InterDigital (IDCC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

InterDigital, Inc. is a mobile and video technology research and development company that designs and licenses wireless communications and video compression innovations. Its patent portfolio encompasses key standards across 3G, 4G LTE and 5G wireless networks, as well as video and multimedia technologies. By focusing on fundamental technology creation rather than device manufacturing, InterDigital delivers core intellectual property to smartphone manufacturers, chipset vendors and telecommunications operators worldwide.

The company’s principal services include patent licensing, technology evaluation and consulting. InterDigital works closely with device makers and network infrastructure providers to integrate its patented technologies into commercial products and services. Additionally, the company contributes to international standards bodies such as the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) and offers test and measurement solutions that support network performance verification and interoperability testing.

Founded in 1972 and headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, InterDigital maintains research and development centers across North America, Europe and Asia. Its global footprint enables collaboration with industry partners and provides access to a diverse talent pool in wireless system design, signal processing and video coding. Under the leadership of President and Chief Executive Officer William J. Merritt, InterDigital continues to advance its R&D efforts and expand its licensing business model, serving an ecosystem of technology customers in more than 100 countries.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $341.30 to $347.11
• 50-Day Range: $253.91 to $351.43
• 52-Week Range: $249.14 to $412.60
• Volume: 167,269 shs
• Average Volume: 256,275 shs
• Market Capitalization: $8.87 billion
• P/E Ratio: 39.64
• Dividend Yield: 0.81%
• Price Target: $416.67
• Consensus Rating: Buy

InterDigital Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

InterDigital scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 83rd out of 607 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: 3.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

InterDigital has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

InterDigital has a consensus price target of $416.67, representing about 21.2% upside from its current price of $343.65.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 15.65%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for InterDigital are expected to grow by 15.65% in the coming year, from $7.41 to $8.57 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of InterDigital is 39.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.84.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of InterDigital is 39.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 75.51.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

InterDigital has a P/B Ratio of 7.38. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

10.74% 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 9.59.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in InterDigital has recently decreased by 2.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

InterDigital has a dividend yield of 0.81%, 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 32.30%. 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 32.67% next year. This indicates that InterDigital will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.13

News Sentiment

InterDigital has a news sentiment score of 1.13. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.74 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for InterDigital this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

14 people have searched for IDCC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 250% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added InterDigital to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% 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 $2,240,797.00 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
• Today: 8/15/2026
• 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: 420
• Year Founded: 1972

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for InterDigital: $416.67
• High Price Target: $475.00
• Low Price Target: $350.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +21.2%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $8.67
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 39.64
• Forward P/E Ratio: 46.38
• 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: 10.63
• Cash Flow: $19.92 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.25
• Book Value: $46.58 per share
• Price / Book: 7.38

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 25,810,000
• Free Float: 24,903,000
• Market Cap: $8.87 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.43