InterDigital (IDCC) Competitors

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

Is IDCC or CDNS 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
InterDigital	51.92%	53.44%	25.99%
Cadence Design Systems	19.88%	29.65%	15.38%

Do analysts recommend IDCC or CDNS?

InterDigital currently has a consensus price target of $345.00, suggesting a potential downside of 3.70%. Cadence Design Systems has a consensus price target of $368.53, suggesting a potential upside of 13.13%. 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
InterDigital	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Cadence Design Systems	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.72

Does the media prefer IDCC or CDNS?

In the previous week, Cadence Design Systems had 13 more articles in the media than InterDigital. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Cadence Design Systems and 17 mentions for InterDigital. Cadence Design Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat InterDigital's score of 0.97 indicating that Cadence Design Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
InterDigital	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cadence Design Systems	21 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in IDCC or CDNS?

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

Which has more volatility and risk, IDCC or CDNS?

InterDigital has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cadence Design Systems has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, IDCC or CDNS?

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
InterDigital	$868.52M	10.64	$358.61M	$14.03	25.54
Cadence Design Systems	$4.64B	19.12	$1.06B	$3.70	88.04

Summary

InterDigital beats Cadence Design Systems on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.