Acacia Research (ACTG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $3.09 -0.04 (-1.28%) As of 04/30/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Acacia Research Short Interest DataAcacia Research (ACTG) has a short interest of 1.49 million shares, representing 1.56% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 14.62% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.8, indicating that it would take 5.8 days of the average trading volume of 269,247 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest1,490,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,300,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+14.62%Dollar Volume Sold Short$4.48 millionShort Interest Ratio5.8 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 15, 2025Outstanding Shares96,086,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.56%Today's Trading Volume154,682 sharesAverage Trading Volume269,247 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average57% Short Selling Acacia Research? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Acacia Research and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartACTG Short Interest Over TimeACTG Days to Cover Over TimeACTG Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Acacia Research Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/15/20251,490,000 shares $4.48 million +14.6%1.6%5.8 $3.01 3/31/20251,300,000 shares $4.16 million -2.3%1.4%5.7 $3.20 3/15/20251,330,000 shares $4.76 million +2.3%1.4%6.4 $3.58 2/28/20251,300,000 shares $5.46 million +0.8%1.4%7.2 $4.20 2/15/20251,290,000 shares $5.61 million +3.2%1.3%7.3 $4.35 1/31/20251,250,000 shares $5.45 million -1.6%N/A5.7 $4.36 1/15/20251,270,000 shares $5.55 million +1.6%N/A5.3 $4.37 12/31/20241,250,000 shares $5.43 million -7.4%N/A4.8 $4.34 12/15/20241,350,000 shares $6.05 million +3.9%N/A4.8 $4.48 11/30/20241,300,000 shares $5.92 million -3.7%N/A4.6 $4.55 Get the Latest News and Ratings for ACTG and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Acacia Research and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/15/20241,350,000 shares $5.98 million +0.8%N/A4.8 $4.43 10/31/20241,340,000 shares $6.06 million +2.3%N/A4.3 $4.52 10/15/20241,310,000 shares $5.92 million +22.4%N/A4 $4.52 9/30/20241,070,000 shares $4.99 million +17.5%N/A3.2 $4.66 9/15/2024910,600 shares $4.35 million +15.8%N/A2.9 $4.78 8/31/2024786,200 shares $3.78 million -0.9%N/A2.6 $4.81 8/15/2024793,100 shares $3.70 million +45.2%N/A2.7 $4.67 7/31/2024546,300 shares $2.92 million -18.7%N/A2 $5.35 7/15/2024671,800 shares $3.75 million +5.1%N/A2.9 $5.58 6/30/2024639,200 shares $3.20 million -7.7%N/A3 $5.01 6/15/2024692,600 shares $3.60 million +14.6%N/A3.1 $5.20 5/31/2024604,300 shares $3.37 million -33.9%N/A2.3 $5.58 5/15/2024914,100 shares $4.84 million +28.0%N/A3.6 $5.30 4/30/2024714,000 shares $3.48 million -4.0%N/A3 $4.87 4/15/2024743,600 shares $3.68 million +18.8%N/A3.1 $4.95 3/31/2024625,900 shares $3.34 million -10.3%N/A2.8 $5.33 3/15/2024698,000 shares $3.25 million +3.2%N/A3.3 $4.65 2/29/2024676,300 shares $2.73 million +4.9%N/A4 $4.04 2/15/2024644,800 shares $2.80 million -14.7%N/A3.2 $4.35 1/31/2024756,000 shares $2.96 million +18.9%N/A3.5 $3.91 1/15/2024636,100 shares $2.39 million -3.9%N/A3 $3.75 12/31/2023661,600 shares $2.59 million -8.0%N/A3 $3.92 12/15/2023719,300 shares $2.81 million -14.7%N/A3.1 $3.90 11/30/2023843,200 shares $3.07 million -7.4%N/A3.3 $3.64 11/15/2023911,000 shares $3.38 million +0.3%N/A3.9 $3.71 10/31/2023908,100 shares $3.26 million -4.2%N/A4 $3.59 10/15/2023947,700 shares $3.38 million -0.1%N/A4.2 $3.57 9/30/2023948,600 shares $3.46 million -28.1%N/A4.3 $3.65 9/15/20231,320,000 shares $4.83 million +9.1%N/A6.2 $3.66 8/31/20231,210,000 shares $4.61 million +10.0%N/A4.3 $3.81How to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launch (Ad)Elon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that Elon Musk himself believes "will be the biggest product ever of any kind". 