Acacia Research has beaten earnings in 4 straight quarters, grown revenue 124% YoY and trades 21.1% below the $5.10 analyst target, but quality is below the minimum floor, free cash flow is negative, and revenue and earnings have been highly lumpy.
Thesis pillars
- Perfect Earnings Beat Streak→Stable
- Revenue Growth Surge→Stable
- Limited Insider Selling↓Deteriorating
- +2 more pillars — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pillars as of Oct 24, 2026, based on the 10-K filed Mar 12, 2026
Acacia Research Corporation (ACTG) Stock Analysis
Industrials · Business Equipment & Supplies
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $4.40: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.8/10 and A.R:R 2.5:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Below long-term trend.
Acacia Research Corporation is a diversified value-oriented acquirer and operator of businesses across the industrial, energy and technology sectors, controlled by activist investor Starboard Value LP. Its segments include a patent licensing and enforcement business with over... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $4.40: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.8/10 and A.R:R 2.5:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Below long-term trend. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 5.8/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/8 gates (positive momentum, favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on earnings proximity 6d<=7d. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-10-29Recent Developments — Acacia Research Corporation
Latest news
- NEWS Acacia Research’s Majority Owned Benchmark Energy Closes Senior Secured Financing Providing For Up To $47.5M With Cibolo — benzinga Oct 6, 2026 positive
- NEWS Acacia Research Q2 Adj. EPS $0.13 Beats $(0.10) Estimate, Sales $114.600M Beat $49.500M Estimate — benzinga Aug 5, 2026 positive
Generated 2026-10-29T11:48:39Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHGeographicAnadarko Basin10-K Item 1: 'Currently, our Energy Operations Business is concentrated in the Anadarko basin, making it vulnerable to risks associated with operating in a limited number of geographic areas.'
- HIGHcounterpartyStarboard Value LP10-K Item 1A: 'The success of our Company and the integration of our operating businesses is dependent on our relationship with Starboard.'
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit
Unprofitable operations — net margin -5.4%. Quality floor flags this regardless of sector context.static
Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $4.40: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.8/10 and A.R:R 2.5:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Below long-term trend. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $4.18. Score 5.8/10, moderate confidence.
Analyst target: $5.10 (+15.9% upside). Prior stop was $4.18. Stop-loss: $4.18.
Concentration risk — Geographic: Anadarko Basin; Concentration risk — Counterparty: Starboard Value LP; Quality below floor (2.7 < 4.0).
Acacia Research Corporation trades at a P/E of N/A (forward -12.6). TrendMatrix value score: 7.0/10. Verdict: Sell.
7 analysts cover ACTG with a consensus score of 4.1/5. Average price target: $6.
What does Acacia Research Corporation do?Acacia Research Corporation is a diversified value-oriented acquirer and operator of businesses across the industrial,...
Acacia Research Corporation is a diversified value-oriented acquirer and operator of businesses across the industrial, energy and technology sectors, controlled by activist investor Starboard Value LP. Its segments include a patent licensing and enforcement business with over 1,600 license agreements and roughly $1.9 billion in cumulative gross licensing revenue, a 73.5%-owned energy business, Benchmark Energy, concentrated in the Anadarko Basin, and an industrial manufacturing business built around its Printronix acquisition.