ACTG Stock Overview
Focuses on acquiring and managing companies across technology, energy, and industrials verticals. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 4/6 |
| Future Growth | 2/6 |
| Past Performance | 2/6 |
| Financial Health | 5/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$4.42 |
| 52 Week High | US$5.74 |
| 52 Week Low | US$3.65 |
| Beta | 0.51 |
| 1 Month Change | -0.67% |
| 3 Month Change | -3.49% |
| 1 Year Change | 11.34% |
| 3 Year Change | -15.49% |
| 5 Year Change | 65.54% |
| Change since IPO | 138.92% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
Acacia Research: What To Make Of The Latest Acquisition Announcement
Oct 31Acacia Research: Recent Oil And Gas Assets Acquisition Bearing Fruit, Discount To Book Value Still High
Aug 13Revenues Not Telling The Story For Acacia Research Corporation (NASDAQ:ACTG)
Aug 04
Adding Acacia Research To My Value Portfolio
May 27Acacia Research: Positive Developments, Discount To Book Value High Despite Recent Price Spike
Mar 18Unpleasant Surprises Could Be In Store For Acacia Research Corporation's (NASDAQ:ACTG) Shares
Feb 12Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Acacia Research Corporation's (NASDAQ:ACTG) P/S Ratio
May 24Acacia Research GAAP EPS of -$1.44, revenue of $16.7M
Aug 11Acacia Research: Multiple Acquisitions On The Way
Jul 20Does Acacia Research (NASDAQ:ACTG) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Sep 14Acacia Research: Worth More Than Book Value
Apr 28Is Acacia Research (NASDAQ:ACTG) A Risky Investment?
Mar 04Shareholder Returns
| ACTG | US Diversified Financial | US Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -1.3% | -0.6% | -2.4% |
| 1Y | 11.3% | 25.5% | 23.3% |
Return vs Industry: ACTG underperformed the US Diversified Financial industry which returned 24% over the past year.
Return vs Market: ACTG underperformed the US Market which returned 22.1% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| ACTG volatility | |
|---|---|
| ACTG Average Weekly Movement | 4.8% |
| Diversified Financial Industry Average Movement | 5.0% |
| Market Average Movement | 6.3% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 16.8% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 3.1% |
Stable Share Price: ACTG has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.
Volatility Over Time: ACTG's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 170 | MJ McNulty | www.acaciaresearch.com |
Acacia Research Corporation focuses on acquiring and managing companies across technology, energy, and industrials verticals. The company operates through three segments, Intellectual Property Operations, Industrial Operations, and Energy Operations. The Intellectual Property Operations segment invests in IP and related absolute return assets; and engages in the licensing and enforcement of patented technologies.
Acacia Research Corporation Fundamentals Summary
| ACTG fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | US$419.66m |
| Earnings (TTM) | US$48.22m |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$165.78m |
8.9x
P/E Ratio2.6x
P/S RatioIs ACTG overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| ACTG income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$165.78m |
| Cost of Revenue | US$76.49m |
| Gross Profit | US$89.29m |
| Other Expenses | US$41.08m |
| Earnings | US$48.22m |
Last Reported Earnings
Sep 30, 2024
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 0.50 |
| Gross Margin | 53.86% |
| Net Profit Margin | 29.08% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 12.1% |
How did ACTG perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2024/12/20 23:47 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.
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Analyst Sources
Acacia Research Corporation is covered by 9 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Darrin Peller | Barclays |
| Daniel Gelbtuch | Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. |
| Anthony Stoss | Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC |