InterDigital, Inc.

IDCC · NASDAQ

Low target$350.00
Average target$412.50
High target$475.00

Analyst ratings

strong_buy · 2 ratings

DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
October 30, 2025JefferiesMaintainsBuy$475.00
October 27, 2025JefferiesUpgradesBuy$450.00
September 12, 2025Roth CapitalMaintainsBuy$350.00

Valuation and stock price sustainability after 142% run-up

Bull case

The consensus analyst target price of $416.67 implies meaningful upside from current levels, supported by a "Moderate Buy" consensus rating from five analysts and strong institutional backing, with 99.83% of shares held by institutional investors and hedge funds signaling broad confidence in the valuation.

Bear case

Despite analyst optimism, InterDigital's new target price from SimplyWallSt is 8.2% below the last closing price of $327, and the stock has already surged 142% over the past year, raising concerns that the current price has outpaced fundamentals and leaves limited margin of safety for new investors.

Earnings trajectory and guidance reliability

Bull case

InterDigital beat Q1 2026 EPS estimates of $2.54 by delivering $2.57, also surpassing revenue expectations with $205.42 million versus $196.85 million forecast. The company raised both Q2 and FY 2026 guidance, demonstrating management's confidence in sustaining earnings momentum and operational execution.

Bear case

Despite the headline beat, Q1 2026 EPS of $2.57 represents a significant decline from the $3.45 EPS reported in the same quarter last year. The wide FY 2026 guidance range of $8.74–$11.84 EPS suggests considerable uncertainty in earnings predictability, and analysts only forecast $7.41 EPS for the full year.

Analyst conviction and rating divergence

Bull case

Four out of five covering analysts have assigned a Buy rating to InterDigital, reflecting strong conviction in the company's licensing business model, revenue outperformance, and long-term growth potential in wireless communications and video compression technology innovation.

Bear case

Weiss Ratings downgraded InterDigital from "buy (b)" to "buy (b-)" in June 2026, and one analyst maintains a Hold rating. The Altman Z-Score of 6.24 and high beta of 1.37 indicate elevated price volatility, while the average price target from one source implies over 41% downside from prior price levels.