Adeia (ADEA)
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Adeia
(NASDAQ:ADEA)
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Rating:70Outperform
Price Target:
$29.00
▲(10.69% Upside)
Action:UpgradedDate:03/10/26
The score is driven most by mixed-but-improving fundamentals (strong deleveraging and cash flow offset by 2025 earnings quality concerns) and supportive technical strength (above key moving averages with positive MACD). Valuation is reasonable but not a clear bargain, and earnings-call guidance is constructive yet tempered by expected margin compression and higher litigation expense.
Positive Factors
Balance Sheet Strength
Adeia materially delevered in 2025, cutting debt to about $30M and achieving very low leverage. A conservatively financed capital structure improves long-term financial flexibility for licensing enforcement, tuck-in M&A, buybacks and dividends without stressing operations.
Negative Factors
Rising Litigation Risk & Expense
Ongoing and expanding litigation creates a recurring, hard-to-predict cost base and can divert management and cash to legal outcomes. Higher litigation expense compresses margins over multiple quarters and can materially affect timing and certainty of licensing revenue and cash flow.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Balance Sheet Strength
Adeia materially delevered in 2025, cutting debt to about $30M and achieving very low leverage. A conservatively financed capital structure improves long-term financial flexibility for licensing enforcement, tuck-in M&A, buybacks and dividends without stressing operations.
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Adeia (ADEA) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$2.86B
Dividend Yield1.17%
Average Volume (3M)1.27M
Price to Earnings (P/E)17.0
Beta (1Y)1.16
Revenue Growth10.53%
EPS Growth76.90%
CountryUS
Employees150
SectorTechnology
Sector Strength88
IndustrySoftware - Application
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.86
Shares Outstanding109,052,505
10 Day Avg. Volume1,050,652
30 Day Avg. Volume1,271,578
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.23
Price to Book (P/B)3.92
Price to Sales (P/S)4.25
P/FCF Ratio12.61
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.13
Enterprise Value/Revenue7.26
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit8.36
Enterprise Value/Ebitda13.42
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$33.00Price Target Upside25.95% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering4
EPS Forecast (FY)1.42
Revenue Forecast (FY)$417.40M
Adeia Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Adeia Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a consumer and entertainment product/solutions licensing company worldwide. It licenses its innovations to companies in the entertainment industry under the Adeia brand. The company licenses ...
How the Company Makes Money
Adeia primarily makes money by licensing its patented technologies to other companies under multi-year license agreements. Revenue is generated mainly through (1) recurring patent license fees and (2) royalties tied to customers’ products or servi...
Adeia Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Adeia Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Feb 23, 2026
(Q4-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:May 04, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call describes a very strong operational and financial year (record revenue, earnings, cash generation, significant new customer wins and diversified growth into OTT and semiconductors). Management emphasizes a robust pipeline and early 2026 deal momentum (including Microsoft). Offsetting risks include rising litigation expense and active disputes (e.g., DIRECTV), higher operating costs driven by variable compensation, guidance that implies margin compression to ~55% and a revenue range that could be below 2025 at the low end. On balance, the company delivered outsized 2025 results, has multiple growth vectors (OTT, semiconductors, patents/technology), and communicated a clear plan to manage legal and transition risks.Positive Updates
Record Annual Revenue and Earnings
Revenue of $443.0M for fiscal 2025 (record), exceeding the high end of guidance; operating income of $276M and adjusted EBITDA of $278M, both above guidance.
Negative Updates
Rising Litigation Expense and Active Legal Risks
Litigation expense totaled ≈$25M in 2025; Q4 litigation expense was $6.5M (up 25% QoQ). Management expects litigation expense to increase by ~$5M–$10M in 2026 and faces active disputes including DIRECTV and other matters (AMD, Canadian litigation).
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Q4-2025 Updates
Positive
Negative
Record Annual Revenue and Earnings
Revenue of $443.0M for fiscal 2025 (record), exceeding the high end of guidance; operating income of $276M and adjusted EBITDA of $278M, both above guidance.
