Zacks Research Expects Increased Earnings for InterDigital

InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lifted their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of InterDigital in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, January 21st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the Wireless communications provider will post earnings per share of $5.33 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $5.25. The consensus estimate for InterDigital’s current full-year earnings is $13.67 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for InterDigital’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.51 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.41 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.38 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.74 EPS.

Separately, StockNews.com downgraded InterDigital from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th.

InterDigital Trading Up 1.2 %

NASDAQ IDCC opened at $176.87 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $189.31 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $158.62. The company has a market capitalization of $4.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 1.44. InterDigital has a 12 month low of $95.33 and a 12 month high of $207.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a current ratio of 1.62 and a quick ratio of 1.62.

InterDigital Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 22nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 8th were issued a $0.45 dividend. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.02%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, January 8th. InterDigital’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 19.23%.

Insider Activity at InterDigital

In other news, insider Joshua D. Schmidt sold 140 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.19, for a total transaction of $25,506.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 24,138 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,397,702.22. This represents a 0.58 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Lawrence Liren Chen sold 5,891 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $189.12, for a total value of $1,114,105.92. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 158,652 shares in the company, valued at approximately $30,004,266.24. This trade represents a 3.58 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 12,622 shares of company stock valued at $2,433,251 in the last quarter. Insiders own 2.30% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of InterDigital

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Natixis Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of InterDigital in the third quarter worth $1,427,000. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC bought a new position in InterDigital in the 3rd quarter valued at about $380,000. Reinhart Partners LLC. increased its stake in InterDigital by 83.8% during the 4th quarter. Reinhart Partners LLC. now owns 360,238 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock valued at $69,785,000 after buying an additional 164,223 shares during the period. Ritholtz Wealth Management raised its position in shares of InterDigital by 16.1% during the 3rd quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 24,322 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock worth $3,445,000 after buying an additional 3,381 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Olympiad Research LP acquired a new stake in shares of InterDigital in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $475,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.83% of the company’s stock.

InterDigital Company Profile

InterDigital, Inc operates as a global research and development company with focus primarily on wireless, visual, artificial intelligence (AI), and related technologies. The company engages in the design and development of technologies that enable connected in a range of communications and entertainment products and services, which are licensed to companies providing such products and services, including makers of wireless communications, consumer electronics, IoT devices, and cars and other motor vehicles, as well as providers of cloud-based services, such as video streaming.