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Acacia Research Corp

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Acacia Research Corp

ACTG·NASDAQ·Real Estate & Construction·CIK 0000934549

Acacia Research Corporation is a disciplined, value-oriented acquirer and operator of businesses across public and private markets and industries, including industrial, energy, and technology sectors. The company acquires businesses with a focus on strong free cash flow generation and scalability, leveraging its industry relationships, capital base, and transaction expertise to improve performance. Acacia focuses on sourcing, execution, and improvement, identifying unique situations and applying a flexible approach to transactions. The company approaches transactions as business owners and operators. Acacia defines value through free cash flow generation, book value appreciation, and stock price growth. It aims to identify, pursue, and acquire businesses where it can deploy its strategy, people, and processes to generate shareholder value. Its transactional and operational capabilities are used to realize the intrinsic value of acquired businesses. Ideal transactions include acquiring public or private companies, divisions of other companies, or structured transactions that recapitalize or restructure business ownership to enhance value. Acacia is attracted to complex situations where value is not fully recognized, masked by a diversified business mix, or where private ownership has not invested necessary capital or resources. Through public market activities, Acacia aims to initiate strategic block positions in public companies to complete whole company acquisitions or strategic transactions that unlock value.

Acacia Research Corp (NASDAQ:ACTG) is a publicly traded company in the Real Estate & Construction sector. Wiseek has independently scored 7 items for ACTG at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-08-05, rated 7/10. Across its 7 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 8/10, with 4 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for ACTG spans 8-K, 10-Q, 10-K.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Acacia Research Q2 Revenue More Than Doubles to $114.6M, Adjusted EBITDA Hits $17.3M
  • Q1 2026 Revenue Plunges 56% as IP Operations Collapse, Company Swings to Net Loss
  • Acacia Research Reports Significant Q1 Profitability Decline and Revenue Drop
  • Acacia Research Q1 Revenue Drops Sharply on Weak IP Sales, Reports Net Loss
  • ACACIA RESEARCH CORP Reports Strong 2025 Profit, Remediates Material Weakness, and Boosts Energy Reserves

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
$285.23M
Net Income
$21.68M
Diluted EPS
$0.22
Op. Cash Flow
$75.24M
Gross Profit
$84.48M
Operating Income
$6.41M
Cash & Equivalents
$306.72M
Total Debt
$91.9M
Debt / Equity
0.17×
Net Margin
7.6%
Shares Outstanding
96.48M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-03-12 · accession 0000934549-26-000010

Short Interest & Short Volume

11.79 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 2,047,000 shares in ACTG as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 1.0% increase from the prior period — about 11.8 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 60.8% of ACTG volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)2,047,000 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▲ 1.0%
Days to cover11.79 at avg daily volume of 173,564
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)60.8% of 45,344 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume47.2%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

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$4.34
52-week range · as of 2026-08-05 $3.12 – $5.27
Market cap
$423.53M
Volume
126.9K (0.7× avg)
3-mo avg 180.2K
Live data · 2026-10-05 03:36 UTC · Market closed

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ACTG
Aug 05, 2026, 7:03 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $5.00
Real-time Price: $4.34 info
Change: -$0.660 (-13%) info
Market Cap: $423.527M info
ACTG
May 07, 2026, 4:15 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $4.79
Real-time Price: $4.34 info
Change: -$0.450 (-9%) info
Market Cap: $423.527M info
ACTG
May 07, 2026, 7:23 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $5.05
Real-time Price: $4.34 info
Change: -$0.710 (-14%) info
Market Cap: $423.527M info
ACTG
May 07, 2026, 7:13 AM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $5.07
Real-time Price: $4.34 info
Change: -$0.7297 (-14%) info
Market Cap: $423.527M info
ACTG
Mar 12, 2026, 4:47 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $4.86
Real-time Price: $4.34 info
Change: -$0.520 (-11%) info
Market Cap: $423.527M info
ACTG
Mar 11, 2026, 7:05 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $4.87
Real-time Price: $4.34 info
Change: -$0.530 (-11%) info
Market Cap: $423.527M info
ACTG
Mar 11, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $4.15
Real-time Price: $4.34 info
Change: +$0.190 (+5%) info
Market Cap: $423.527M info
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