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ACACIA RESEARCH CORP

ACTG Net buying
CIK 0000934549 #3197 in the set updated 17 Sep 2026
Bought (120 mo)
$3.53M
out of their own pocket, the only kind of buying there is
Sold (120 mo)
$1.28M
$0.00 on a plan · $248.04K straight out of an exercise
Sold at will
$1.04M
18 of 19 sales
Net
+$2.25M
+$2.50M against sales at will

By person

28 insiders · 153 transactions
Insider
Role
Bought
Sold
Net
Holding
Worth
Change
GRAZIADIO G LOUIS III
Director
$1.53M (42)
—
+$1.53M
1,548,951
$7.05M
+31.2%
Tobia Alfred Victor Jr.
President & CIO
$706.95K (26)
—
+$706.95K
2,978,808
$13.55M
+24.5%
Walsh Frank E. III
Director
$447.18K (6)
—
+$447.18K
395,726
$1.80M
+58.3%
Stewart Robert B Jr
President
$20.07K (1)
$414.60K (2) scheduled
−$394.53K
52,500
$238.88K
−45.1%
Kohlberg Isaac T.
Director
—
$389.53K (4)
−$389.53K
54,310
$247.11K
—
McNulty Martin D. Jr.
Chief Executive Officer
$270.28K (4)
—
+$270.28K
418,430
$1.90M
—
Soncini Jason W.
General Counsel
$158.41K (4)
—
+$158.41K
235,615
$1.07M
+161.8%
OCONNELL MAUREEN
Director
$94.48K (2)
$198.04K (3)
−$103.57K
254,655
$1.16M
—
Rosenstein Richard Jay
Chief Financial Officer
$127.45K (1)
$52.90K (1)
+$74.56K
322,974
$1.47M
+119.9%
Hoover Kirsten
Interim CFO
—
$49.98K (1)
−$49.98K
84,677
$385.28K
+41.1%
Booth Marc W.
Chief IP Officer
$136.19K (4)
$178.07K (8)
−$41.88K
334,907
$1.52M
—
Zambito Michael SIKORYAK
Chief Financial Officer
$25.15K (1)
—
+$25.15K
7,700
$35.04K
—
Treska Edward Joseph
EVP, General Counsel & Sec
$9.94K (1)
—
+$9.94K
90,294
$410.84K
+56.6%
HAYNES CLAYTON J
CFO
$7.98K (1)
—
+$7.98K
138,548
$630.39K
+36.8%
Starboard Principal Co LP entity
10% owner
—
—
—
8,210,058
$37.36M
—
Starboard Value LP entity
10% owner
—
—
—
8,210,058
$37.36M
—
Press Clifford
Chief Executive Officer
—
—
—
268,836
$1.22M
—
Golby Lawrence Wesley
Chief Investment Officer
—
—
—
230,035
$1.05M
+58.6%
Molinelli Gavin
Director
—
—
—
205,966
$937.15K
—
Wolanyk Katharine
Director
—
—
—
192,310
$875.01K
—
Sagal Jonathan
Director
—
—
—
189,227
$860.98K
—
Sundar Ajay
See Footnote 1
—
—
—
107,605
$489.60K
—
RIBAR GEOFFREY G
Director
—
—
—
85,827
$390.51K
—
Simmons Meredith A.
General Counsel
—
—
—
80,000
$364.00K
—
Rasamny Robert
Chief Administrative Officer
—
—
—
73,976
$336.59K
—
Rinaldini Luis E.
Director
—
—
—
49,888
$226.99K
—
BRADLEY C ALLEN JR
Director
—
—
—
38,462
$175.00K
—
FELMAN MICHELLE
Director
—
—
—
25,052
$113.99K
—

No percentages here. These insiders hold more than one class of share between them, and the share count on file covers one of them rather than all. Dividing the two would compare different things.

Individual transactions

153
Insider
Date
Role
Action
Shares
Price
Amount
Kohlberg Isaac T.
15 Sep 2026
Director
Sell
24,000
$4.55
$109.20K
OCONNELL MAUREEN
3 Sep 2026
Director
Sell
12,466
$4.57
$56.97K
OCONNELL MAUREEN
2 Sep 2026
Director
Sell
20,534
$4.63
$95.07K
OCONNELL MAUREEN
19 Aug 2026
Director
Sell
10,000
$4.60
$46.00K
Kohlberg Isaac T.
12 Aug 2026
Director
Sell
32,188
$4.67
$150.32K
Zambito Michael SIKORYAK
11 Aug 2025
Chief Financial Officer
Buy
7,700
$3.27
$25.15K
Kohlberg Isaac T.
