InterDigital (NASDAQ:IDCC) Director John Jr. Markley Sells 700 Shares

InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC) Director John Jr. Markley sold 700 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $374.95, for a total transaction of $262,465.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 11,223 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,208,063.85. The trade was a 5.87% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link.

InterDigital Trading Down 1.9%

Shares of IDCC stock opened at $356.83 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $9.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.91 and a beta of 1.58. InterDigital, Inc. has a 12-month low of $180.60 and a 12-month high of $412.60. The company has a quick ratio of 1.84, a current ratio of 1.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $332.73 and a 200 day moving average price of $327.02.

InterDigital (NASDAQ:IDCC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The Wireless communications provider reported $2.12 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.65 by $0.47. InterDigital had a return on equity of 41.09% and a net margin of 48.76%.The company had revenue of $158.23 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $155.57 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $5.15 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was down 37.4% on a year-over-year basis. InterDigital has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.390-2.680 EPS. Research 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 was paid on Wednesday, January 28th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 14th were given a $0.70 dividend. This represents a $2.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, January 14th. InterDigital’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 23.47%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

IDCC has been the subject of a number of research reports. Zacks Research lowered shares of InterDigital from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 21st. Weiss Ratings lowered InterDigital from a “buy (a-)” rating to a “buy (b+)” rating in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $475.00 target price on InterDigital and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. UBS Group set a $425.00 price target on InterDigital in a report on Monday, December 1st. Finally, Roth Mkm reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of InterDigital in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $416.67.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC bought a new stake in shares of InterDigital in the 3rd quarter valued at about $67,282,000. Bank of Montreal Can increased its stake in InterDigital by 0.8% in the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 109,222 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock valued at $24,491,000 after purchasing an additional 911 shares in the last quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. raised its holdings in InterDigital by 7.4% in the second quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 26,993 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock worth $6,053,000 after purchasing an additional 1,863 shares during the period. Vontobel Holding Ltd. boosted its position in shares of InterDigital by 144.3% during the third quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 12,043 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock worth $4,158,000 after purchasing an additional 7,113 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bessemer Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of InterDigital by 6.1% in the 2nd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 121,627 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock valued at $27,273,000 after buying an additional 7,005 shares during the period. 99.83% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

InterDigital News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting InterDigital this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Atle Monrad, InterDigital’s senior standards executive, was re-elected Chair of 3GPP SA6 (service architecture & procedures), reinforcing the company’s influence in wireless standards — a reputational and strategic positive for long-term licensing and partnership positioning. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest reports for Feb. 11–12 show 0 shares / NaN change and a days-to-cover of 0.0, which appears to be a reporting anomaly (no evidence of increased short pressure). That limits the likelihood that short sellers are driving today’s move.
• Negative Sentiment: Chief Financial Officer Richard Brezski filed insider sales totaling 8,005 shares across Feb. 10–11 (reported at average prices near $360.80 and $352.24), representing a multi-percent reduction in his stake and proceeds of roughly $2.87M; the aggregated Form 4 is here. SEC Filing
• Negative Sentiment: Director John D. Jr. Markley sold 700 shares on Feb. 10 at about $374.95 (~$262k), trimming his holding by ~5.9%; SEC filing here. SEC Filing
• Negative Sentiment: Director Joan H. Gillman sold 325 shares on Feb. 11 at about $352.24 (~$114k), a modest reduction in her position; SEC filing here. SEC Filing

About InterDigital

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.