Acacia Research Corporation (ACTG)Industrials | Business Equipment & Supplies | New York, United States | NasdaqGS
4.47 USD
-0.02
(-0.445%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 4.50 +0.03 (0.671%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:30 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:45 a.m. EDT
The long-term outlook is severely compromised by a decade-long structural decline; despite a recent recovery in revenue growth, the stock has lost nearly half its value over the last nine years, with the most recent annual performance showing another significant drop. This persistent downward trajectory suggests the market views the current business fundamentals as insufficient to reverse the trend, rendering any 'value' narrative suspect. Compounding this distress is the complete absence of a dividend, offering no income buffer for investors. While the balance sheet appears technically healthy with low debt relative to equity, the company is burning cash and generating negative free cash flow, which is unsustainable without external capital or a dramatic turnaround. On the short end, the technical picture is mixed; the stock is hovering near its 50-day moving average, but the overwhelming options flow—specifically the heavy put buying at lower strikes—signals that speculative traders are positioning for further downside rather than a bounce. The statistical forecast offers no directional clarity, leaving the investment case reliant on a fundamental reversal that has not yet materialized. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.019899 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.020579 |
| AutoETS | 0.020658 |
| MSTL | 0.022214 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 44% |
| H-stat | 2.81 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.369 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.62 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2015-11-03 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2015-11-03 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 18.319 |
| Revenue per Share | 2.883 |
| Market Cap | 436,213,024 |
| Forward P/E | -12.77 |
| Beta | 0.44 |
| Profit Margins | -5.39% |
| Website | https://www.acaciaresearch.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:45 a.m. EDT: Speculator positioning is heavily skewed toward downside protection. In the November 2026 expiration, there is massive open interest in deep out-of-the-money puts (3.8k contracts at the $2.50 strike) compared to negligible call volume, indicating a strong bet on further price weakness. Conversely, call activity is concentrated in the money or at-the-money, suggesting limited bullish conviction beyond current levels.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-04 | 0.125 | 1.862891 |
| 2015-08-03 | 0.125 | 1.376652 |
| 2015-04-30 | 0.125 | 1.134301 |
| 2015-02-26 | 0.125 | 0.993641 |
| 2014-10-30 | 0.125 | 0.717566 |
| 2014-07-31 | 0.125 | 0.732708 |
| 2014-04-29 | 0.125 | 0.782718 |
| 2014-02-27 | 0.125 | 0.798212 |
| 2013-10-30 | 0.125 | 0.831117 |
| 2013-07-30 | 0.125 | 0.544188 |
| 2013-05-01 | 0.125 | 0.530786 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.34234238 |
| Address1 | 777 Third Avenue |
| Address2 | 26th Floor, Suite 2602 |
| All Time High | 47.24 |
| All Time Low | 0.96 |
| Ask | 5.79 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 8 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 174,330 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 254,150 |
| Average Volume | 254,150 |
| Average Volume10Days | 174,330 |
| Beta | 0.436 |
| Bid | 3.23 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 6 |
| Book Value | 5.398 |
| City | New York |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 5 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 4.47 |
| Current Ratio | 4.765 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 4.51 |
| Day Low | 4.47 |
| Debt To Equity | 18.319 |
| Display Name | Acacia Research |
| Dividend Date | 1,448,841,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,931,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,931,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,933,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,795,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,795,400 |
| Ebitda | 18,773,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.06744 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 12.567 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.847 |
| Enterprise Value | 235,914,016 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.34 |
| Eps Forward | -0.35 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.16 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,446,595,200 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 4.5798 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.10980034 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.02397492 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 34.234238 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 5.27 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.8000002 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.15180269 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 3.13 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.3399997 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.4281149 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 3.13 - 5.27 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,040,049,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 34,846,296 |
| Forward Eps | -0.35 |
| Forward P E | -12.771428 |
| Free Cashflow | -16,426,500 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 986 |
| Fullday Change | -0.02 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.445434 |
| Fullday Price | 4.5 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.22167 |
| Gross Profits | 61,706,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.0184 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.89061 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 97,586,805 |
| Industry | Business Equipment & Supplies |
| Industry Disp | Business Equipment & Supplies |
| Industry Key | business-equipment-supplies |
| Ir Website | http://www.acaciaresearch.com/investors_contact.htm |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,446,595,200 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.125 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Acacia Research Corporation operates as an acquirer and operator of businesses across industrial, energy, and technology sectors in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. It operates through four segments: Intellectual Property Operations, Industrial Operations, Energy Operations, and Manufacturing Operations. The company is involved in investing in IP; and licensing and enforcement of patented technologies. It also designs and manufactures printers, including hardware and embedded software, as well as consumable products, such as inked ribbons for various industrial printing applications. In addition, the company acquires, explores, develops, and produces oil and natural gas resources located in Texas and Oklahoma. Further, it designs and manufactures purchase brochure, folder, and applications display holders; plastic injection-molded office supply, as well as arts, crafts, and education products; plastic and aluminum air venting and air control products; extruded vinyl chair mats; safety reflectors for bicycles; and emergency warning triangles, mud flaps, and splash guards for the heavy duty truck market and transportation industry. Acacia Research Corporation was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in New York, New York. |
| Long Name | Acacia Research Corporation |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 436,213,024 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_4058466 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -15,006,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 438,164,754 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 1 |
| Open | 4.51 |
| Operating Cashflow | 30,004,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.07434 |
| Overall Risk | 4 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 2.37 |
| Phone | 332 236 8500 |
| Post Market Change | 0.03000021 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.6711457 |
| Post Market Price | 4.5 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,804 |
| Previous Close | 4.49 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -13.1470585 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 0.82808447 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.5670034 |
| Profit Margins | -0.05391 |
| Quick Ratio | 4.285 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.02 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.445434 |
| Regular Market Day High | 4.51 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 4.47 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 4.47 - 4.51 |
| Regular Market Open | 4.51 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 4.49 |
| Regular Market Price | 4.47 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 110,426 |
| Return On Assets | -0.01544 |
| Return On Equity | -0.04172 |
| Revenue Growth | 1.236 |
| Revenue Per Share | 2.883 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20204377 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 3 |
| Shares Outstanding | 97,586,805 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.02 |
| Shares Short | 1,949,019 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,674,008 |
| Short Name | Acacia Research Corporation |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0552 |
| Short Ratio | 7.54 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NY |
| Symbol | ACTG |
| Target High Price | 6.0 |
| Target Low Price | 6.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 6.0 |
| Target Median Price | 6.0 |
| Total Cash | 332,569,984 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 3.408 |
| Total Debt | 102,038,000 |
| Total Revenue | 278,374,016 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.16 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 4.38025 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.08974981 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.020489655 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 110,426 |
| Website | https://www.acaciaresearch.com |
| Zip | 10,017 |