11 Jun 2025
Director
Sell
16,000
$3.84
$61.44K
Soncini Jason W.
21 May 2025
General Counsel
Buy
7,000
$3.79
$26.52K
McNulty Martin D. Jr.
19 May 2025
Chief Executive Officer
Buy
5,300
$3.77
$19.98K
Kohlberg Isaac T.
25 Nov 2024
Director
Sell
15,000
$4.57
$68.57K
McNulty Martin D. Jr.
17 May 2024
Chief Executive Officer
Buy
4,428
$5.42
$24.00K
Soncini Jason W.
17 May 2024
General Counsel
Buy
5,000
$5.36
$26.80K
McNulty Martin D. Jr.
16 May 2024
Chief Executive Officer
Buy
14,534
$5.25
$76.30K
Starboard Value LP
13 Jul 2023
10% owner
Exercised, kept indirect
2,404,586
$3.65
$8.78M
Starboard Value LP
13 Jul 2023
10% owner
Exercised, kept indirect
1,732,877
$3.65
$6.33M
Starboard Value LP
13 Jul 2023
10% owner
Exercised, kept indirect
1,827,397
$3.65
$6.67M
Starboard Value LP
13 Jul 2023
10% owner
Exercised, kept indirect
5,356,164
$3.65
$19.55M
Starboard Value LP
13 Jul 2023
10% owner
Exercised, kept indirect
3,150,685
$3.65
$11.50M
Starboard Value LP
13 Jul 2023
10% owner
Exercised, kept indirect
17,035,140
$3.65
$62.18M
Starboard Value LP
13 Jul 2023
10% owner
Exercised, kept indirect
733,923
$3.65
$2.68M
Starboard Value LP
13 Jul 2023
10% owner
Exercised, kept indirect
528,921
$3.65
$1.93M
Starboard Value LP
13 Jul 2023
10% owner
Exercised, kept indirect
557,772
$3.65
$2.04M
Starboard Value LP
13 Jul 2023
10% owner
Exercised, kept indirect
1,634,847
$3.65
$5.97M
Starboard Value LP
13 Jul 2023
10% owner
Exercised, kept indirect
961,675
$3.65
$3.51M
Starboard Value LP
13 Jul 2023
10% owner
Exercised, kept indirect
5,199,608
$3.65
$18.98M
Starboard Principal Co LP
13 Jul 2023
10% owner
Exercised, kept indirect
2,404,586
$3.65
$8.78M
Starboard Principal Co LP
13 Jul 2023
10% owner
Exercised, kept indirect
1,732,877
$3.65
$6.33M
Starboard Principal Co LP
13 Jul 2023
10% owner
Exercised, kept indirect
1,827,397
$3.65
$6.67M
Starboard Principal Co LP
13 Jul 2023
10% owner
Exercised, kept indirect
5,356,164
$3.65
$19.55M
Starboard Principal Co LP
13 Jul 2023
10% owner
Exercised, kept indirect
3,150,685
$3.65
$11.50M
Starboard Principal Co LP
13 Jul 2023
10% owner
Exercised, kept indirect
17,035,140
$3.65
$62.18M
Starboard Principal Co LP
13 Jul 2023
10% owner
Exercised, kept indirect
733,923
$3.65
$2.68M
Starboard Principal Co LP
13 Jul 2023
10% owner
Exercised, kept indirect
528,921
$3.65
$1.93M
Starboard Principal Co LP
13 Jul 2023
10% owner
Exercised, kept indirect
557,772
$3.65
$2.04M
Starboard Principal Co LP
13 Jul 2023
10% owner
Exercised, kept indirect
1,634,847
$3.65
$5.97M
Starboard Principal Co LP
13 Jul 2023
10% owner
Exercised, kept indirect
961,675
$3.65
$3.51M
Starboard Principal Co LP
13 Jul 2023
10% owner
Exercised, kept indirect
5,199,608
$3.65
$18.98M
Soncini Jason W.
26 May 2023
General Counsel
Buy
12,500
$3.96
$49.50K
McNulty Martin D. Jr.
