InterDigital (IDCC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

InterDigital, Inc. is a research and development company that designs and develops advanced wireless, video and related technologies. Its work supports cellular communications, including 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G networks, as well as Wi-Fi, video coding, artificial intelligence and other connected-device applications. The company’s technologies are incorporated into mobile phones, network equipment, consumer electronics and other wireless products.

InterDigital primarily commercializes its innovations through a patent-licensing business. It develops a portfolio of patents and negotiates licenses with manufacturers and technology companies whose products use its patented inventions. The company also conducts collaborative research and technology development with industry participants, universities and other organizations.

Founded in 1972, InterDigital has built a global intellectual-property portfolio and serves licensees and technology partners in markets around the world. The company is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, and is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Liren Chen.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $316.87 to $327.85
• 50-Day Range: $319.30 to $351.43
• 52-Week Range: $249.14 to $412.60
• Volume: 162,353 shs
• Average Volume: 194,931 shs
• Market Capitalization: $8.24 billion
• P/E Ratio: 36.83
• Dividend Yield: 0.94%
• Price Target: $450.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

InterDigital Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

InterDigital scored higher than 76% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 215th out of 590 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

InterDigital has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.25, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

InterDigital has a consensus price target of $450.00, representing about 40.9% upside from its current price of $319.30.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

InterDigital has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -3.40%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for InterDigital are expected to decrease by -3.40% in the coming year, from $9.42 to $9.10 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of InterDigital is 36.83, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.68.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of InterDigital is 36.83, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 76.76.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

InterDigital has a P/B Ratio of 7.47. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

11.34% of the float of InterDigital has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

InterDigital has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 13.01, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in InterDigital has recently decreased by 3.21%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

InterDigital has a dividend yield of 0.91%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

InterDigital has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of InterDigital is 34.60%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, InterDigital will have a dividend payout ratio of 32.97% next year. This indicates that InterDigital will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.59

News Sentiment

InterDigital has a news sentiment score of 0.59. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for InterDigital this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

7 people have searched for IDCC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 600% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added InterDigital to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, InterDigital insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,595,118.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

3.50% of the stock of InterDigital is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

99.83% of the stock of InterDigital is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/22 Dividend: 7/08/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/22 Dividend: 7/08/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/22/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Record date for 10/28 Dividend: 10/14/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/28 Dividend: 10/14/2026
• Today: 10/17/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/28/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Software
• Sub-Industry: Application Software
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:IDCC
• CIK: 1405495
• Web: www.interdigital.com
• Phone: (302) 281-3600
• Fax: 302-281-3763
• Employees: 460
• Year Founded: 1972

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for InterDigital: $450.00
• High Price Target: $475.00
• Low Price Target: $425.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +40.9%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.25
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $8.67
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 36.83
• Forward P/E Ratio: 33.90
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $406.64 million
• Net Margins: 38.32%
• Pretax Margin: 44.31%
• Return on Equity: 28.17%
• Return on Assets: 15.00%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.01
• Current Ratio: 1.74
• Quick Ratio: 1.74

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $834.02 million
• Price / Sales: 9.88
• Cash Flow: $19.41 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.45
• Book Value: $42.77 per share
• Price / Book: 7.47

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 25,810,000
• Free Float: 24,903,000
• Market Cap: $8.24 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.43