Zacks Research Forecasts Stronger Earnings for InterDigital

InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC) – Research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of InterDigital in a research note issued on Tuesday, January 21st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the Wireless communications provider will earn $1.35 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.29. The consensus estimate for InterDigital’s current full-year earnings is $13.67 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for InterDigital’s Q1 2026 earnings at $1.39 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.92 EPS.

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

InterDigital Stock Performance

Shares of IDCC stock opened at $172.39 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $4.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.42, a P/E/G ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $189.54 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $157.86. InterDigital has a one year low of $95.33 and a one year high of $207.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a current ratio of 1.62 and a quick ratio of 1.62.

InterDigital Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 22nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 8th were given a $0.45 dividend. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.04%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, January 8th. InterDigital’s payout ratio is presently 19.23%.

Insider Transactions at InterDigital

In related news, CEO Lawrence Liren Chen sold 5,891 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $195.34, for a total value of $1,150,747.94. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 164,543 shares in the company, valued at approximately $32,141,829.62. This represents a 3.46 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CTO Rajesh Pankaj sold 700 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $204.13, for a total transaction of $142,891.00. Following the transaction, the chief technology officer now directly owns 52,997 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,818,277.61. This represents a 1.30 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 12,622 shares of company stock worth $2,433,251. 2.30% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On InterDigital

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in IDCC. Transcendent Capital Group LLC bought a new position in shares of InterDigital in the third quarter worth about $25,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC acquired a new stake in InterDigital in the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Mendota Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of InterDigital by 14,500.0% during the fourth quarter. Mendota Financial Group LLC now owns 292 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock worth $57,000 after buying an additional 290 shares in the last quarter. R Squared Ltd acquired a new position in shares of InterDigital in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $70,000. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of InterDigital by 58.8% in the third quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 629 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock worth $89,000 after purchasing an additional 233 shares during the last quarter. 99.83% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.