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United States · SEC Form 4 · Snapshot date: 2026-10-18 · Built: 2026-10-18 · 中文

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US · SEC FORM 4

ACACIA RESEARCH CORP

ACTG · Nasdaq · CIK 0000934549 · Industrials · Business Equipment & Supplies

INSIDER SIGNAL

No active buy signal

0 qualifying P purchase groups
in the current 180-day scoring window

19 Form 4 transaction lines observed in the same window
5 sales · 14 option, withholding, award, gift or other lines

Last qualifying purchase2025-08-11 · Zambito Michael SIKORYAK · $25.2K

WHY NO ACTIVE SIGNAL?

Purchase activityNone
Recent buyingNone
Recent salesModerate
Buy signal statusInactive
Score anatomy

No score is calculated because there is no qualifying purchase in the active window. Unavailable inputs are not treated as zero or as a bearish signal.

ClusterNot calculated
Purchase sizeNot calculated
RoleNot calculated
RecencyNot calculated
ConvictionNot calculated

Why is there no score?

  • No qualifying open-market purchase supplies cluster, size, role, recency or conviction inputs.
  • Sales and other Form 4 activity remain visible as context and do not create a negative score.

Sales and other Form 4 activity are shown separately and do not create a negative buy signal. Absence of buying is not scored as bearish.

Insider activity timeline

Owner lanes show the latest 180 days. Symbol shape identifies the transaction type; sales remain context only.

AprMayJunJulAugSepOct
OCONNELL MAUREENDirector
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Molinelli GavinDirector
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Kohlberg Isaac T.Director
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FELMAN MICHELLEDirector
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Soncini Jason W.General Counsel
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Rasamny RobertChief Administrative Officer
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● Purchase▼ Sale○ Other

Showing the six most active owners; 2 additional owner(s) remain in Form 4 evidence.

Purchase breadth, concentration & cluster buying

These modules activate when qualifying purchases enter the 180-day research window.

SIGNAL HISTORY

No recorded active-signal snapshot

Scores are archived only when the company qualifies for a published US buy-signal snapshot. Last qualifying purchase: 2025-08-11 · Zambito Michael SIKORYAK.

Recent Form 4 activity

0Purchases
5Sales
18Other Form 4 lines
19SEC filings · 365 days
BUYING0 qualifying P line(s) · 180 days
SELLING5 sale line(s) · context only
OTHER14 exercise / withholding / award / gift / other lines
10b5-1 / PLANNEDNot assessed

P is an open-market or private purchase. S is a sale. M, F, A and G usually describe exercises, tax withholding, awards and gifts. These categories remain visually separate.

Market context

Market context provides additional background on recent price performance and risk. It does not affect the Insider Signal.

Price performance

1M
-4.7%
3M
-3.4%
6M
-14.3%
12M
+34.4%

Volatility & liquidity

Volatility
38.7%
Beta
0.51
Avg daily value
USD 976,005

Valuation

Market cap
USD 419.6M
P/E
—

Fundamentals

Profit margin
8.6%
ROE
4.5%
Industry
Business Equipment & Supplies

Market data

Price data up to: 2026-10-05 · Price source: OpenBB/yfinance · From SEC filings: Profit margin, ROE · Fiscal year ended: 2025-12-31 · From Yahoo Finance: Market cap · Status: PASS

Short interest

Short interest is external context reported to FINRA by broker-dealers. It does not affect the Insider Signal.

Shares short
1,768,343
Previous report
2,047,000
Avg daily volume
204,153
Days to cover
8.7

FINRA settlement date: 2026-09-30 · Captured 2026-10-12 · FINRA equity short interest ↗. A share count, published about a week after each of two settlement dates a month; not a percentage of shares outstanding.

Historical equity purchases

Qualifying code P transactions in the local Form 4 history, including purchases outside the current signal window.

Transaction dateReporting ownerTypeSecuritySharesAvg. priceApprox. valueSource
2025-08-11Zambito Michael SIKORYAKPurchase (P)ACTG Common Stock7,700USD 3.27USD 25,179SEC filing ↗
2025-05-21Soncini Jason W.Purchase (P)ACTG Common Stock7,000USD 3.79USD 26,530SEC filing ↗
2025-05-19McNulty Martin D. Jr.Purchase (P)ACTG Common Stock5,300USD 3.77USD 19,981SEC filing ↗
2024-05-17Soncini Jason W.Purchase (P)ACTG Common Stock5,000USD 5.36USD 26,800SEC filing ↗
2024-05-17McNulty Martin D. Jr.Purchase (P)ACTG Common Stock4,428USD 5.42USD 24,000SEC filing ↗
2024-05-16McNulty Martin D. Jr.Purchase (P)ACTG Common Stock14,534USD 5.25USD 76,304SEC filing ↗
2023-05-26Soncini Jason W.Purchase (P)ACTG Common Stock12,500USD 3.96USD 49,500SEC filing ↗
2023-05-24McNulty Martin D. Jr.Purchase (P)ACTG Common Stock40,000USD 3.75USD 150,000SEC filing ↗
2021-12-17Soncini Jason W.Purchase (P)ACTG Common Stock11,000USD 5.05USD 55,550SEC filing ↗
2021-12-17Rosenstein Richard JayPurchase (P)ACTG Common tock25,000USD 5.10USD 127,500SEC filing ↗
2020-12-16Tobia Alfred Victor Jr.Purchase (P)ACTG Common Stock50,000USD 3.75USD 187,500SEC filing ↗
2020-12-16Tobia Alfred Victor Jr.Purchase (P)ACTG Common Stock50,000USD 3.75USD 187,500SEC filing ↗
2020-12-15Tobia Alfred Victor Jr.Purchase (P)ACTG Common Stock50,000USD 3.79USD 189,500SEC filing ↗
2020-12-15Tobia Alfred Victor Jr.Purchase (P)ACTG Common Stock50,000USD 3.79USD 189,500SEC filing ↗
2020-09-08OCONNELL MAUREENPurchase (P)ACTG Common Stock13,470USD 3.77USD 50,782SEC filing ↗