24 May 2023
Interim CEO
Buy
40,000
$3.75
$150.00K
Hoover Kirsten
15 May 2023
Interim CFO
Sell
12,495
$4.00
$49.98K
Sagal Jonathan
1 Mar 2023
Director
Exercised, kept
24,335
$5.25
$127.76K
Starboard Value LP
1 Mar 2023
10% owner
Exercised, kept indirect
1,144,784
$5.25
$6.01M
Starboard Value LP
1 Mar 2023
10% owner
Exercised, kept indirect
825,000
$5.25
$4.33M
Starboard Value LP
1 Mar 2023
10% owner
Exercised, kept indirect
870,000
$5.25
$4.57M
Starboard Value LP
1 Mar 2023
10% owner
Exercised, kept indirect
2,550,000
$5.25
$13.39M
Starboard Value LP
1 Mar 2023
10% owner
Exercised, kept indirect
1,500,000
$5.25
$7.88M
Starboard Value LP
1 Mar 2023
10% owner
Exercised, kept indirect
8,110,216
$5.25
$42.58M
Starboard Principal Co LP
1 Mar 2023
10% owner
Exercised, kept indirect
1,144,784
$5.25
$6.01M
Starboard Principal Co LP
1 Mar 2023
10% owner
Exercised, kept indirect
825,000
$5.25
$4.33M
Starboard Principal Co LP
1 Mar 2023
10% owner
Exercised, kept indirect
870,000
$5.25
$4.57M
Starboard Principal Co LP
1 Mar 2023
10% owner
Exercised, kept indirect
2,550,000
$5.25
$13.39M
Starboard Principal Co LP
1 Mar 2023
10% owner
Exercised, kept indirect
1,500,000
$5.25
$7.88M
Starboard Principal Co LP
1 Mar 2023
10% owner
Exercised, kept indirect
8,110,216
$5.25
$42.58M
Booth Marc W.
20 Dec 2021
Chief IP Officer
Sell
6,283
$4.71
$29.60K
Soncini Jason W.
17 Dec 2021
General Counsel
Buy
11,000
$5.05
$55.59K
Rosenstein Richard Jay
17 Dec 2021
Chief Financial Officer
Buy
25,000
$5.10
$127.45K
Booth Marc W.
8 Nov 2021
Chief IP Officer
Sell
4,401
$5.53
$24.33K
Booth Marc W.
18 Jun 2021
Chief IP Officer
Sell
5,909
$6.10
$36.06K
Rosenstein Richard Jay
7 Jun 2021
Chief Financial Officer
Sell
9,600
$5.51
$52.90K
Booth Marc W.
10 May 2021
Chief IP Officer
Sell
4,573
$5.72
$26.14K
Booth Marc W.
18 Dec 2020
Chief IP Officer
Sell
5,565
$4.09
$22.79K
Tobia Alfred Victor Jr.
16 Dec 2020
President & CIO
Buy
50,000
$3.75
$187.71K
Tobia Alfred Victor Jr.
15 Dec 2020
President & CIO
Buy
50,000
$3.79
$189.46K
Booth Marc W.
9 Nov 2020
Chief IP Officer
Sell
4,726
$3.61
$17.07K
OCONNELL MAUREEN
8 Sep 2020
Director
Buy
13,470
$3.77
$50.85K
OCONNELL MAUREEN
4 Sep 2020
Director
Buy
11,530
$3.78
$43.63K
Booth Marc W.
8 May 2020
Chief IP Officer
Sell
4,489
$2.40
$10.78K
Booth Marc W.
8 Nov 2019
Chief IP Officer
Sell
4,370
$2.59
$11.30K
Booth Marc W.
15 Mar 2019
Chief IP Officer
Buy
10,000
$3.10
$31.01K
Tobia Alfred Victor Jr.
20 Dec 2018
Director
Buy indirect
4,035
$2.93
$11.82K
Tobia Alfred Victor Jr.
20 Dec 2018
Director
Buy indirect
8,816
$2.93
$25.83K
Tobia Alfred Victor Jr.
20 Dec 2018
Director
Buy indirect
3,055
$2.93
$8.95K
Tobia Alfred Victor Jr.
20 Dec 2018
Director
Buy indirect
4,094
$2.93
$12.00K
Tobia Alfred Victor Jr.
19 Dec 2018
Director
Buy indirect
3,026
$2.94
$8.91K
Tobia Alfred Victor Jr.
19 Dec 2018
Director
Buy indirect
6,612
$2.94
$19.46K
Tobia Alfred Victor Jr.
19 Dec 2018
Director
Buy indirect
2,291
$2.94
$6.74K
Tobia Alfred Victor Jr.
19 Dec 2018
Director
Buy indirect
3,071
$2.94
$9.04K
Tobia Alfred Victor Jr.
7 Dec 2018
Director
Buy indirect
2,328
$3.00
$6.99K
Tobia Alfred Victor Jr.
7 Dec 2018
Director
Buy indirect
5,223
$3.00
$15.68K
Tobia Alfred Victor Jr.
7 Dec 2018
Director
Buy indirect
2,103
$3.00
$6.31K
Tobia Alfred Victor Jr.
