specific investment horizon. Acacia operates its businesses based on three key principles of people, process, and performance and has built a management team with demonstrated expertise in research, transactions and execution, and operations and management.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $3.36 to $3.52
• 50-Day Range: $3.43 to $3.97
• 52-Week Range: $2.70 to $5.36
• Volume: 222,527 shs
• Average Volume: 166,275 shs
• Market Capitalization: $329.86 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Acacia Research Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Acacia Research scored higher than 23% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 246th out of 305 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Acacia Research.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Acacia Research is -31.18, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Acacia Research is -31.18, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Acacia Research has a P/B Ratio of 0.60. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.40% of the outstanding shares of Acacia Research have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Acacia Research has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.6.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Acacia Research has recently increased by 0.75%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Acacia Research does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Acacia Research does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.40% of the outstanding shares of Acacia Research have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Acacia Research has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.6.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Acacia Research has recently increased by 0.75%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.93

News Sentiment

Acacia Research has a news sentiment score of 0.93. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.67 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Acacia Research this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for ACTG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Acacia Research insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $61,440.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.10% of the stock of Acacia Research is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

86.69% of the stock of Acacia Research is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

ACTG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ACTG shares performed this year?

Acacia Research's stock was trading at $4.34 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, ACTG stock has decreased by 21.0% and is now trading at $3.43.

How were Acacia Research's earnings last quarter?

Acacia Research Corporation (NASDAQ:ACTG) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 8th. The business services provider reported $0.33 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.05) by $0.38. Acacia Research had a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 2.09% and a negative net margin of 5.21%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Acacia Research's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Acacia Research include Krilogy Financial LLC (1.45%), Formidable Asset Management LLC (0.93%), Peapod Lane Capital LLC (0.75%) and Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Jason W Soncini, Martin D Jr Mcnulty, Isaac T Kohlberg and Kirsten Hoover.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Acacia Research?

Shares of ACTG stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Acacia Research own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Acacia Research investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/08/2025
• Today: 8/01/2025
• Next Earnings (Confirmed): 8/06/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: BUSINESS SVCS
• Sub-Industry: Research & Consulting Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ACTG
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:ACTG
• CIK: 934549
• Web: www.acaciaresearch.com
• Phone: (332) 236-8484
• Fax: 949-480-8301
• Employees: 1,036
• Year Founded: 1993

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.11)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$36.06 million
• Net Margins: -5.21%
• Pretax Margin: -3.26%
• Return on Equity: 2.09%
• Return on Assets: 1.60%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.18
• Current Ratio: 6.16
• Quick Ratio: 5.81

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $122.31 million
• Price / Sales: 2.70
• Cash Flow: $0.44 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.85
• Book Value: $5.68 per share
• Price / Book: 0.60

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 96,170,000
• Free Float: 95,114,000
• Market Cap: $329.86 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.61