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ACTG Acacia Research (ACTG) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Services · Patent owners & lessors · CIK 0000934549
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Form 144 · 5
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
0
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about ACTG

Insiders, 180 days
-$457.6K net sold
2 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$848.9K
5 notices

Acacia Research insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, ACACIA RESEARCH CORP insiders sold a net $457.6K of stock across 20 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-27.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Kohlberg Isaac T.
Director
SELL
2026-09-16 SECtraded 2026-09-15
24,000
$109.2K
-8.2%
Context
  • 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 sales), the last on Aug 12, 2026.
  • The trade is 44.2% of the 54,310 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: Director Kohlberg Isaac T. sold about $109.2K of ACTG on Sep 15, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
OCONNELL MAUREEN
Director
SELL
2026-09-04 SECtraded 2026-09-03
12,466
$57.0K
-8.8%
Context
  • 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 sales), the last on Sep 2, 2026.
  • The trade is 4.9% of the 254,655 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: Director OCONNELL MAUREEN sold about $57.0K of ACTG on Sep 3, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
OCONNELL MAUREEN
Director
SELL
2026-09-04 SECtraded 2026-09-02
20,534
$95.1K
-8.8%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on Aug 19, 2026.
  • The trade is 7.7% of the 267,121 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: Director OCONNELL MAUREEN sold about $95.1K of ACTG on Sep 2, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
OCONNELL MAUREEN
Director
SELL
2026-08-20 SECtraded 2026-08-19
10,000
$46.0K
-7.8%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 3.5% of the 287,655 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: Director OCONNELL MAUREEN sold about $46.0K of ACTG on Aug 19, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
Kohlberg Isaac T.
Director
SELL
2026-08-14 SECtraded 2026-08-12
32,188
$150.3K
-11.1%
Context
  • 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 sales), the last on Jun 11, 2025.
  • The trade is 41.1% of the 78,310 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: Director Kohlberg Isaac T. sold about $150.3K of ACTG on Aug 12, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company on our record; 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
20 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$457.6K over 180 days
-$457.6K over 90 days
more than 52% of Services
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
under five funds report holding it
Revenue
+133.2% year over year
more than 94% of Services
Margin
7.6% net margin
more than 69% of Services
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
5.1% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 8.7 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
below 58% of Services
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+18.9%12M
-7%+11%+29%+47%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-08-12 · Kohlberg Isaac T. sold $150.3K2026-09-15 · Kohlberg Isaac T. sold $109.2K2026-09-02 · OCONNELL MAUREEN sold $95.1K2026-09-03 · OCONNELL MAUREEN sold $57.0K2026-08-19 · OCONNELL MAUREEN sold $46.0K2026-09-15 · Kohlberg Isaac T. filed to sell $110.0K2026-09-02 · Maureen E O'Connell filed to sell $148.5K2026-08-19 · Maureen E. O'Connell filed to sell $45.0K2026-08-12 · Kohlberg Isaac T. filed to sell $150.2K2026-08-11 · GEOFFREY RIBAR filed to sell $395.2K
Insider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns ACTG: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
SEC 13F
No reported 13F holders

No fund above the reporting threshold listed this stock last quarter. That is a fact, not missing data.

Congress trades in ACTG

No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

ACTG planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
Kohlberg Isaac T.
Filed 2026-09-15
$110.0K
Maureen E O'Connell
Filed 2026-09-02
$148.5K
Maureen E. O'Connell
Filed 2026-08-19
$45.0K
Kohlberg Isaac T.
Filed 2026-08-12
$150.2K
GEOFFREY RIBAR
Filed 2026-08-11
$395.2K
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $457.6K sold by insiders over 180 days, $848.9K in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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ACTG financials

Revenue growth
+133.2%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
7.6%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$278.4M
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM
-4.4%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM
-$120.5M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Debt to equity
0.17x
LongTermDebt as filed 2026-06-30 (includes the current portion); equity 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt
0.33x
TTM operating cash flow over LongTermDebt as filed 2026-06-30 (includes the current portion)
Return on equity
-2.3%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
-1.6%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
n/a
pre-tax loss, no effective tax rate to apply
Return on capital employed
-2.7%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
Enterprise value
$189.2M
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-08-03 shares, plus LongTermDebt as filed 2026-06-30 (includes the current portion), minus cash 2026-06-30
FCF yield
-29.7%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$285.2M$122.3M$125.1M$59.2M
Gross profit$84.5M$29.7M$72.3M$21.8M
Operating income$6.4M-$32.9M$20.9M-$40.1M
Net income$24.5M-$34.7M$68.9M-$125.1M
EPS (diluted)0.22-0.360.58-3.13
Operating cash flow$75.2M$50.1M-$22.5M-$37.3M
Cash$306.7M$273.9M$340.1M$287.8M
Long-term debt$91.9Mn/an/an/a
Buybacks$0$20.3M$0$51.0M
Dividends paidn/a$0$1.4M$2.8M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-27

ACTG Stock Sonar score 5/7 axes

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ACTG ranks highest on growth (94th percentile) and financial health (60th), and lowest on insider conviction (25th), among Services peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersRisk
Profitability
37
Inputs
  • Return on equity-2.3% · 34 pct, sector of 207
  • Return on assets-1.6% · 43 pct, sector of 269
  • Return on invested capitalpre-tax loss, no effective tax rate to apply
  • Return on capital employed-2.7% · 33 pct, sector of 203
Financial health
60
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.17x · 62 pct, sector of 228
  • Cash flow to debt0.33x · 58 pct, sector of 199
Growth
94
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+133.2% · 94 pct, sector of 341
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
25
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$458K · 50 pct, sector of 174
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 179
Risk and compliance
47
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+5.1% · 36 pct, sector of 383
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+9.4% · 58 pct, sector of 227
2 not measured: Institutional and government, US patents
  • Institutional and government needs 1 of 4 inputs, 0 present: fewer than five funds report holding it; no Congress trades in 365 days; no federal contracts in 180 days; no lobbying filings in the last four quarters
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

5 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

ACTG filings, in plain words

Are Acacia Research insiders buying or selling ACTG?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Acacia Research insiders were net sellers, a net $457.6K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 2 sellers.

Are there planned insider sales of ACTG?

Yes. 5 Form 144 notices of planned insider sales were filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-27, covering $848.9K of stock; the latest, by Kohlberg Isaac T., was filed 2026-09-15.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Acacia Research insiders were net sellers of ACTG, a net $457.6K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 2 sellers. None of the 5 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. Insiders filed 5 Form 144 notices of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-27, covering $848.9K of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-27, dated the day the filing was made public.

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