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Acacia Research Corp. engages in the acquisition, development, and patents technologies through its subsidiaries. Its operating subsidiaries assist patent owners with the prosecution and development of their patent portfolios, the protection of their patented inventions from unauthorized use, the generation of licensing revenue from users of their patented technologies and, if necessary, with the enforcement against unauthorized users of their patented technologies. The company was founded by Robert Bruce Stewart on January 25, 1993 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Company profile

Ticker

ACTG

Exchange

NASDAQ

Website

acaciaresearch.com/

CEO

Clifford Press

Incorporated

Delaware

Location

New York

Fiscal year end

Dec 31

Sector

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing > Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)

Industry (SIC)

Patent Owners & Lessors

TiVo • Dolby Laboratories • Interdigital • Franchise • Virnetx Holding • Network-1 • Finjan • Digital Turbine • Joint • Research Frontiers ...

SEC CIK

0000934549

Corporate docs

Articles of Incorporation & Bylaws

IRS number

954405754

ACTG stock data

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5 Value Stocks To Watch In The Industrials Sector

7 Apr 21

What are Value Stocks? A value stock is traditionally defined in terms of how investors in the marketplace are valuing that company's future growth prospects. Low P/E multiples are good base indicators that the company is undervalued and can most likely be labelled as a value stock.

Acacia Research Q4 EPS $1.33 Up From $(0.05) YoY, Sales $4.38M Beat $600.00K Estimate

29 Mar 21

Acacia Research (NASDAQ:ACTG) reported quarterly earnings of $1.33 per share. This is a 2760 percent increase over losses of $(0.05) per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of

Earnings Scheduled For March 29, 2021

29 Mar 21

Companies Reporting Before The Bell • Acacia Research (NASDAQ:ACTG) is likely to report earnings for its fourth quarter. • Cal-Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.07 per share on revenue of $368.66 million.

12 Industrials Stocks Moving In Thursday's After-Market Session

25 Feb 21

12 Industrials Stocks Moving In Wednesday's Intraday Session

24 Feb 21

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Acacia Research Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2020 Financial Results

29 Mar 21

Book Value as of December 31, 2020 Increases to $292.5 Million, or $5.94 Per Share Acacia Research Corporation (NASDAQ:ACTG) today reported results for the three and 12-month period ended December 31, 2020. Clifford

Acacia Research to Release Fourth Quarter and Year-end 2020 Financial Results

15 Mar 21

Acacia Research Corporation ("Acacia" or "the Company") (NASDAQ:ACTG) announced today it will release its fourth quarter and year-end 2020 financial results on Monday, March 29, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. ET/ 5:00 a.m. PT. The

Investment data

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Calendar

29 Mar 21

11 Apr 21

31 Dec 21

Financial summary

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Quarter (USD)	Dec 20	Sep 20	Jun 20	Mar 20
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Annual (USD)	Dec 20	Dec 19	Dec 18	Dec 17
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Financial data from company earnings reports.

Cash burn rate (estimated)	Burn method: Change in cash		Burn method: Operating income/loss		Burn method: FCF (opex + capex)
	Last Q	Avg 4Q	Last Q	Avg 4Q	Last Q	Avg 4Q
Cash on hand (at last report)	200.55M	200.55M	200.55M	200.55M	200.55M	200.55M
Cash burn (monthly)	(positive/no burn)	(positive/no burn)	(positive/no burn)	(positive/no burn)	8.39M	1.63M
Cash used (since last report)	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	28.31M	5.52M
Cash remaining	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	172.24M	195.03M
Runway (months of cash)	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20.5	119.3

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Recent insider trades

ACTG insider ownership history Insider history

Date	Owner	Security	Transaction	Code	Indirect	10b5-1	$Price	#Shares	$Value	#Remaining
16 Mar 21	Jason W. Soncini	ACTG Common Stock	Grant	Aquire A	No	No	0	45,000	0	45,000
18 Dec 20	Booth Marc W.	ACTG Common Stock	Sell	Dispose S	No	No	4.0944	5,565	22.79K	195,850
16 Dec 20	Tobia Alfred Victor Jr.	ACTG Common Stock	Buy	Dispose P	No	No	3.7542	50,000	187.71K	588,462
15 Dec 20	Tobia Alfred Victor Jr.	ACTG Common Stock	Buy	Dispose P	No	No	3.7892	50,000	189.46K	538,462

Data from 3, 4 and 5 filings. Stock values as filed, not updated for current price.

Institutional ownership Q4 2020

ACTG institutional ownership history Ownership history

Data for the last complete 13F reporting period. To see the most recent changes to ownership, click the ownership history button above.

57.3% owned by funds/institutions

13F holders	Current	Prev Q	Change
Total holders	91	85	+7.1%
Opened positions	14	6	+133.3%
Closed positions	8	7	+14.3%
Increased positions	33	24	+37.5%
Reduced positions	26	32	-18.8%

13F shares	Current	Prev Q	Change
Total value	165.9M	103.66M	+60.0%
Total shares	28.23M	29.87M	-5.5%
Total puts	23.7K	27.13K	-12.6%
Total calls	36.6K	22.71K	+61.2%
Total put/call ratio	0.6	1.2	-45.8%

Largest owners	Shares	Value	Change
Renaissance Technologies	2.82M	$11.11M	-5.5%
IVZ Invesco	2.56M	$10.07M	+2.1%
BLK Blackrock	2.54M	$10.02M	-0.5%
ArrowMark Colorado	2.42M	$9.53M	+24.8%
Vanguard	2.08M	$8.18M	-21.1%
Heartland Advisors	1.9M	$7.49M	-20.5%
Dimensional Fund Advisors	1.45M	$5.72M	-4.7%
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners	1.24M	$4.87M	-10.8%
CWM	992.45K	$3.91M	0.0%
Roumell Asset Management	971.29K	$3.83M	NEW

Largest transactions	Shares	Bought/sold	Change
Ariel Investments	122.19K	-1.47M	-92.3%
Roumell Asset Management	971.29K	+971.29K	NEW
Northern Right Capital Management	0	-773.69K	EXIT
Vanguard	2.08M	-556.1K	-21.1%
Heartland Advisors	1.9M	-491.4K	-20.5%
ArrowMark Colorado	2.42M	+480.58K	+24.8%
Millennium Management	277.53K	+277.53K	NEW
MS Morgan Stanley	608.4K	-273.39K	-31.0%
EAM Investors	0	-183.25K	EXIT
MYDA Advisors	171.73K	+171.73K	NEW

Data from 13F filings. Stock values as filed, not updated for current price. Long positions only.

Financial report summary

Competition

Quest Patent Research • Network-1 • Inventergy Global

Content analysis

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From filing 10-K 2020 FY