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Company Guidance
Management guided full‑year 2026 revenue of $395 million to $435 million, with Pay‑TV expected to comprise ~35%–40% of revenue and OTT ~30%–35%; operating expenses are forecast at $184 million to $192 million (R&D and SG&A to grow modest single digits), litigation expense is expected to increase to roughly $30 million–$35 million (i.e., $5M–$10M above 2025’s ~$25M), interest expense $34M–$36M, other income $5.5M–$6.5M, an adjusted EBITDA margin of ~55%, a non‑GAAP tax rate of 21%, capital expenditures of about $2M, and management expects first‑ and second‑half revenues to be relatively equal.Adeia Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
54
Neutral
Balance Sheet
74
Positive
Cash Flow
67
Positive
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 443.39M | 376.02M | 388.79M | 438.93M | 877.70M |
| Gross Profit | 386.76M | 303.25M | 293.51M | 324.71M | 523.74M |
| EBITDA | 239.86M | 206.50M | 237.82M | 269.33M | 235.64M |
| Net Income | 111.08M | 64.62M | 67.37M | -295.88M | -55.46M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 1.04B | 1.10B | 1.11B | 1.21B | 2.47B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 136.73M | 110.39M | 83.57M | 114.56M | 140.96M |
| Total Debt | 435.92M | 485.42M | 595.93M | 736.29M | 772.87M |
| Total Liabilities | 558.76M | 701.39M | 748.93M | 909.11M | 1.13B |
| Stockholders Equity | 480.54M | 396.57M | 356.62M | 301.41M | 1.35B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 149.33M | 190.16M | 146.41M | 170.16M | 220.65M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 158.09M | 212.46M | 152.75M | 183.02M | 234.79M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -40.26M | -24.02M | -34.49M | -2.91M | -6.21M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -123.51M | -164.17M | -178.26M | -263.26M | -196.25M |
Adeia Technical Analysis
Positive
26.20
Price Trends
21.23
Positive
18.23
Positive
16.65
Positive
Market Momentum
1.24
Negative
69.29
Neutral
85.25
Negative
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For ADEA, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 26.2 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 24.17, above the 50-day MA of 21.23, and above the 200-day MA of 16.65, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 1.24 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 69.29 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 85.25 is Negative, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for ADEA.
Adeia Risk Analysis
Adeia disclosed 38 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Adeia reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Adeia Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
70 Outperform | $2.86B | 16.95 | 26.34% | 1.17% | 10.53% | 76.90% | |
64 Neutral | $1.41B | 69.87 | 3.93% | ― | 6.48% | 168.94% | |
62 Neutral | $1.21B | 19.35 | 17.82% | ― | 31.41% | -40.89% | |
61 Neutral | $37.18B | 12.37 | -10.20% | 1.83% | 8.50% | -7.62% | |
56 Neutral | $762.15M | 61.80 | -13.21% | ― | -2.13% | ― | |
49 Neutral | $544.77M | -17.39 | -10.01% | ― | 13.49% | -772.30% |
* Technology Sector Average
ADEA
Adeia
26.20
14.55
124.87%
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12.68
-41.83
-76.74%
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28.75
-28.09
-49.42%
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7.18
1.80
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5.65
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-25.95%
Adeia Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial DisclosuresLegal Proceedings
Adeia Sues DISH Network While Reaffirming 2026 Outlook
Neutral
Apr 1, 2026
On April 1, 2026, Adeia Inc. announced that its subsidiaries filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado against DISH Network and certain affiliates, alleging unauthorized use of five patents from it...
Business Operations and StrategyLegal Proceedings
Adeia, AMD Sign Multi-Year Semiconductor IP Licensing Deal
Positive
Mar 9, 2026
On March 9, 2026, Adeia announced a multi-year intellectual property license agreement with Advanced Micro Devices, granting AMD access to Adeia’s comprehensive semiconductor IP portfolio. The deal underscores Adeia’s role as a key pro...
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board Changes
Adeia Reshapes Executive Team to Sharpen Semiconductor Focus
Positive
Jan 26, 2026
On January 26, 2026, Adeia expanded and reshaped its executive leadership team to reinforce its long-term growth strategy and sharpen its semiconductor focus. The company appointed Craig Mitchell as chief semiconductor officer to lead semiconducto...
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