Acacia Research Corp. (ACTG) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Acacia Research Corp. ?

The company declared positive results in Mar'25 after very negative results in Dec'24

NET SALES(HY) Higher at USD 175.66 MM
NET PROFIT(HY) Higher at USD 22.57 MM
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Highest at 9.02 times

With ROE of 1.14%, it has a risky valuation with a 0.71 Price to Book Value

Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -19.65%, its profits have fallen by -91.1%

High Institutional Holdings at 88.52%

These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

Along with generating -19.65% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to Acacia Research Corp. should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Miscellaneous should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Miscellaneous)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Acacia Research Corp. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Acacia Research Corp.

-14.32%

-0.71

41.61%

S&P 500

13.22%

0.61

20.17%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

97.10%

EBIT Growth (5y)

14.79%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

3.30

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

-0.34

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.22

Tax Ratio

51.67%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

88.52%

ROCE (avg)

5.78%

ROE (avg)

16.60%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

0.71

EV to EBIT

27.02

EV to EBITDA

4.21

EV to Capital Employed

0.57

EV to Sales

0.91

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

2.10%

ROE (Latest)

1.14%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bullish

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bullish

Mildly Bearish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bearish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bullish

Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

OBV

Mildly Bullish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

13What is working for the Company

NET SALES(HY)

Higher at USD 175.66 MM

NET PROFIT(HY)

Higher at USD 22.57 MM

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 9.02 times

-19What is not working for the Company

INTEREST(9M)

At USD 7.13 MM has Grown at inf%

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At USD -3.11 MM has Fallen at -214.5%

NET PROFIT(Q)

At USD -5.51 MM has Fallen at -498.27%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 53.22% (YoY

Here's what is working for Acacia Research Corp.

Net Sales

At USD 175.66 MM has Grown at 250.21%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Sales trend is very positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Net Sales

Higher at USD 175.66 MM

than preceding 12 month period ended Jun 2025

MOJO Watch

In the half year the company has already crossed sales of the previous twelve months

Net Sales (USD MM)

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Highest at 9.02 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Here's what is not working for Acacia Research Corp.

Interest

At USD 7.13 MM has Grown at inf%

over previous Semi-Annual period

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD -3.11 MM has Fallen at -214.5%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 2.72 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

At USD -5.51 MM has Fallen at -498.27%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 1.38 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Raw Material Cost

Grown by 53.22% (YoY)

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales