Acacia Research Corp (NASDAQ: ACTG) has seen a decline in its stock price by 0.00% in relation to its previous close of $3.74. However, the company has experienced a 3.31% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-06-24 that NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq: ACTG) (“Acacia” or the “Company”), which acquires and operates businesses across the industrial, energy and technology sectors, today announced the appointment of Michael Zambito as Chief Financial Officer, effective June 24, 2025. Kirsten Hoover, Acacia’s current Interim Chief Financial Officer, will continue to serve as Acacia’s Controller and remains a key member of Acacia’s finance team. Prior to joining Acacia, Mr. Zambito spe.
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Moreover, the 36-month beta value for ACTG is 0.61. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy”, 0 as “overweight”, 0 as “hold”, and 0 as “sell”.
The public float for ACTG is 94.46M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.43% of that float. On July 04, 2025, ACTG’s average trading volume was 254.83K shares.
ACTG’s Market Performance
ACTG stock saw a decrease of 3.31% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -0.80% and a quarterly a decrease of 11.64%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.09%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.03% for Acacia Research Corp (ACTG). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 1.03% for ACTG stock, with a simple moving average of -7.84% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ACTG
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ACTG stocks, with Craig Hallum repeating the rating for ACTG by listing it as a “Buy”. The predicted price for ACTG in the upcoming period, according to Craig Hallum is $4 based on the research report published on May 22, 2020 of the previous year 2020.
Barclays, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ACTG reach a price target of $6, previously predicting the price at $4. The rating they have provided for ACTG stocks is “Underweight” according to the report published on July 29th, 2016.
Lake Street gave a rating of “Buy” to ACTG, setting the target price at $6.50 in the report published on December 23rd of the previous year.
ACTG Trading at 4.17% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ACTG to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -34.39% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.03%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.09%, as shares surge +0.54% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +27.65% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ACTG rose by +3.31%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -21.76% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $3.70. In addition, Acacia Research Corp saw -24.90% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ACTG starting from Kohlberg Isaac T., who sold 16,000 shares at the price of $3.84 back on Jun 11 ’25. After this action, Kohlberg Isaac T. now owns 85,446 shares of Acacia Research Corp, valued at $61,440 using the latest closing price.
Kohlberg Isaac T., the Director of Acacia Research Corp, proposed sale 16,000 shares at $3.84 during a trade that took place back on Jun 11 ’25, which means that Kohlberg Isaac T. is holding N/A shares at $61,440 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ACTG
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.03% for the present operating margin
- 0.34% for the gross margin
The net margin for Acacia Research Corp stands at -0.05%. The total capital return value is set at 0.01%. Equity return is now at value -2.09%, with -1.62% for asset returns.
Based on Acacia Research Corp (ACTG), the company’s capital structure generated 0.18 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.02. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.22. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.84.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.87 million with net debt to EBITDA at -4.19. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.92. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.32for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.28. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 6.16.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Acacia Research Corp (ACTG) has been mixed in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
