IDCC vs. RUM, IESC, AVDX, GSAT, ZD, KLIC, OSIS, SIMO, ALKT, and PLXS
Should you be buying InterDigital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of InterDigital include Rumble (RUM), IES (IESC), AvidXchange (AVDX), Globalstar (GSAT), Ziff Davis (ZD), Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC), OSI Systems (OSIS), Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), Alkami Technology (ALKT), and Plexus (PLXS). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
InterDigital (NASDAQ:IDCC) and Rumble (NASDAQ:RUM) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, profitability and risk.
99.8% of InterDigital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.1% of Rumble shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of InterDigital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 72.9% of Rumble 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.
InterDigital received 459 more outperform votes than Rumble when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.59% of users gave InterDigital an outperform vote while only 25.00% of users gave Rumble an outperform vote.
InterDigital has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rumble has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.
InterDigital has a net margin of 38.95% compared to Rumble's net margin of -143.79%. InterDigital's return on equity of 37.77% beat Rumble's return on equity.
In the previous week, Rumble had 14 more articles in the media than InterDigital. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Rumble and 6 mentions for InterDigital. InterDigital's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Rumble's score of 0.21 indicating that InterDigital is being referred to more favorably in the media.
InterDigital has higher revenue and earnings than Rumble. Rumble is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than InterDigital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
InterDigital currently has a consensus price target of $100.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.15%. Rumble has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 79.10%. Given Rumble's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Rumble is more favorable than InterDigital.
Summary
InterDigital beats Rumble on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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