3 Dec 2018
Director
Buy indirect
2,200
$3.10
$6.82K
Tobia Alfred Victor Jr.
3 Dec 2018
Director
Buy indirect
5,300
$3.10
$16.42K
Tobia Alfred Victor Jr.
3 Dec 2018
Director
Buy indirect
2,500
$3.10
$7.75K
Tobia Alfred Victor Jr.
30 Nov 2018
Director
Buy indirect
2,700
$3.13
$8.45K
Tobia Alfred Victor Jr.
30 Nov 2018
Director
Buy indirect
4,300
$3.13
$13.45K
Tobia Alfred Victor Jr.
30 Nov 2018
Director
Buy indirect
3,000
$3.13
$9.39K
Tobia Alfred Victor Jr.
21 Nov 2018
Director
Buy indirect
847
$3.01
$2.55K
Tobia Alfred Victor Jr.
21 Nov 2018
Director
Buy indirect
3,000
$3.01
$9.02K
Tobia Alfred Victor Jr.
21 Nov 2018
Director
Buy indirect
1,499
$3.01
$4.51K
Tobia Alfred Victor Jr.
20 Nov 2018
Director
Buy indirect
3,800
$2.97
$11.29K
Tobia Alfred Victor Jr.
20 Nov 2018
Director
Buy indirect
8,500
$2.97
$25.25K
Tobia Alfred Victor Jr.
20 Nov 2018
Director
Buy indirect
7,700
$2.97
$22.88K
Tobia Alfred Victor Jr.
19 Nov 2018
Director
Buy indirect
20,000
$3.01
$60.28K
Booth Marc W.
29 Oct 2018
Chief IP Officer
Buy
10,000
$3.13
$31.32K
Stewart Robert B Jr
7 Sep 2018
President
Sell
46,143
$3.61
$166.57K
Booth Marc W.
6 Sep 2018
Chief IP Officer
Buy
10,000
$3.48
$34.85K
Stewart Robert B Jr
5 Sep 2018
President
Sold after exercise
66,115
$3.75
$248.04K
Booth Marc W.
17 Aug 2018
Chief IP Officer
Buy
10,000
$3.90
$39.02K
GRAZIADIO G LOUIS III
14 Mar 2018
Director
Buy indirect
10,600
$3.63
$38.49K
GRAZIADIO G LOUIS III
14 Mar 2018
Director
Buy
7,000
$3.63
$25.42K
GRAZIADIO G LOUIS III
12 Mar 2018
Director
Buy indirect
6,500
$3.70
$24.05K
GRAZIADIO G LOUIS III
12 Mar 2018
Director
Buy
4,000
$3.70
$14.80K
GRAZIADIO G LOUIS III
6 Mar 2018
Director
Buy
2,000
$3.65
$7.30K
GRAZIADIO G LOUIS III
21 Feb 2018
Director
Buy
3,900
$3.50
$13.64K
GRAZIADIO G LOUIS III
20 Feb 2018
Director
Buy indirect
3,000
$3.45
$10.35K
GRAZIADIO G LOUIS III
15 Feb 2018
Director
Buy indirect
5,000
$3.61
$18.03K
GRAZIADIO G LOUIS III
15 Feb 2018
Director
Buy indirect
5,000
$3.61
$18.03K
GRAZIADIO G LOUIS III
15 Feb 2018
Director
Buy indirect
10,000
$3.61
$36.06K
GRAZIADIO G LOUIS III
15 Feb 2018
Director
Buy
10,000
$3.61
$36.06K
Walsh Frank E. III
15 Nov 2017
Director
Exercised, kept
11,765
$4.01
$47.18K
GRAZIADIO G LOUIS III
15 Sep 2017
Director
Buy indirect
10,700
$4.01
$42.87K
GRAZIADIO G LOUIS III
15 Sep 2017
Director
Buy indirect
5,000
$4.01
$20.03K
GRAZIADIO G LOUIS III
15 Sep 2017
Director
Buy
17,200
$4.01
$68.91K
HAYNES CLAYTON J
15 Sep 2017
Chief Financial Officer
Buy
2,000
$3.99
$7.98K
Stewart Robert B Jr
15 Sep 2017
President
Buy
5,000
$4.01
$20.07K
Treska Edward Joseph
15 Sep 2017
Exec VP, Gen Counsel & Sec
Buy
2,500
$3.98
$9.94K
Walsh Frank E. III
15 Sep 2017
Director
Buy
25,000
$3.98
$99.38K
GRAZIADIO G LOUIS III
13 Sep 2017
Director
Buy
22,600
$3.95
$89.36K
GRAZIADIO G LOUIS III
13 Sep 2017
Director
Buy
15,000
$4.00
$60.00K
GRAZIADIO G LOUIS III
1 Sep 2017
Director
Buy indirect
8,200
$3.40
$27.88K
Walsh Frank E. III
31 Aug 2017
Director
Buy
25,000
$3.32
$83.00K
GRAZIADIO G LOUIS III
29 Aug 2017
Director
Buy indirect
1,000
$3.35
$3.35K
GRAZIADIO G LOUIS III
29 Aug 2017
Director
Buy indirect
1,000
$3.35
$3.35K
GRAZIADIO G LOUIS III
29 Aug 2017
Director
Buy indirect
2,500
$3.35
$8.38K
GRAZIADIO G LOUIS III
29 Aug 2017
Director
Buy
14,500
$3.35
$48.59K
GRAZIADIO G LOUIS III
29 Aug 2017
Director
Buy indirect
1,000
$3.35
$3.35K
GRAZIADIO G LOUIS III
29 Aug 2017
Director
Buy indirect
1,000
$3.35
$3.35K
GRAZIADIO G LOUIS III
29 Aug 2017
Director
Buy indirect
2,500
$3.35
$8.38K
GRAZIADIO G LOUIS III
29 Aug 2017
Director
Buy
14,500
$3.35
$48.59K
GRAZIADIO G LOUIS III
28 Aug 2017
Director
Buy
2,556
$3.20
$8.18K
GRAZIADIO G LOUIS III
25 Aug 2017
Director
Buy
2,500
$3.30
$8.24K
GRAZIADIO G LOUIS III
24 Aug 2017
Director
Buy
800
$3.30
$2.64K
GRAZIADIO G LOUIS III
23 Aug 2017
Director
Buy indirect
5,000
$3.12
$15.61K
GRAZIADIO G LOUIS III
23 Aug 2017
Director
Buy
16,294
$3.12
$50.88K
GRAZIADIO G LOUIS III
22 Aug 2017
Director
Buy
10,000
$3.08
$30.81K
GRAZIADIO G LOUIS III
11 May 2017
Executive Chairman
Buy indirect
2,500
$4.99
$12.46K
GRAZIADIO G LOUIS III
11 May 2017
Executive Chairman
Buy indirect
5,000
$4.99
$24.93K
GRAZIADIO G LOUIS III
11 May 2017
Executive Chairman
Buy indirect
5,000
$4.99
$24.93K
GRAZIADIO G LOUIS III
11 May 2017
Executive Chairman
Buy indirect
10,000
$4.99
$49.86K
GRAZIADIO G LOUIS III
11 May 2017
Executive Chairman
Buy indirect
50,011
$4.99
$249.35K
GRAZIADIO G LOUIS III
11 May 2017
Executive Chairman
Buy
24,934
$4.99
$124.32K
GRAZIADIO G LOUIS III
9 May 2017
Director
Buy indirect
2,500
$4.92
$12.31K
GRAZIADIO G LOUIS III
9 May 2017
Director
Buy indirect
15,200
$4.92
$74.85K
GRAZIADIO G LOUIS III
9 May 2017
Director
Buy
22,300
$4.92
$109.81K
GRAZIADIO G LOUIS III
8 May 2017
Director
Buy indirect
5,219
$5.07
$26.47K
GRAZIADIO G LOUIS III
8 May 2017
Director
Buy
5,200
$5.07
$26.37K
Walsh Frank E. III
10 Apr 2017
Director
Exercised, kept
11,764
$4.01
$47.17K
Walsh Frank E. III
14 Mar 2017
Director
Buy
7,335
$5.05
$37.04K
Walsh Frank E. III
13 Mar 2017
Director
Buy
28,703
$5.10
$146.39K
Walsh Frank E. III
13 Mar 2017
Director
Buy
10,382
$5.08
$52.69K
Walsh Frank E. III
13 Mar 2017
Director
Buy
5,680
$5.05
$28.68K
Walsh Frank E. III
10 Mar 2017
Director
Exercised, kept
8,333
$5.75
$47.91K
Walsh Frank E. III
21 Nov 2016
Director
Exercised, kept
11,764
$4.01
$47.17K

What was left out

Form 4 filings counted 228
Amendments (4/A) skipped 10
Filings about a different issuer 8
Unreadable filings 0
Joint filings 6
Sales on a Rule 10b5-1 plan 0
Sales straight out of an exercise 1
Sales at will 18
Transactions with no price 0
Shares from compensation/vesting 132,131,731
Sales filed before the plan box existed 10
History held since 1 Sep 2016