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Acacia Research Corp Short % of float

What is the Short % of float of Acacia Research Corp?

The Short % of float of Acacia Research Corp is 1.24%

What is the definition of Short % of float?



Short percentage of float is the amount of shares being shorted compared to the float expressed as a percentage.

= short interest / float shares

Short percentage of float, or short interest ratio, is calculated by taking the total amount of shares shorted and dividing it by the total amount of shares available for trade. It is an indirect metric of investor sentiment. When short percentage of float is high, above 40%, it implies company investors hope shares will decline in value. The percentage is used by both fundamental and technical traders to identify trends. The short percentage of float can also be calculated for entire exchanges to determine the sentiment of the market as a whole. If it is high of around five or greater for an exchange, this can be taken as a bearish signal, and vice versa.

Short % of float of companies in the Industrials sector on NASDAQ compared to Acacia Research Corp

What does Acacia Research Corp do?

acacia research corporation (nasdaq: actg) is the industry leader in patent licensing. by partnering with patent owners, acacia applies its deep legal and technology expertise to patent assets to unlock financial value. an intermediary in the patent market, acacia facilitates efficiency and delivers monetary rewards to the patent owner. with this strategy, acacia has generated over $1,200,000,000 revenue to date, and has returned more than $705,000,000 to our patent partners.

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