Acacia Research (ACTG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Acacia Research Corporation is an intellectual property investment and commercialization company headquartered in Irvine, California. Through its subsidiaries, the company acquires, develops, licenses and enforces patent portfolios and other intellectual property assets.

Acacia works with individual inventors, research institutions, universities and corporations to identify technologies with commercial potential. Its activities generally include evaluating patent assets, negotiating licensing agreements and pursuing enforcement actions when appropriate. The company has been involved with intellectual property covering a range of technology sectors, including telecommunications, semiconductors, software and consumer electronics.

Founded in 1993, Acacia has historically generated revenue primarily through patent licensing and related settlements. Its patent programs may involve companies operating in the United States and other international markets, depending on the geographic scope and relevance of the underlying intellectual property.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $4.23 to $4.34
• 50-Day Range: $4.23 to $4.82
• 52-Week Range: $3.24 to $5.27
• Volume: 155,800 shs
• Average Volume: 173,888 shs
• Market Capitalization: $412.79 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $6.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Acacia Research Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Acacia Research scored higher than 62% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 533rd out of 847 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Acacia Research has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Acacia Research has a consensus price target of $6.00, representing about 41.8% upside from its current price of $4.23.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Acacia Research has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

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 -28.20, 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 -28.20, 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 0.70. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.84% of the float of Acacia Research has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Acacia Research has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.66.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Acacia Research has recently decreased by 13.61%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Acacia Research does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.91

News Sentiment

Acacia Research has a news sentiment score of 0.91. 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 0.66 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Acacia Research this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

6 people have searched for ACTG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 500% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 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 $109,200.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.74% 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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Today: 10/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Financial Services
• Sub-Industry: Multi-Sector Holdings
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ACTG
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:ACTG
• CIK: 934549
• Web: www.acaciaresearch.com
• Phone: (332) 236-8484
• Fax: 949-480-8301
• Employees: 986
• Year Founded: 1993

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Acacia Research: $6.00
• High Price Target: $6.00
• Low Price Target: $6.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +41.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.15)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $21.68 million
• Net Margins: -5.39%
• Pretax Margin: -9.82%
• Return on Equity: 0.44%
• Return on Assets: 0.33%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.11
• Current Ratio: 4.76
• Quick Ratio: 4.51

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $278.37 million
• Price / Sales: 1.48
• Cash Flow: $0.71 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.99
• Book Value: $6.05 per share
• Price / Book: 0.70

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 97,587,000
• Free Float: 95,889,000
• Market Cap: $412.79 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.51