Acacia Research (ACTG) News Today

Acacia Research Co. (NASDAQ:ACTG - Get Free Report) saw a significant decrease in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totalling 546,300 shares, a decrease of 18.7% from the July 15th total of 671,800 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 267,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.0 days.

StockNews.com downgraded Acacia Research from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday.

Acacia Research (NASDAQ:ACTG) will be releasing earnings after the market closes on Thursday, August 8, Zacks reports. (Register for Conference Call at http://mmm.wallstreethorizon.com/u.asp?u=487356)

StockNews.com upgraded shares of Acacia Research from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday.

StockNews.com downgraded Acacia Research from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday.

Acacia Research (NASDAQ:ACTG) Share Price Passes Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average of $4.67

Acacia Research Co. (NASDAQ:ACTG - Get Free Report) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totalling 692,600 shares, a growth of 14.6% from the May 31st total of 604,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 223,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.1 days.

StockNews.com upgraded Acacia Research from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday.

Acacia Research (NASDAQ:ACTG) Reaches New 12-Month High at $5.74

Krilogy Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Acacia Research Co. (NASDAQ:ACTG - Free Report) by 74.1% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 470,000 shares of the business services provider's stock

Acacia Research (NASDAQ:ACTG) Trading Up 3.3% After Insider Buying Activity

Acacia Research Co. (NASDAQ:ACTG - Get Free Report) General Counsel Jason W. Soncini purchased 5,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 17th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $5.36 per share, for a total transaction of $26,800.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the general counsel now owns 226,661 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,214,902.96. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link.

Acacia Research (NASDAQ:ACTG) Reaches New 12-Month High on Insider Buying Activity

Acacia Research (NASDAQ:ACTG) Shares Gap Down to $5.18

Acacia Research (NASDAQ:ACTG - Get Free Report) posted its earnings results on Thursday. The business services provider reported $0.06 earnings per share for the quarter. Acacia Research had a net margin of 48.92% and a return on equity of 11.47%. The firm had revenue of $24.32 million for the quarter.

Acacia Research (NASDAQ:ACTG) Shares Gap Down to $5.16

Acacia Research (NASDAQ:ACTG) Stock Price Down 3.9%

Acacia Research (NASDAQ:ACTG) Reaches New 1-Year High at $5.47

Acacia Research (NASDAQ:ACTG) Hits New 12-Month High at $5.34

Acacia Research (NASDAQ:ACTG) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume

Acacia Research (NASDAQ:ACTG) Hits New 52-Week High at $5.05

StockNews.com raised shares of Acacia Research from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday.

Craig Hallum boosted their price target on Acacia Research from $6.00 to $7.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday.