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Is Acacia Research Corporation (ACTG) a buy or sell?
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Company snapshot
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Acacia Research Corporation together with its subsidiaries invests in intellectual property and related absolute return assets and engages in the licensing and enforcement of patented technologies The company operates through two segments Intellectual Property Operations and Industrial Operations The company owns or controls the rights to various patent portfolios which include US patents and foreign counterparts covering technologies used in a range of industries It has executed approximately 1600 license agreements and approximately 200 patent portfolio licensing and enforcement programs It also designs manufactures printers and parts and consumable products through dealers and distributors for various industrial printing applications In addition the company offers supplychain printing solutions for manufacturing transportation and logistics retail distribution food and beverage distribution and pharmaceutical distribution industries and line matrix printers for mission critical applications within labeling and inventory management build sheets invoicing manifests and bills of lading and reporting industries Acacia Research Corporation was incorporated in 1993 and is based in New York New York
Website: https://www.acaciaresearch.com
Rates and inflation backdrop
US inflation for January 2026 was 0.17%. Over the last 12 months, inflation is 2.83%. The 10-year yield is 4.04 and is down -0.110 over the last 30 days.
Inflation sensitivity
Debt ratio: 0.13. Cash flow to debt ratio: 0.41. Net profit margin: 1.70%. Inflation risk score: low (0.50/1).
Dividend history check
Yes, Acacia Research Corporation pays dividends. Last payment was 2015-11-30 for holders on 2015-11-04. Over 11 payments between 2013 and 2015, total $1.375 with an average of $0.125 per share. Last dividend was $0.125.
Trading liquidity
No, the average daily trading liquidity for Acacia Research Corporation is $738,691. Trading in stocks with this little trading liquidity is very dangerous, and you can get into a situation where it will be hard to trade your stocks. In addition, these types of stocks usually have very high volatility.
10-year return check
On Acacia Research Corporation, 2016-02-26 had a stock price of $2.98. If you invested back then, your return now would be a profit of $1.090 per share or 36.58%.
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Analyst consensus
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