InterDigital (IDCC) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, CDNS or IDCC?

Cadence Design Systems has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, InterDigital has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & 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	$5.09B	19.61	$1.06B	$3.70	99.00
InterDigital	$892.58M	10.10	$358.61M	$14.03	24.89

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CDNS or IDCC?

84.8% of Cadence Design Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of InterDigital shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Cadence Design Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of InterDigital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to CDNS or IDCC?

In the previous week, Cadence Design Systems had 5 more articles in the media than InterDigital. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Cadence Design Systems and 25 mentions for InterDigital. Cadence Design Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat InterDigital's score of 0.80 indicating that Cadence Design Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cadence Design Systems	25 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
InterDigital	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 recommend CDNS or IDCC?

Cadence Design Systems presently has a consensus price target of $364.33, suggesting a potential downside of 0.54%. InterDigital has a consensus price target of $350.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.22%. Given InterDigital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe InterDigital is more favorable than Cadence Design Systems.

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)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

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