InterDigital (IDCC) Competitors

Cadence Design Systems (NASDAQ:CDNS) and InterDigital (NASDAQ:IDCC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CDNS or IDCC?

84.9% of Cadence Design Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of InterDigital shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Cadence Design Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of InterDigital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is CDNS or IDCC more profitable?

InterDigital has a net margin of 51.92% compared to Cadence Design Systems' net margin of 19.88%. InterDigital's return on equity of 53.44% beat Cadence Design Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cadence Design Systems	19.88%	29.65%	15.38%
InterDigital	51.92%	53.44%	25.99%

Do analysts rate CDNS or IDCC?

Cadence Design Systems presently has a consensus target price of $364.33, indicating a potential upside of 3.03%. InterDigital has a consensus target price of $160.00, indicating a potential downside of 41.52%. Given Cadence Design Systems' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cadence Design Systems is more favorable than InterDigital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cadence Design Systems	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
InterDigital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CDNS or IDCC?

Cadence Design Systems has higher revenue and earnings than InterDigital. InterDigital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cadence Design Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cadence Design Systems	$4.64B	20.76	$1.06B	$3.70	95.57
InterDigital	$868.52M	8.13	$358.61M	$14.03	19.50

Which has more risk & volatility, CDNS or IDCC?

Cadence Design Systems has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, InterDigital has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to CDNS or IDCC?

In the previous week, Cadence Design Systems had 21 more articles in the media than InterDigital. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Cadence Design Systems and 12 mentions for InterDigital. InterDigital's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Cadence Design Systems' score of 1.38 indicating that InterDigital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cadence Design Systems	27 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
InterDigital	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

InterDigital beats Cadence Design Systems on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.