InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

[The Count]

Jim, insiders are going to sell shares

It does not mean there is bad news on the horizon or that the insiders don't believe in the company. It appears that they may have preset plans with price objectives, so that when the stock price rises they sell a portion of their holdings. I think that institutional investors understand that option stock is viewed as compensation by the recipients.

I don't see it being hypocritical for them to encourage folks to buy shares while they are selling. What they are saying is the IDCC is a stock that should be a part of your portfolio. The officers have their job, their retirement and a part of their portfolio invested in IDCC, so any financial advisor would advise diversification, averaging the sales price by selling steadily over time and selling into strength. I know we here see a very bright future and can't understand why anyone would ever sell, but selling is a critical part of the investment process.

What if your neighbor was a baker and told you to come in to his store to buy bread, yet he sells that same bread. He's got a lot of cheap product that he sells to raise cash while asking others who don't have bread to buy it. Would you think he is as dumb as a rock?