Acacia Research Corporation (ACTG)Â
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ACTG Insider Trading Activity
ACTG Median Price and Trade Amounts History Chart
Statistics of Insider Transactions
Amount of Insider Buys and Sells
Buys | $127,103 | 3 | 75 |
Sells | $68,573 | 1 | 25 |
Related Transactions
| McNulty Martin D. Jr. | Chief Executive Officer | 2 | $100,303 | 0 | $0 | $100,303 |
| Soncini Jason W. | General Counsel | 1 | $26,800 | 0 | $0 | $26,800 |
| Kohlberg Isaac T. | director | 0 | $0 | 1 | $68,573 | $-68,573 |
About Acacia Research Corporation
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 U.S. patents and foreign counterparts covering technologies used in a range of industries. It has executed approximately 1,600 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 supply-chain 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.
Insider Activity of Acacia Research Corporation
Over the last 12 months, insiders at Acacia Research Corporation have bought $127,103 and sold $68,573 worth of Acacia Research Corporation stock.
On average, over the past 5 years, insiders at Acacia Research Corporation have bought $245,322 and sold $84,554 worth of stock each year.
Highest buying activity among insiders over the last 12 months: McNulty Martin D. Jr. (Chief Executive Officer) — $100,303. Soncini Jason W. (General Counsel) — $26,800.
The last purchase of 4,428 shares for transaction amount of $24,000 was made by McNulty Martin D. Jr. (Chief Executive Officer) on 2024‑05‑17.
List of Insider Buy and Sell Transactions, Acacia Research Corporation
| 2024-11-25 | Sale | Kohlberg Isaac T. | director | 15,000 0.0153% | $4.57 | $68,573 | -5.24% | |
| 2024-05-17 | Soncini Jason W. | General Counsel | 5,000 0.0051% | $5.36 | $26,800 | -14.50% | ||
| 2024-05-17 | McNulty Martin D. Jr. | Chief Executive Officer | 4,428 0.0045% | $5.42 | $24,000 | -14.50% | ||
| 2024-05-16 | McNulty Martin D. Jr. | Chief Executive Officer | 14,534 0.0144% | $5.25 | $76,304 | -14.50% | ||
| 2023-05-26 | Soncini Jason W. | General Counsel | 12,500 0.0263% | $3.96 | $49,500 | +1.02% | ||
| 2023-05-24 | McNulty Martin D. Jr. | Interim CEO | 40,000 0.0834% | $3.75 | $150,000 | +5.73% | ||
| 2023-05-15 | Sale | Hoover Kirsten | Interim CFO | 12,495 0.026% | $4.00 | $49,980 | -1.50% | |
| 2021-12-20 | Sale | Booth Marc W. | Chief IP Officer | 6,283 0.0127% | $4.71 | $29,600 | -8.32% | |
| 2021-12-17 | Rosenstein Richard Jay | Chief Financial Officer | 25,000 0.0522% | $5.10 | $127,453 | -12.42% | ||
| 2021-12-17 | Soncini Jason W. | General Counsel | 11,000 0.0228% | $5.05 | $55,585 | -12.42% | ||
| 2021-11-08 | Sale | Booth Marc W. | Chief IP Officer | 4,401 0.009% | $5.53 | $24,335 | -18.06% | |
| 2021-06-18 | Sale | Booth Marc W. | Chief IP Officer | 5,909 0.0121% | $6.10 | $36,060 | -17.21% | |
| 2021-06-07 | Sale | Rosenstein Richard Jay | Chief Financial Officer | 9,600 0.0189% | $5.51 | $52,896 | -9.39% | |
| 2021-05-10 | Sale | Booth Marc W. | Chief IP Officer | 4,573 0.0097% | $5.72 | $26,137 | -2.71% | |
| 2020-12-18 | Sale | Booth Marc W. | Chief IP Officer | 5,565 0.0117% | $4.09 | $22,785 | +45.89% | |
| 2020-12-16 | Tobia Alfred Victor Jr. | President & CIO | 50,000 0.1035% | $3.75 | $187,710 | +56.42% | ||
| 2020-12-15 | Tobia Alfred Victor Jr. | President & CIO | 50,000 0.1039% | $3.79 | $189,460 | +55.59% | ||
| 2020-11-09 | Sale | Booth Marc W. | Chief IP Officer | 4,726 0.0098% | $3.61 | $17,070 | +62.95% | |
| 2020-09-08 | OCONNELL MAUREEN | director | 13,470 0.0284% | $3.77 | $50,845 | +53.93% | ||
| 2020-09-04 | OCONNELL MAUREEN | director | 11,530 0.0237% | $3.78 | $43,631 | +49.21% |
Insider Historical Profitability
| Soncini Jason W. | General Counsel | 226661 0.2328% | $811,446.38 | 3 | 0 | <0.0001% |
| McNulty Martin D. Jr. | Chief Executive Officer | 198127 0.2035% | $709,294.66 | 3 | 0 | +5.73% |
| Kohlberg Isaac T. | director | 69274 0.0711% | $248,000.92 | 0 | 1 | |
