Brokers Offer Predictions for InterDigital FY2026 Earnings

InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC) – Research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for InterDigital in a research report issued on Friday, January 16th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the Wireless communications provider will post earnings of $7.34 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $7.39. Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for InterDigital’s current full-year earnings is $9.21 per share.

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

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Jefferies Financial Group set a $475.00 price objective on shares of InterDigital and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Roth Capital restated a “buy” rating on shares of InterDigital in a research report on Tuesday. Weiss Ratings cut InterDigital from a “buy (a-)” rating to a “buy (b+)” rating in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, UBS Group set a $425.00 price target on InterDigital in a research note on Monday, December 1st. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $416.67.

InterDigital Price Performance

IDCC stock opened at $325.88 on Monday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $334.71 and a 200-day moving average price of $314.87. The company has a market capitalization of $8.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.99 and a beta of 1.57. InterDigital has a 52-week low of $169.87 and a 52-week high of $412.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a quick ratio of 1.89 and a current ratio of 1.89.

Institutional Trading of InterDigital

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. 1900 Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of InterDigital in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $14,339,000. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its stake in InterDigital by 3.6% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,437 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock valued at $458,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Waldron Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in InterDigital during the 4th quarter worth $393,000. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC boosted its holdings in InterDigital by 13.9% during the 4th quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 3,710 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock worth $1,181,000 after acquiring an additional 452 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norden Group LLC grew its stake in shares of InterDigital by 17.4% in the 4th quarter. Norden Group LLC now owns 1,159 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock worth $369,000 after acquiring an additional 172 shares in the last quarter. 99.83% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Lawrence Liren Chen sold 2,975 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $310.82, for a total transaction of $924,689.50. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 167,960 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $52,205,327.20. The trade was a 1.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CTO Rajesh Pankaj sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $326.75, for a total transaction of $326,750.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer owned 62,157 shares in the company, valued at $20,309,799.75. This represents a 1.58% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 28,840 shares of company stock worth $9,609,596 in the last quarter. Insiders own 2.30% of the company’s stock.

InterDigital Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 28th. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 14th will be issued a $0.70 dividend. This represents a $2.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, January 14th. InterDigital’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 18.89%.

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.