Zacks Research Predicts Reduced Earnings for InterDigital

InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC) – Research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for InterDigital in a research report issued on Wednesday, March 5th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the Wireless communications provider will post earnings of $1.42 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.43. The consensus estimate for InterDigital’s current full-year earnings is $9.21 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for InterDigital’s Q4 2025 earnings at $4.20 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.51 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $10.53 EPS.

InterDigital Trading Up 2.7 %

Shares of IDCC stock opened at $215.28 on Friday. InterDigital has a 12-month low of $95.33 and a 12-month high of $231.96. The company has a current ratio of 1.70, a quick ratio of 1.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $195.19 and its 200-day moving average price is $173.36. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.44.

InterDigital Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 23rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 9th will be issued a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.11%. This is a boost from InterDigital’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 9th. InterDigital’s payout ratio is 19.93%.

Insider Transactions at InterDigital

In related news, CEO Lawrence Liren Chen sold 5,891 shares of InterDigital stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $195.34, for a total value of $1,150,747.94. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 164,543 shares in the company, valued at approximately $32,141,829.62. This trade represents a 3.46 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Eeva K. Hakoranta sold 350 shares of InterDigital stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $214.51, for a total value of $75,078.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 30,537 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,550,491.87. This represents a 1.13 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 23,134 shares of company stock valued at $4,678,770. 2.30% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Transcendent Capital Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of InterDigital during the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of InterDigital by 504.5% during the fourth quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 133 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 111 shares during the period. Elequin Capital LP purchased a new position in shares of InterDigital during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Prudent Man Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of InterDigital during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Finally, Mendota Financial Group LLC boosted its position in shares of InterDigital by 14,500.0% during the fourth quarter. Mendota Financial Group LLC now owns 292 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock valued at $57,000 after buying an additional 290 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.