Both in Patent Owners & Lessors

Acacia Research vs VirnetX Holding

Over the past year ACTG returned +32.9% and VHC returned −58.2%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.10.

ACTG +32.9% VHC −58.2%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
MetricACTGVHC
Price$4.36$9.65
Market cap$425.5M$40.5M
Today+2.11%+3.32%
1 month−0.2%−19.3%
6 months−14.0%−24.8%
Year to date+16.6%−42.2%
1 year+33.7%−61.2%
Revenue growth (YoY)+123.6%−100.0%
Gross margin26.8%—
Net margin0.0%—
P/E (TTM)——
Price / sales1.5×355.2×
Net cash$242.2M$13.9M
Dividend yield——
Volatility (60d)21.6%76.3%
Short % of float4.7%4.3%
Next earnings——

Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).