InterDigital (IDCC) Competitors

InterDigital (NASDAQ:IDCC) and F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends and valuation.

Does the media favor IDCC or FFIV?

In the previous week, F5 had 16 more articles in the media than InterDigital. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for F5 and 7 mentions for InterDigital. InterDigital's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat F5's score of 1.07 indicating that InterDigital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
InterDigital	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
F5	16 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend IDCC or FFIV?

InterDigital presently has a consensus target price of $160.00, suggesting a potential downside of 25.86%. F5 has a consensus target price of $282.56, suggesting a potential downside of 1.51%. Given F5's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe F5 is more favorable than InterDigital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
InterDigital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
F5	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is IDCC or FFIV more profitable?

InterDigital has a net margin of 41.29% compared to F5's net margin of 20.58%. InterDigital's return on equity of 51.55% beat F5's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
InterDigital	41.29%	51.55%	21.35%
F5	20.58%	20.98%	11.57%

Which has more risk & volatility, IDCC or FFIV?

InterDigital has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, F5 has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, IDCC or FFIV?

F5 has higher revenue and earnings than InterDigital. InterDigital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than F5, 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
InterDigital	$815.48M	6.86	$358.61M	$12.61	17.11
F5	$2.94B	5.60	$566.78M	$10.54	27.22

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer IDCC or FFIV?

F5 received 834 more outperform votes than InterDigital when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.43% of users gave F5 an outperform vote while only 62.37% of users gave InterDigital an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
InterDigital	Outperform Votes 464 62.37%	Underperform Votes 280 37.63%
F5	Outperform Votes 1298 66.43%	Underperform Votes 656 33.57%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of IDCC or FFIV?

99.8% of InterDigital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.7% of F5 shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of InterDigital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of F5 shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

InterDigital beats F5 on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.