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IDCC vs. CDNS, CLFD, META, VSAT, and WDAY

Should you buy InterDigital stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares InterDigital with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with InterDigital include Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), Clearfield (CLFD), Meta Platforms (META), Viasat (VSAT), and Workday (WDAY).

How does InterDigital compare to Cadence Design Systems?

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

84.9% of Cadence Design Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of InterDigital shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Cadence Design Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of InterDigital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Cadence Design Systems$5.30B17.54$1.11B$5.0367.08
InterDigital$834.02M10.21$406.64M$8.6738.06

Cadence Design Systems has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, InterDigital has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the broader market.

InterDigital has a net margin of 38.32% compared to Cadence Design Systems' net margin of 23.60%. InterDigital's return on equity of 28.17% beat Cadence Design Systems' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cadence Design Systems23.60% 27.98% 15.35%
InterDigital 38.32%28.17%15.00%

In the previous week, InterDigital had 2 more articles in the media than Cadence Design Systems. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for InterDigital and 26 mentions for Cadence Design Systems. Cadence Design Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat InterDigital's score of 0.91 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
18 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
InterDigital
13 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Cadence Design Systems currently has a consensus target price of $405.69, suggesting a potential upside of 20.24%. InterDigital has a consensus target price of $416.67, suggesting a potential upside of 26.26%. Given InterDigital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe InterDigital is more favorable than Cadence Design Systems.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cadence Design Systems
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.81
InterDigital
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.20

Summary

InterDigital beats Cadence Design Systems on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does InterDigital compare to Clearfield?

InterDigital (NASDAQ:IDCC) and Clearfield (NASDAQ:CLFD) are both technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

In the previous week, InterDigital had 26 more articles in the media than Clearfield. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for InterDigital and 2 mentions for Clearfield. InterDigital's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Clearfield's score of 0.71 indicating that InterDigital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
InterDigital
13 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Clearfield
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

99.8% of InterDigital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.7% of Clearfield shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of InterDigital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.8% of Clearfield shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

InterDigital has a net margin of 38.32% compared to Clearfield's net margin of -5.41%. InterDigital's return on equity of 28.17% beat Clearfield's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
InterDigital38.32% 28.17% 15.00%
Clearfield -5.41%1.03%0.90%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
InterDigital$834.02M10.21$406.64M$8.6738.06
Clearfield$150.13M3.09-$8.05M-$0.62N/A

InterDigital currently has a consensus price target of $416.67, suggesting a potential upside of 26.26%. Clearfield has a consensus price target of $43.75, suggesting a potential upside of 28.12%. Given Clearfield's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Clearfield 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)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.20
Clearfield
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57

InterDigital has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Clearfield has a beta of 2.12, meaning that its share price is 112% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

InterDigital beats Clearfield on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does InterDigital compare to Meta Platforms?

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) and InterDigital (NASDAQ:IDCC) are related companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

InterDigital has a net margin of 38.32% compared to Meta Platforms' net margin of 29.83%. Meta Platforms' return on equity of 33.18% beat InterDigital's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Meta Platforms29.83% 33.18% 20.07%
InterDigital 38.32%28.17%15.00%

Meta Platforms has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, InterDigital has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its share price is 43% more volatile than the broader market.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Meta Platforms$200.97B7.39$60.46B$26.5522.11
InterDigital$834.02M10.21$406.64M$8.6738.06

Meta Platforms pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. InterDigital pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Meta Platforms pays out 7.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. InterDigital pays out 32.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Meta Platforms has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and InterDigital has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. InterDigital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Meta Platforms presently has a consensus price target of $785.32, suggesting a potential upside of 33.76%. InterDigital has a consensus price target of $416.67, suggesting a potential upside of 26.26%. Given Meta Platforms' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Meta Platforms is more favorable than InterDigital.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Meta Platforms
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
35 Buy rating(s)
4 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.91
InterDigital
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.20

79.9% of Meta Platforms shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of InterDigital shares are held by institutional investors. 13.5% of Meta Platforms shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of InterDigital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Meta Platforms had 228 more articles in the media than InterDigital. MarketBeat recorded 256 mentions for Meta Platforms and 28 mentions for InterDigital. InterDigital's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Meta Platforms' score of 0.62 indicating that InterDigital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Meta Platforms
142 Very Positive mention(s)
11 Positive mention(s)
35 Neutral mention(s)
48 Negative mention(s)
3 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
InterDigital
13 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Meta Platforms beats InterDigital on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does InterDigital compare to Viasat?

