Acacia Research Corporation
ACTG
NASDAQ·Industrials·Specialty Business Services·Mkt cap $438.5M
$4.54
▲ +0.67%
P/E
-29.62
Mkt Cap
$438.5M
52-Wk Range
$3.13–$5.27
52-Week Range
$3.13 - $5.27
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Price action
Price chart
Up 34.3% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
4 reasons
- Extensive patent portfolio
- Sophisticated IP monetization strategy
- Diverse technology investment approach
- Proven licensing and enforcement expertise
Bear Case
1 risk
- Low volatility (beta 0.4).
Growth
Mild headwinds expected
Expanding technology patent markets
Value
Deep value opportunity - significant discount to Business Process Outsourcing peers
Momentum
Stable
-2.2% over 3m
Quality
Excellent
Solid business
Dividend
None
No dividend
Smart-money signal
Who's buying ACTG right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Latest print - beat on both lines
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Nov 4, 2026
AUG 5, 2026
Reported EPS of $0.13 vs -$0.09 consensus (+244.4% surprise). Revenue of $114.6M vs $49.5M expected (+131.4%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
+244.4%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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-47%
+412%
+98%
+155%
+3%
-56%
+124%
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
Q2 26
$23.3M
$48.8M
$124.4M
$51.2M
$59.4M
$50.1M
$54.2M
$114.6M
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
37.0%
Operating
7.4%
Profit
0.0%
Wall Street consensus
Analyst coverage
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
vs Industry
How ACTG stacks vs Specialty Business Services
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
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