| GRAZIADIO G LOUIS III | director | 605051 0.6214% | $2.17M | 37 | 7 | +12.07% |
| Tobia Alfred Victor Jr. | President & CIO | 588462 0.6044% | $2.11M | 10 | 0 | +11.19% |
| RYAN PAUL R | CEO | 430891 0.4425% | $1.54M | 10 | 86 | +58.65% |
| Walsh Frank E. III | director | 383961 0.3943% | $1.37M | 12 | 0 | +15.33% |
| HARRIS ROBERT L II | Executive Chairman | 379609 0.3899% | $1.36M | 11 | 78 | +109.39% |
| Vella Matthew | CEO & President | 245884 0.2525% | $880,264.72 | 0 | 15 | |
| Booth Marc W. | Chief IP Officer | 219684 0.2256% | $786,468.72 | 4 | 8 | <0.0001% |
| Key Marvin E | Chief Executive Officer | 190833 0.196% | $683,182.14 | 3 | 0 | +58.1% |
| Rosenstein Richard Jay | Chief Financial Officer | 146900 0.1509% | $525,902.00 | 1 | 1 | <0.0001% |
| OCONNELL MAUREEN | director | 138914 0.1427% | $497,312.12 | 2 | 0 | +51.57% |
| HAYNES CLAYTON J | Chief Financial Officer | 96922 0.0995% | $346,980.76 | 1 | 76 | <0.0001% |
| DEBOOM FRED A | director | 76100 0.0782% | $272,438.00 | 1 | 22 | <0.0001% |
| Lee Dooyong | Executive Vice President | 69467 0.0713% | $248,691.86 | 0 | 62 | |
| Hoover Kirsten | Interim CFO | 65455 0.0672% | $234,328.90 | 0 | 1 | |
| Treska Edward Joseph | Exec VP, Gen Counsel & Sec | 56035 0.0575% | $200,605.30 | 1 | 58 | <0.0001% |
| Stewart Robert B Jr | President | 52500 0.0539% | $187,950.00 | 1 | 2 | <0.0001% |
| FRYKMAN EDWARD W | director | 45757 0.047% | $163,810.06 | 0 | 2 | |
| BERMAN ROBERT ANDREW | COO, Gen'l Counsel, Secretary | 30000 0.0308% | $107,400.00 | 0 | 6 | |
| Anderson William S. | director | 13217 0.0136% | $47,316.86 | 1 | 0 | <0.0001% |
| KUMAR AMIT | Pres/CEO of CombiMatrix Corp. | 1100 0.0011% | $3,938.00 | 3 | 1 | <0.0001% |
| AKIN THOMAS B | director | 0 0% | $0 | 0 | 6 | |
| CURRIE F RIDGON | director | 0 0% | $0 | 0 | 12 |
Historical Insider Profitability vs. Competitors
$10,415,945 | 754 | 5.85% | $3.73B | |
Acacia Research Corporation (ACTG) | $9,109,799 | 101 | 26.27% | $348.58M |
$3,675,162 | 58 | 58.12% | $66.75M | |
$70,858,661 | 47 | -14.30% | $560.39M | |
$5,413,093 | 44 | -26.52% | $563.47M | |
$330,853 | 38 | -1.79% | $31.01M | |
$14,064,292 | 34 | 1.45% | $62.3M | |
$89,055,056 | 31 | 14.83% | $3.8B | |
$3,777,281 | 29 | -21.26% | $220.55M | |
$1,115,345 | 28 | 3.31% | $2.91B | |
$3,012,113 | 25 | 16.84% | $12.08M | |
$1,572,257 | 25 | 12.85% | $581.14M | |
$2,203,808 | 21 | 5.25% | $287.91M | |
$463,062,700 | 21 | 13.48% | $9.42B | |
$4,274,003 | 15 | -12.04% | $280.85M | |
$2,041,142 | 12 | -21.71% | $45.22M | |
$888,308 | 10 | 24.94% | $1.27B | |
$1,694,287 | 5 | -7.54% | $3.65B | |
$1,222,394 | 4 | 4.54% | $30.91M |
ACTG Institutional Investors: Active Positions
| Increased Positions | 39 | +31.97% | 2M | +1.76% |
| Decreased Positions | 49 | -40.16% | 3M | -3.43% |
| New Positions | 10 | New | 322,862 | New |
| Sold Out Positions | 17 | Sold Out | 914,595 | Sold Out |
| Total Postitions | 112 | -8.2% | 84M | -1.68% |
ACTG Ownership Change vs Market
Institutional Investor Ownership
| Starboard Value Lp | $256,719.00 | 63.01% | 61.12M | 0 | 0% | 2024-12-31 |
| State Street Corp | $12,419.00 | 3.05% | 2.96M | -194,800 | -6.18% | 2024-12-31 |
| Blackrock, Inc. | $10,525.00 | 2.58% | 2.51M | -96,507 | -3.71% | 2024-12-31 |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors Lp | $9,663.00 | 2.37% | 2.3M | +220,579 | +10.6% | 2024-12-31 |
| Vanguard Group Inc | $9,445.00 | 2.32% | 2.25M | -15,193 | -0.67% | 2024-12-31 |
| Renaissance Technologies Llc | $6,701.00 | 1.65% | 1.6M | -47,400 | -2.88% | 2024-12-31 |
| Royce & Associates Lp | $4,933.00 | 1.21% | 1.17M | +56,726 | +5.07% | 2024-12-31 |
| Krilogy Financial Llc | $4,360.00 | 1.07% | 1.04M | +69,400 | +7.17% | 2024-12-31 |
| Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, Llc | $4,219.00 | 1.04% | 1M | +72,494 | +7.78% | 2024-12-31 |
| Formidable Asset Management, Llc | $4,212.00 | 1.03% | 1M | +10,257 | +1.03% | 2024-12-31 |