Acacia Research Valuation

Is ACTG undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

Below Fair Value
Significantly Below Fair Value
Price-To-Earnings vs Peers
Price-To-Earnings vs Industry
Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio
Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of ACTG when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: ACTG ($4.68) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($16.96)

Significantly Below Fair Value: ACTG is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for ACTG?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

The above table shows the n/a ratio for ACTG. This is calculated by dividing ACTG's market cap by their current preferred multiple.
What is ACTG's n/a Ratio?
n/a	0x
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Market Cap	n/a

ACTG key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue	1x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA	2.7x
PEG Ratio	-0.05x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does ACTG's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for ACTG vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
Company	Forward PE	Estimated Growth	Market Cap
Peer Average	11x
CFNB California First Leasing	6.1x	n/a	US$218.8m
BLX Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior S. A	6.2x	5.5%	US$1.3b
SWKH SWK Holdings	17.1x	25.3%	US$208.7m
HASI HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital	14.4x	2.4%	US$3.8b
ACTG Acacia Research	7.8x	-166.5%	US$473.8m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: ACTG is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.8x) compared to the peer average (11x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does ACTG's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Diversified Financial Industry?

0 Companies	Price / Earnings	Estimated Growth	Market Cap
Industry Avg.	n/a	-5.1%
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Industry Avg.	n/a	-5.1%
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: ACTG is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.8x) compared to the US Diversified Financial industry average (17.1x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is ACTG's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

ACTG PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio	7.8x
Fair PE Ratio	1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: ACTG is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (1x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

Analyst Forecast: Insufficient data to show price forecast.