InterDigital (NASDAQ:IDCC) CFO Richard Brezski Sells 2,000 Shares

InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC) CFO Richard Brezski sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $352.24, for a total value of $704,480.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 70,404 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $24,799,104.96. This trade represents a 2.76% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.

Richard Brezski also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, February 10th, Richard Brezski sold 6,005 shares of InterDigital stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $360.80, for a total value of $2,166,604.00.
• On Tuesday, January 6th, Richard Brezski sold 5,002 shares of InterDigital stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $324.08, for a total value of $1,621,048.16.
• On Monday, January 5th, Richard Brezski sold 6,981 shares of InterDigital stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $330.49, for a total value of $2,307,150.69.

InterDigital Price Performance

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

InterDigital (NASDAQ:IDCC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The Wireless communications provider reported $2.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.65 by $0.47. The firm had revenue of $158.23 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $155.57 million. InterDigital had a net margin of 48.76% and a return on equity of 41.09%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 37.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $5.15 earnings per share. InterDigital has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.390-2.680 EPS. Analysts expect that InterDigital, Inc. will post 9.21 EPS for the current year.

InterDigital Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 28th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 14th were given a dividend of $0.70 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, January 14th. This represents a $2.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. InterDigital’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 23.47%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

Key Stories Impacting InterDigital

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC acquired a new position in InterDigital in the third quarter valued at about $67,282,000. Bank of Montreal Can raised its stake in shares of InterDigital by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 109,222 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock valued at $24,491,000 after acquiring an additional 911 shares during the period. Prudential Financial Inc. raised its stake in shares of InterDigital by 7.4% in the 2nd quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 26,993 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock valued at $6,053,000 after acquiring an additional 1,863 shares during the period. Vontobel Holding Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of InterDigital by 144.3% in the 3rd quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 12,043 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock worth $4,158,000 after acquiring an additional 7,113 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bessemer Group Inc. increased its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 7,005 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.83% of the company’s stock.

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.