Cadent Capital Advisors LLC Buys Shares of 4,186 InterDigital, Inc. $IDCC

Cadent Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC) in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 4,186 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,445,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Norden Group LLC purchased a new position in InterDigital during the third quarter valued at approximately $341,000. Vontobel Holding Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of InterDigital by 144.3% in the 3rd quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 12,043 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock valued at $4,158,000 after acquiring an additional 7,113 shares during the period. USA Financial Formulas purchased a new position in shares of InterDigital in the 3rd quarter valued at $128,000. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC bought a new position in shares of InterDigital in the 3rd quarter worth $67,282,000. Finally, Congress Asset Management Co. lifted its stake in shares of InterDigital by 2.7% during the 3rd quarter. Congress Asset Management Co. now owns 353,017 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock worth $121,872,000 after purchasing an additional 9,265 shares during the last quarter. 99.83% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other InterDigital news, Director John A. Kritzmacher sold 1,250 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $331.00, for a total transaction of $413,750.00. Following the sale, the director owned 15,815 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,234,765. The trade was a 7.32% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CTO Rajesh Pankaj sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $375.31, for a total value of $375,310.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief technology officer directly owned 64,157 shares in the company, valued at $24,078,763.67. This represents a 1.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 7,466 shares of company stock valued at $2,642,279 over the last ninety days. 2.80% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

More InterDigital News

Here are the key news stories impacting InterDigital this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research nudged up its FY‑2025 and Q4‑2025 EPS estimates (FY‑2025 to $13.59 from $13.53; Q4‑2025 to $1.21 from $1.15), a small positive for near‑term guidance and the 2025 earnings picture. Zacks / MarketBeat coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short‑interest data shows no meaningful short position (data reads as 0 shares / 0.0 days), indicating short interest is not currently a pull‑on‑price factor. Short interest report
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks maintained a “Hold” rating while publishing several estimate adjustments — the unchanged rating tempers any immediate buy/sell pressure compared with an outright upgrade/downgrade. Zacks / MarketBeat coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks cut multiple forward EPS forecasts across FY‑2026 and FY‑2027 (examples: FY‑2026 to $7.39 from $7.58; FY‑2027 to $7.94 from $8.20) and trimmed several quarterly estimates — these downward revisions signal weaker expected licensing/royalty trends and often pressure valuation multiples. Zacks estimates update
• Negative Sentiment: Director John A. Kritzmacher disclosed the sale of 1,250 shares at an average $331 on Dec. 23 (SEC Form 4 filed). Insider selling can be interpreted negatively by some investors, particularly given the timing near analyst estimate cuts. SEC Form 4

InterDigital Price Performance

Shares of IDCC stock opened at $328.25 on Thursday. InterDigital, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $169.58 and a fifty-two week high of $412.60. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.15 and a beta of 1.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a quick ratio of 1.89 and a current ratio of 1.89. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $356.83 and its 200-day simple moving average is $301.94.

InterDigital (NASDAQ:IDCC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The Wireless communications provider reported $1.93 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.79 by $0.14. The firm had revenue of $164.68 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $153.43 million. InterDigital had a net margin of 53.50% and a return on equity of 51.89%. InterDigital’s revenue was up 28.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.14 EPS. InterDigital has set its FY 2025 guidance at 14.570-14.830 EPS and its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.380-1.630 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that InterDigital, Inc. will post 9.21 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

InterDigital Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 28th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.70 per share. This represents a $2.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, January 14th. InterDigital’s payout ratio is presently 18.89%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on IDCC shares. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (a-)” rating on shares of InterDigital in a research report on Monday. Zacks Research cut shares of InterDigital from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 21st. Jefferies Financial Group set a $475.00 price target on shares of InterDigital and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 30th. UBS Group set a $425.00 price objective on shares of InterDigital in a research note on Monday, December 1st. Finally, Roth Capital increased their target price on shares of InterDigital from $270.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, September 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $416.67.

InterDigital Company Profile

InterDigital, Inc is a mobile and video technology research and development company that designs and licenses wireless communications and video compression innovations. Its patent portfolio encompasses key standards across 3G, 4G LTE and 5G wireless networks, as well as video and multimedia technologies. By focusing on fundamental technology creation rather than device manufacturing, InterDigital delivers core intellectual property to smartphone manufacturers, chipset vendors and telecommunications operators worldwide.

The company’s principal services include patent licensing, technology evaluation and consulting.