Zacks Research Forecasts Stronger Earnings for InterDigital

InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC) – Research analysts at Zacks Research increased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for InterDigital in a report released on Tuesday, January 21st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the Wireless communications provider will post earnings per share of $5.33 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $5.25. The consensus estimate for InterDigital’s current full-year earnings is $13.67 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for InterDigital’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.51 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.41 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.38 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.74 EPS.

Separately, StockNews.com cut shares of InterDigital from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, November 4th.

InterDigital Stock Up 1.3 %

Shares of NASDAQ:IDCC opened at $174.71 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a current ratio of 1.62. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.43 billion, a PE ratio of 18.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 1.44. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $189.41 and a 200 day moving average of $157.98. InterDigital has a 52-week low of $95.33 and a 52-week high of $207.08.

Institutional Trading of InterDigital

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Caprock Group LLC raised its stake in InterDigital by 14.1% during the fourth quarter. Caprock Group LLC now owns 3,601 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock valued at $698,000 after buying an additional 445 shares during the last quarter. Ridgepath Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of InterDigital in the 4th quarter worth about $244,000. OLD National Bancorp IN bought a new position in InterDigital in the 4th quarter worth about $228,000. R Squared Ltd purchased a new stake in InterDigital during the 4th quarter valued at about $70,000. Finally, KBC Group NV increased its stake in InterDigital by 57.0% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 958 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock valued at $186,000 after purchasing an additional 348 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.83% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at InterDigital

In related news, insider Joshua D. Schmidt sold 140 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.19, for a total transaction of $25,506.60. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 24,138 shares in the company, valued at $4,397,702.22. The trade was a 0.58 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CTO Rajesh Pankaj sold 700 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $204.13, for a total value of $142,891.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer now owns 52,997 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,818,277.61. This trade represents a 1.30 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 12,622 shares of company stock worth $2,433,251. 2.30% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

InterDigital Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 22nd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 8th were given a dividend of $0.45 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, January 8th. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.03%. InterDigital’s payout ratio is currently 19.23%.

About InterDigital

InterDigital, Inc operates as a global research and development company with focus primarily on wireless, visual, artificial intelligence (AI), and related technologies. The company engages in the design and development of technologies that enable connected in a range of communications and entertainment products and services, which are licensed to companies providing such products and services, including makers of wireless communications, consumer electronics, IoT devices, and cars and other motor vehicles, as well as providers of cloud-based services, such as video streaming.