Both in Patent Owners & Lessors

VirnetX Holding vs Acacia Research

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

VHC −58.2% ACTG +32.9%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
MetricVHCACTG
Price$9.65$4.36
Market cap$40.5M$425.5M
Today+3.32%+2.11%
1 month−19.3%−0.2%
6 months−24.8%−14.0%
Year to date−42.2%+16.6%
1 year−61.2%+33.7%
Revenue growth (YoY)−100.0%+123.6%
Gross margin—26.8%
Net margin—0.0%
P/E (TTM)——
Price / sales355.2×1.5×
Net cash$13.9M$242.2M
Dividend yield——
Volatility (60d)76.3%21.6%
Short % of float4.3%4.7%
Next earnings——

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