SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new stake in InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC – Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 5,792 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,844,000.
Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of IDCC. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC purchased a new position in InterDigital during the 3rd quarter valued at about $67,282,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its holdings in shares of InterDigital by 36.8% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 309,663 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock valued at $69,433,000 after acquiring an additional 83,221 shares during the last quarter. TD Asset Management Inc acquired a new stake in InterDigital during the third quarter worth approximately $14,625,000. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in shares of InterDigital by 12.6% in the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 361,216 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock valued at $124,703,000 after purchasing an additional 40,335 shares during the period. Finally, California Public Employees Retirement System acquired a new stake in InterDigital during the 3rd quarter worth $13,412,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.83% of the company’s stock.
InterDigital Stock Performance
NASDAQ IDCC opened at $312.93 on Monday. InterDigital, Inc. has a 12 month low of $180.60 and a 12 month high of $412.60. 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 company has a market capitalization of $8.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.23 and a beta of 1.66. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $345.30 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $345.59.
InterDigital Dividend Announcement
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 22nd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 8th will be given a $0.70 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 8th. This represents a $2.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. InterDigital’s dividend payout ratio is 23.47%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several research firms have recently commented on IDCC. Roth Mkm restated a “buy” rating on shares of InterDigital in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Weiss Ratings cut InterDigital from a “buy (a-)” rating to a “buy (b+)” rating in a report on Monday, December 29th. Wall Street Zen raised InterDigital from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 7th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of InterDigital in a report on Wednesday, March 18th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, InterDigital has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $416.67.
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Insiders Place Their Bets
In related news, insider Joshua D. Schmidt sold 6,000 shares of InterDigital stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $348.21, for a total transaction of $2,089,260.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 25,889 shares in the company, valued at $9,014,808.69. The trade was a 18.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CTO Rajesh Pankaj sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $326.26, for a total value of $326,260.00. Following the sale, the chief technology officer directly owned 61,196 shares in the company, valued at approximately $19,965,806.96. The trade was a 1.61% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 37,382 shares of company stock valued at $12,597,805 over the last three months. 2.80% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
InterDigital 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.
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