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

InterDigital has a net margin of 38.32% compared to Viasat's net margin of -0.73%. InterDigital's return on equity of 28.17% beat Viasat's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Viasat-0.73% 1.58% 0.49%
InterDigital 38.32%28.17%15.00%

Viasat presently has a consensus price target of $84.11, indicating a potential upside of 1.86%. InterDigital has a consensus price target of $416.67, indicating a potential upside of 26.26%. Given InterDigital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe InterDigital is more favorable than Viasat.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Viasat
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.73
InterDigital
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.20

86.1% of Viasat shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of InterDigital shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Viasat shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of InterDigital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, InterDigital had 7 more articles in the media than Viasat. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for InterDigital and 21 mentions for Viasat. InterDigital's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Viasat's score of 0.90 indicating that InterDigital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Viasat
9 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
InterDigital
13 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Viasat has a beta of 1.72, indicating that its share price is 72% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, InterDigital has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its share price is 43% more volatile than the broader market.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Viasat$4.64B2.45-$34.09M-$0.29N/A
InterDigital$834.02M10.21$406.64M$8.6738.06

Summary

InterDigital beats Viasat on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does InterDigital compare to Workday?

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

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
InterDigital$834.02M10.21$406.64M$8.6738.06
Workday$9.55B4.40$693M$3.2053.21

InterDigital has a net margin of 38.32% compared to Workday's net margin of 8.60%. InterDigital's return on equity of 28.17% beat Workday's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
InterDigital38.32% 28.17% 15.00%
Workday 8.60%14.75%6.87%

InterDigital currently has a consensus target price of $416.67, indicating a potential upside of 26.26%. Workday has a consensus target price of $179.80, indicating a potential upside of 5.60%. Given InterDigital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe InterDigital is more favorable than Workday.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
InterDigital
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.20
Workday
3 Sell rating(s)
13 Hold rating(s)
19 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

InterDigital has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Workday has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Workday had 2 more articles in the media than InterDigital. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Workday and 28 mentions for InterDigital. Workday's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat InterDigital's score of 0.91 indicating that Workday is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
InterDigital
13 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Workday
21 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

99.8% of InterDigital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of Workday shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of InterDigital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.6% of Workday shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

InterDigital beats Workday on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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IDCC vs. The Competition

MetricInterDigitalSoftware IndustryTechnology SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$8.52B$15.43B$29.73B$12.89B
Dividend Yield0.91%3.43%2.76%10.01%
P/E Ratio38.07131.9481.7525.46
Price / Sales10.211,297.03598.2991.11
Price / Cash15.5144.3547.9049.40
Price / Book7.086.739.236.09
Net Income$406.64M$437.13M$662.76M$348.05M
7 Day Performance26.37%4.22%6.97%4.73%
1 Month Performance17.27%0.79%-1.07%-2.14%
1 Year Performance22.41%7.59%152.25%20.85%

InterDigital Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
IDCC
InterDigital
4.7206 of 5 stars
$330.54
+2.3%
$416.67
+26.1%
+19.5%$8.53B$834.02M38.12420
CDNS
Cadence Design Systems
4.3414 of 5 stars
$336.15
-1.1%
$405.69
+20.7%
-6.6%$93.64B$5.84B66.8313,800
CLFD
Clearfield
2.8838 of 5 stars
$32.11
+6.1%
$43.75
+36.3%
-23.1%$411.22M$150.13MN/A1,130
META
Meta Platforms
4.9086 of 5 stars
$590.24
+6.0%
$789.95
+33.8%
-24.3%$1.41T$200.97B22.2378,865
VSAT
Viasat
1.6694 of 5 stars
$81.29
+5.7%
$84.11
+3.5%
+324.9%$10.60B$4.64BN/A7,000

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