Tuesday, August 11, 2009 9:46:39 AM
By Brian D. Pacampara
August 11, 2009 | Comments (0)
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 135,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, wireless technology developer InterDigital (Nasdaq: IDCC) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at InterDigital's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
InterDigital facts
Headquarters (founded)
King of Prussia, Pa. (1972)
Market Cap
$1.33 billion
Industry
Communications equipment
TTM Revenue
$259.2 million
Management
President/CEO William Merritt (since 2005)
CFO Scott McQuilkin (since 2007)
Return on Equity (average, last three years)
23.1%
Cash/Debt
$216.6 million / $1.5 million
Other Highly Rated Communication Stocks
Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ)
AT&T (NYSE: T)
CAPS members bullish on IDCC also bullish on:
Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL)
Dolby Laboratories (NYSE: DLB)
CAPS members bearish on IDCC also bearish on:
Ford Motor (NYSE: F)
UBS (NYSE: UBS)
Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's), and Motley Fool CAPS. TTM = trailing 12 months.
Over on CAPS, 978 of the 1,024 members who have rated InterDigital -- 95.5% -- believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include cut4dough and All-Star PinochleHead, who is ranked in the top 10% of our community.
Just last month, cut4dough singled out InterDigital as particularly perfect for this series: "I really think that this company is poised for greatness. With their patent portfolio, winning record in litigation of those patents, and the current acceptance and proliferation of 3+ G technologies, they should see tremendous upside."
In an earlier pitch, PinochleHead expands on the stock's patented potential:
Wireless communications are one of the few areas currently showing substantial growth, and [InterDigital] holds a slew of patents on circuitry that makes those communications possible. They just concluded legal actions and contracts that raise their presence from being in about 20% of the cell phones and 802.11 wireless devices on the planet to being in about 50% of them, and they could at some point be literally getting a little piece of change from the sale of every single one. THAT is an attractive growth prospect.
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Recent IDCC News
- Form 11-K - Annual report of employee stock purchase, savings and similar plans • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 06/20/2024 12:30:40 PM
- Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 06/12/2024 08:10:56 PM
- Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 06/12/2024 08:10:42 PM
- Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 06/12/2024 08:10:29 PM
- Form 144 - Report of proposed sale of securities • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 06/11/2024 09:26:41 PM
- Form 144 - Report of proposed sale of securities • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 06/11/2024 08:51:28 PM
- Form 144 - Report of proposed sale of securities • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 06/11/2024 08:42:45 PM
- InterDigital and Philips to Showcase Volumetric Streaming Technologies Empowering Immersive Sports Experiences at AWE USA 2024 • GlobeNewswire Inc. • 06/11/2024 08:00:00 AM
- Form 8-K - Current report • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 06/10/2024 08:30:24 PM
- Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 06/10/2024 08:09:07 PM
- Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 06/10/2024 08:06:53 PM
- Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 06/10/2024 08:04:08 PM
- Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 06/10/2024 08:01:44 PM
- Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 06/07/2024 08:13:30 PM
- Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 06/07/2024 08:10:01 PM
- Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 06/07/2024 08:07:53 PM
- Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 06/07/2024 08:06:54 PM
- Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 06/07/2024 08:05:55 PM
- InterDigital Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend • GlobeNewswire Inc. • 06/06/2024 08:30:00 PM
- InterDigital to Present at Upcoming Conferences • GlobeNewswire Inc. • 05/30/2024 12:30:00 PM
- Form 144 - Report of proposed sale of securities • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 05/06/2024 08:06:54 PM
- InterDigital Announces Financial Results for First Quarter 2024 • GlobeNewswire Inc. • 05/02/2024 12:30:08 PM
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