InterDigital (IDCC) Competitors

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) and InterDigital (NASDAQ:IDCC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, risk, media sentiment and valuation.

Do analysts rate FFIV or IDCC?

F5 presently has a consensus price target of $285.78, indicating a potential upside of 8.79%. InterDigital has a consensus price target of $130.00, indicating a potential downside of 35.57%. Given F5's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe F5 is more favorable than InterDigital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
F5	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
InterDigital	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do institutionals & insiders believe in FFIV or IDCC?

90.7% of F5 shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of InterDigital shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of F5 shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of InterDigital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FFIV or IDCC?

F5 received 830 more outperform votes than InterDigital when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.56% of users gave F5 an outperform vote while only 62.37% of users gave InterDigital an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
F5	Outperform Votes 1294 66.56%	Underperform Votes 650 33.44%
InterDigital	Outperform Votes 464 62.37%	Underperform Votes 280 37.63%

Which has more risk & volatility, FFIV or IDCC?

F5 has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, InterDigital has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FFIV or IDCC?

F5 has higher revenue and earnings than InterDigital. InterDigital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than F5, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
F5	$2.89B	5.24	$566.78M	$10.06	26.11
InterDigital	$868.52M	5.97	$358.61M	$12.04	16.76

Is FFIV or IDCC more profitable?

InterDigital has a net margin of 41.29% compared to F5's net margin of 20.58%. InterDigital's return on equity of 51.55% beat F5's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
F5	20.58%	20.98%	11.57%
InterDigital	41.29%	51.55%	21.35%

Does the media favor FFIV or IDCC?

In the previous week, F5 had 4 more articles in the media than InterDigital. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for F5 and 25 mentions for InterDigital. F5's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat InterDigital's score of 0.80 indicating that F5 is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
F5	19 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
InterDigital	14 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

InterDigital beats F5 on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.