Infinera (INFN) Competitors

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

Does the media favor INFN or IDCC?

In the previous week, InterDigital had 11 more articles in the media than Infinera. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for InterDigital and 11 mentions for Infinera. InterDigital's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Infinera's score of 0.69 indicating that InterDigital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Infinera	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
InterDigital	9 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in INFN or IDCC?

97.5% of Infinera shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of InterDigital shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Infinera shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of InterDigital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, INFN or IDCC?

InterDigital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Infinera. Infinera is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than InterDigital, 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
Infinera	$1.46B	1.08	-$25.21M	-$0.48	-13.86
InterDigital	$868.52M	6.42	$358.61M	$12.04	18.02

Which has more volatility and risk, INFN or IDCC?

Infinera has a beta of 1.63, meaning that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, InterDigital has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor INFN or IDCC?

Infinera received 214 more outperform votes than InterDigital when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.34% of users gave Infinera an outperform vote while only 62.37% of users gave InterDigital an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Infinera	Outperform Votes 678 66.34%	Underperform Votes 344 33.66%
InterDigital	Outperform Votes 464 62.37%	Underperform Votes 280 37.63%

Is INFN or IDCC more profitable?

InterDigital has a net margin of 41.29% compared to Infinera's net margin of -7.62%. InterDigital's return on equity of 51.55% beat Infinera's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Infinera	-7.62%	-45.12%	-4.63%
InterDigital	41.29%	51.55%	21.35%

Do analysts prefer INFN or IDCC?

Infinera presently has a consensus target price of $7.09, indicating a potential upside of 6.47%. InterDigital has a consensus target price of $120.00, indicating a potential downside of 44.70%. Given Infinera's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Infinera is more favorable than InterDigital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Infinera	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
InterDigital	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

InterDigital beats Infinera on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.