InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC) to Post Q1 2025 Earnings of $1.09 Per Share, Zacks Research Forecasts

InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of InterDigital in a research note issued on Thursday, April 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the Wireless communications provider will earn $1.09 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.04. The consensus estimate for InterDigital’s current full-year earnings is $7.13 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for InterDigital’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.40 EPS and Q1 2026 earnings at $1.09 EPS.

IDCC has been the topic of several other reports. StockNews.com lowered shares of InterDigital from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 19th. Bank of America restated an “underperform” rating and issued a $100.00 price objective (down from $140.00) on shares of InterDigital in a report on Monday, April 1st.

InterDigital Stock Performance

Shares of IDCC stock opened at $96.63 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $103.69 and its 200-day moving average price is $99.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a current ratio of 1.33. InterDigital has a one year low of $66.82 and a one year high of $119.86. The firm has a market cap of $2.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.88, a P/E/G ratio of 0.77 and a beta of 1.34.

InterDigital (NASDAQ:IDCC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 15th. The Wireless communications provider reported $1.16 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.16. InterDigital had a net margin of 38.95% and a return on equity of 37.77%. The business had revenue of $105.52 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $104.31 million.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On InterDigital

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of IDCC. Advisor Group Holdings Inc. raised its holdings in shares of InterDigital by 24.5% in the 1st quarter. Advisor Group Holdings Inc. now owns 5,751 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock valued at $358,000 after purchasing an additional 1,133 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in shares of InterDigital by 44.5% in the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 68,729 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock valued at $4,385,000 after purchasing an additional 21,169 shares in the last quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of InterDigital by 55.6% in the 1st quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 16,043 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock valued at $1,024,000 after purchasing an additional 5,731 shares in the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers raised its holdings in shares of InterDigital by 2.7% in the 1st quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 91,875 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock valued at $5,862,000 after purchasing an additional 2,458 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS raised its holdings in shares of InterDigital by 14.1% in the 1st quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 26,447 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock valued at $1,687,000 after purchasing an additional 3,260 shares in the last quarter. 99.83% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other InterDigital news, CTO Rajesh Pankaj sold 650 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.33, for a total transaction of $61,964.50. Following the sale, the chief technology officer now directly owns 64,939 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,190,634.87. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. In other InterDigital news, insider Eeva K. Hakoranta sold 699 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.77, for a total transaction of $66,943.23. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 29,984 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,871,567.68. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CTO Rajesh Pankaj sold 650 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.33, for a total transaction of $61,964.50. Following the sale, the chief technology officer now owns 64,939 shares in the company, valued at $6,190,634.87. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.50% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

InterDigital Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 24th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 10th will be issued a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 9th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.66%. InterDigital’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 21.33%.

InterDigital Company Profile

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.