Acacia Research (Acacia Research) GF Value Rank : 6 (As of May. 01, 2024)

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What is Acacia Research GF Value Rank?

Acacia Research has the GF Value Rank of 6.

The GF Value Rank is determined by the price-to-GF-Value (P/GF Value) ratio, a proprietary metric calculated based on historical multiples along with an adjustment factor based on a company's past returns and growth and future estimates of the business' performance.

GuruFocus found that for valuation, we cannot simply give stocks a better GF Value rank simply because they have a lower P/GF Value ratio. Backtesting shows that over the long term, the two worst-performing groups are the most expensive group (with the highest P/GF Value ratio) and the least expensive group (with the lowest P/GF Value ratio).

We can understand why the most expensive group underperforms. We were initially puzzled by the underperformance of the least expensive group, but we realized there is a reason why some stocks are super cheap. If they look too undervalued, it is often because the businesses behind them are poor quality. The market realized this and gave them low valuations. In a way, the market is efficient.

After multiple backtesting analyses, we granted the stocks in third-cheapest percentile the highest GF Value rank, as they have performed the best over a full market cycle. Stock performance is actually not as sensitive to valuation as it is to growth and profitability. On average, the companies in the 20%-50% valuation groups have similar performances. Therefore, we should avoid the most expensive and the least expensive stocks. We can be more tolerant of valuation.

Please click GF Score to see more details on the GF Score's 5 Key Aspects of Analysis.

Competitive Comparison of Acacia Research's GF Value Rank

For the Business Equipment & Supplies subindustry, Acacia Research's GF Value Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and GF Value Rank data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Acacia Research's GF Value Rank Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Acacia Research's GF Value Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Acacia Research's GF Value Rank falls into.

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Acacia Research (Acacia Research) Business Description

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Address

767 Third Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10017

Website

https://www.acaciaresearch.com

Acacia Research Corp is engaged in the acquisition, development, and patents technologies through its subsidiaries. It assists patent owners with the prosecution and development of their patent portfolios; protection of their patented inventions from unauthorized use; generation of licensing revenue from users of their patented technologies; and enforcement against unauthorized users of their patented technologies. It has two segments Intellectual Property Operations and Industrial Operations.

Executives

Jason W. Soncini	officer: General Counsel	767 THIRD AVENUE, SUITE 602, NEW YORK NY 10017
Mcnulty Martin D. Jr.	officer: COO & Head of M&A	C/O STARBOARD VALUE ACQUISITION CORP., 777 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Geoffrey G Ribar	director
Kirsten Hoover	officer: Controller	4 PARK PLAZA, SUITE 550, IRVINE CA 92614
Robert Rasamny	officer: Chief Administrative Officer	767 THIRD AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Starboard Value & Opportunity Master Fund Ltd	other: See Footnote 2	777 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Peter A Feld	10 percent owner, other: See Footnote 2	201 E LAS OLAS BOULEVARD, SUITE 1000, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33301
Starboard Value Lp	10 percent owner, other: See Footnote 2	777 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Starboard Value Gp Llc	10 percent owner, other: See Footnote 2	777 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Starboard Principal Co Lp	10 percent owner, other: See Footnote 2	777 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Starboard Principal Co Gp Llc	10 percent owner, other: See Footnote 2	777 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Starboard Value & Opportunity S Llc	other: See Footnote 2	777 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Starboard Value & Opportunity C Lp	other: See Footnote 2	777 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Starboard Value R Lp	other: See Footnote 2	777 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Starboard Value R Gp Llc	other: See Footnote 2	777 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017