Form 4 evidence

23 transaction lines in the latest 365-day window; 201 in local history.

DateOwnerTypeSecuritySharesAvg. priceApprox. valueSource
2026-09-30Molinelli GavinAward / grant (A)Common Stock, par value $0.0016,961USD 4.31USD 30,002SEC filing ↗
2026-09-15Kohlberg Isaac T.Sale (S)ACTG Common Stock24,000USD 4.55USD 109,200SEC filing ↗
2026-09-03OCONNELL MAUREENSale (S)ACTG Common Stock12,466USD 4.57USD 56,970SEC filing ↗
Show recent Form 4 evidence (23 grouped rows)
DateOwnerTypeSecuritySharesAvg. priceApprox. valueSource
2026-09-30Molinelli GavinAward / grant (A)Common Stock, par value $0.0016,961USD 4.31USD 30,002SEC filing ↗
2026-09-15Kohlberg Isaac T.Sale (S)ACTG Common Stock24,000USD 4.55USD 109,200SEC filing ↗
2026-09-03OCONNELL MAUREENSale (S)ACTG Common Stock12,466USD 4.57USD 56,970SEC filing ↗
2026-09-02OCONNELL MAUREENSale (S)ACTG Common Stock20,534USD 4.63USD 95,072SEC filing ↗
2026-08-28FELMAN MICHELLEGift (G)ACTG Common Stock16,086USD 4.49USD 72,226SEC filing ↗
2026-08-19OCONNELL MAUREENSale (S)ACTG Common Stock10,000USD 4.60USD 46,000SEC filing ↗
2026-08-12Kohlberg Isaac T.Sale (S)ACTG Common Stock32,188USD 4.67USD 150,318SEC filing ↗
2026-06-30Molinelli GavinAward / grant (A)Common Stock, par value $0.0016,438USD 4.66USD 30,001SEC filing ↗
2026-06-23Sundar AjayAward / grant (A)Common Stock, par value $0.0014,175USD 4.79USD 19,998SEC filing ↗
2026-06-23OCONNELL MAUREENAward / grant (A)ACTG Common Stock25,052USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-06-23Molinelli GavinAward / grant (A)Common Stock, par value $0.00125,052USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-06-23Kohlberg Isaac T.Award / grant (A)ACTG Common Stock25,052USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-06-23FELMAN MICHELLEAward / grant (A)ACTG Common Stock25,052USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-06-08Soncini Jason W.Tax withholding (F)ACTG Common Stock48,985USD 4.62USD 226,311SEC filing ↗
2026-06-08Rasamny RobertTax withholding (F)ACTG Common Stock28,390USD 4.62USD 131,162SEC filing ↗
2026-06-08McNulty Martin D. Jr.Tax withholding (F)ACTG Common Stock287,133USD 4.62USD 1,326,554SEC filing ↗
2026-06-05Soncini Jason W.Award / grant (A)ACTG Common Stock93,049USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-06-05Rasamny RobertAward / grant (A)ACTG Common Stock60,285USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-06-05McNulty Martin D. Jr.Award / grant (A)ACTG Common Stock539,160USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-03-23Soncini Jason W.Tax withholding (F)ACTG Common Stock6,147USD 4.85USD 29,813SEC filing ↗
2026-03-10McNulty Martin D. Jr.Tax withholding (F)ACTG Common Stock8,207USD 4.15USD 34,059SEC filing ↗
2025-12-31Sundar AjayAward / grant (A)Common Stock, par value $0.0015,348USD 3.74USD 20,002SEC filing ↗
2025-12-31Molinelli GavinAward / grant (A)Common Stock, par value $0.0018,021USD 3.74USD 29,999SEC filing ↗

Multiple price lines in one filing are grouped and share-weighted. Price and value are blank when a grouped filing line lacks price evidence.

Snapshot & identity

Snapshot date2026-10-18
Ranking versionUS-v1.2
Data qualityPASS ELIGIBLE · —
TickerACTG
CIK0000934549
SectorIndustrials
IndustryBusiness Equipment & Supplies Yahoo Finance
SEC SIC6794 Patent Owners & Lessors
ExchangeNasdaq

Data coverage

Local Form 4 history201 transaction lines from 2020-05-08 to 2026-09-30
16 P purchase lines · 16 S sale lines · 169 other lines
SEC company submissionsOpen SEC filings ↗

Local ledger as of 2026-10-18. Mapping status is an audit field and does not erase SEC filing evidence.