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All you'll need is a regular brokerage account.Get all the information here. 7/15/20212,190,000 shares $12.70 million +1.4%4.6%5.7 $5.80 6/30/20212,160,000 shares $14.60 million -13.9%4.6%4.9 $6.76 6/15/20212,510,000 shares $15.34 million No Change5.3%4.6 $6.11 5/28/20212,510,000 shares $13.43 million -3.1%5.3%3.9 $5.35 5/14/20212,590,000 shares $13.99 million +8.8%5.5%3.4 $5.40 4/30/20212,380,000 shares $14.61 million +40.0%5.0%2.4 $6.14 4/15/20211,700,000 shares $10.06 million -2.9%3.6%1.4 $5.92 3/31/20211,750,000 shares $10.69 million +9.4%3.7%1.3 $6.11 3/15/20211,600,000 shares $10.22 million -3.0%3.4%1.3 $6.39 2/26/20211,650,000 shares $12.47 million +27.9%3.5%1.4 $7.56 2/12/20211,290,000 shares $10.14 million +7.5%2.7%1.3 $7.86 1/29/20211,200,000 shares $6.79 million -1.6%2.5%1.5 $5.66 1/15/20211,220,000 shares $6.21 million +29.7%2.6%2.3 $5.09 12/31/2020940,700 shares $3.75 million -3.2%2.0%3.2 $3.99 12/15/2020971,800 shares $3.73 million +3.7%2.1%3.9 $3.84 11/30/2020937,000 shares $3.47 million -1.5%2.0%4.8 $3.70 11/15/2020950,800 shares $3.33 million -12.0%2.0%5.2 $3.50 10/30/20201,080,000 shares $3.48 million -3.6%2.3%5.9 $3.22 10/15/20201,120,000 shares $3.72 million -8.9%2.4%5.9 $3.32 9/30/20201,230,000 shares $4.27 million +4.2%2.6%5.6 $3.47 9/15/20201,180,000 shares $4.47 million -2.5%2.5%4.4 $3.79 8/31/20201,210,000 shares $4.60 million -0.8%2.5%3.5 $3.80 8/14/20201,220,000 shares $4.88 million -15.9%2.6%2.5 $4.00 7/31/20201,450,000 shares $5.74 million +2.1%3.1%3 $3.96 7/15/20201,420,000 shares $5.52 million +15.5%3.0%3.2 $3.89 6/30/20201,230,000 shares $4.99 million +37.0%2.6%2.9 $4.06 6/15/2020897,800 shares $3.59 million +19.3%1.9%2.2 $4.00 5/29/2020752,600 shares $1.93 million -5.5%1.6%2.1 $2.57 5/15/2020796,100 shares $1.82 million +9.7%1.7%3.5 $2.28 ACTG Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Acacia Research's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Acacia Research shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, traders have sold 1,490,000 shares of ACTG short. 1.56% of Acacia Research's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Acacia Research's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Acacia Research? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. ACTG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on Acacia Research's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Acacia Research? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Acacia Research: Group One Trading LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Acacia Research? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 1.56% of Acacia Research's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Acacia Research's short interest increasing or decreasing? Acacia Research saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,490,000 shares, an increase of 14.6% from the previous total of 1,300,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. How does Acacia Research's short interest compare to its competitors? 1.56% of Acacia Research's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Acacia Research: CRA International, Inc. (1.43%), Mistras Group, Inc. (2.36%), Franklin Covey Co. (8.91%), Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (9.41%), Verisk Analytics, Inc. (1.37%), Equifax Inc. (2.27%), FTI Consulting, Inc. (1.69%), CBIZ, Inc. (3.40%), Exponent, Inc. (3.46%), Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (6.64%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Acacia Research stock? Short selling ACTG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Acacia Research as its price is falling. ACTG shares are trading down $0.04 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Acacia Research? A short squeeze for Acacia Research occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of ACTG, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Acacia Research's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including ACTG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025. 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