Zacks Research Raises Earnings Estimates for InterDigital

InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC) – Research analysts at Zacks Research upped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of InterDigital in a report released on Tuesday, January 21st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the Wireless communications provider will post earnings of $5.33 per share for the year, up from their previous 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 lowered shares of InterDigital from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, November 4th.

InterDigital Stock Up 1.2 %

InterDigital stock opened at $176.87 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $189.31 and its 200 day moving average price is $158.62. InterDigital has a 1-year low of $95.33 and a 1-year high of $207.08. The company has a market cap of $4.48 billion, a PE ratio of 18.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 1.44. 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 Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Joshua D. Schmidt sold 140 shares of InterDigital 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 in the company, valued at $4,397,702.22. The trade was a 0.58 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Lawrence Liren Chen sold 5,891 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $189.12, for a total value of $1,114,105.92. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now 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 worth $2,433,251 over the last 90 days. 2.30% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of InterDigital

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN grew its holdings in InterDigital by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN now owns 1,132,818 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock valued at $160,441,000 after buying an additional 39,891 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of InterDigital by 0.7% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 592,754 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock worth $83,968,000 after acquiring an additional 3,975 shares during the last quarter. Reinhart Partners LLC. boosted its position in shares of InterDigital by 83.8% in the fourth quarter. Reinhart Partners LLC. now owns 360,238 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock worth $69,785,000 after acquiring an additional 164,223 shares during the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. grew its holdings in InterDigital by 28.9% in the third quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 214,783 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock valued at $30,420,000 after purchasing an additional 48,137 shares during the period. Finally, Emerald Advisers LLC increased its position in InterDigital by 50.3% during the third quarter. Emerald Advisers LLC now owns 180,987 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock worth $25,633,000 after purchasing an additional 60,575 shares during the last quarter. 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.