ADEIA INC (ADEA)
Information Technology · intellectual property licensing · NASDAQ
Adeia is a specialized IP licensing company that monetizes foundational technology portfolios in the media and semiconductor sectors.
What ADEIA INC does
Adeia Inc. develops, manages, and licenses intellectual property (IP) portfolios across the media and semiconductor industries. The company generates revenue primarily through long-term licensing agreements for its patented technologies, which are used in digital entertainment and semiconductor manufacturing.
Themes: intellectual property licensing, semiconductor IP, media technology IP
Fundamentals
- Price$26.28 as of 2026-08-24 close
- Market cap$2.9B as of 2026-08-24
- 1-year return+69.3% 2025-08-22 close $15.52 → 2026-08-24 close $26.28
- P/E25.65 as of 2026-08-25
- Net margin+26.1% as of 2026-08-25
- Gross margin+85.6% as of 2026-08-25
- ROE+26.7% as of 2026-08-25
- Debt / equity0.81 as of 2026-08-25
- Revenue growth (YoY)+24.4% as of 2026-08-25
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+0.3% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.52 as of 2026-08-25
- Last reported earnings2026-08-03 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +2.1%; at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How ADEA compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 262 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-25
- net profit margintop 25% 405 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-25
- operating margintop 10% 405 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-25
- gross margintop 10% 403 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-25
- return on equitytop 25% 405 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-25
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 386 covered Information Technology peers
- indicated dividend yieldtop 25% 107 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-25
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 382 covered Information Technology peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Information Technology companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
ADEA is in the Information Technology Long-term Top 10.
Information Technology Long-term Top 10 — since 18 Aug 2026
Long-term score
65.6 #120 of 1,605 scored · #14 of 258 in Information Technology
Profitability 86th (operating margin 41.6%, return on equity 26.7%) and capital return 80th (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years); weakest is valuation (51st, price to book 6.1, price to earnings 24.3).
Short-term score
44.7 #1002 of 1,698 scored · #131 of 261 in Information Technology
Setup 72nd: no fresh 20-day breakout up or down; momentum 48th: near the bottom of its 14-day range (oversold); weakest is catalysts 33rd: open-market insider buys in 90 days 0, analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading.
Information Technology Long-term Top 10
In this list since 18 Aug 2026 — currently 7th in the list (6 days)
- Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 7, score 68.5.
Scores as of 24 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 3.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, ADEA's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 20%, free-cash-flow payout 14%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout20% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout14% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How ADEIA INC looks technically
ADEIA INC (ADEA) is trading 13.0% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 292 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 14, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 43, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 2 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative). It made a new 20-day high about 15 trading days ago. It is 23.5% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 13.0% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +13.0% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $28.65 | $28.65 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $23.26 | $23.26 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 20 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 20 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five; the labelling fails if price closes above 32.2. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C. | possible downward five-wave sequence, in wave 3 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 292 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 292 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 14, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 14.2 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 43, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 42.8 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the bottom of its 14-day range ($25.60 to $31.34) — its "stochastic" reading is 12 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 11.9 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 2 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative) | 2 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $34.34 | $34.34 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 23.5% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -23.5% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 126.4% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +126.4% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 23.5% below its highest point of the past year | 23.5% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 15 trading days ago | 15 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 19 trading days ago | 19 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $34.34 (set on 2026-05-04) | $34.34 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($11.74 to $33.63), and it has given back roughly a third of its rise from last year’s low — 34% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $19.40 to $20.10. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 33.6% |
| From the all-time high | it is 23.5% below its all-time high | -23.5% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.4% above a support level at $25.90 — a price it turned at twice since 2026-03-25, most recently on 2026-05-21. Since 2024-08-26 it has 11 such levels below the current price and 2 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -1.4% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $3.62 (set on 2008-12-05) | $3.62 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 626.5% above its all-time low | +626.5% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 51st percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $1.58 between its high and its low — about 6.0% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $1.58 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $24.01 and $31.26 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $24.01 – $27.63 – $31.26 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 6.0% in a typical session — more volatile than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 6.0% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 1.9 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (13.0% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 1.9 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.88× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
|---|---|---|
| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a bullish engulfing | 7 sessions ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | 7 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-24 0.3% below the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | -0.3% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 3.7% below the previous close 4 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 29.67 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | -3.7% |
| Gap filled | a 2.8% gap up opened on 2026-08-14 has been "filled" 4 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 2 sessions to close | 4 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 2.0 percentage points (the stock gained 1.3% while the market gained 3.3%) | -2.0% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 4.6 percentage points (the stock lost 2.2% while the market gained 2.4%) | -4.5% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 22.1 percentage points (the stock gained 33.2% while the market gained 11.1%) | +22.1% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 51.0 percentage points (the stock gained 69.3% while the market gained 18.3%) | +51.0% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, outperforming the market over 6 months, near the bottom of its 14-day range (oversold) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: MACD momentum is negative, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 6.9% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-17 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is moderate, spanning 4.3% of the share price. | -6.9% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 3% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $27.08 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 161 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -3.0% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 8% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-03 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $28.71 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 16 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -8.4% |
Price levels it has turned at before
ADEA last closed at $26.28 on 2026-08-24. Since 2024-08-26 it has turned at 11 prices below its last close and 2 above; the 3 nearest below and the 2 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $25.90 | Support | 1.4% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-03-25 to 2026-05-21 |
| $27.00 | Resistance | 2.7% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-05-05 to 2026-07-07 |
| $34.23 | Resistance | 30.3% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-05-04 to 2026-06-30 |
| $18.14 | Support | 31.0% below the last close | turned there three times · 2025-10-07 to 2025-12-23 |
| $17.36 | Support | 33.9% below the last close | turned there four times · 2025-02-20 to 2026-02-24 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $32.20.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $14.22 and $21.09 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C, which fails on a close above $32.20.
This labelling was already in place when we began recording count changes on 2026-08-13, so how long it has stood is not something we can say yet.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-24.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Pulled back from the 12-month high · MACD just crossed bearish (12/26/9) · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · beating the market · Most volatile (6%+ typical daily range) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-24. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingStrong Buy (1.50 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 4 analysts
- Mean price target$43.00 range $39.00 – $50.00; median $41.50
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-24. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for ADEA
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.2955 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-24
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Dependency on the success and enforcement of patent licensing agreements and related litigation.","Concentration risk associated with a small number of significant licensees.","Rapid changes in technology standards and market adoption which may render existing patent portfolios less relevant."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of ADEA's 10-Q filed 2026-05-06 against the prior one filed 2025-11-06.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Added reference to Form 10-K filed February 26, 2026 (newer filing) vs. February 19, 2025 (older filing)
- Added comparison period: '2026 against 2025' (newer filing) vs. '2025 against 2024' (older filing)
- Added 'geopolitical' to risk factors list in newer filing
- Added 'the Company's ability to pay dividends on a consistent basis or at all' as risk factor in newer filing
- Added 'the Company's ability to carry out its share repurchase program and the timing of any such repurchases' as risk factor in newer filing
- Added text about company formerly known as 'Xperi Holding Corporation' in Business Overview in newer filing
- Added description of company as 'technology company and an innovation incubator' in newer filing
- Added reference to 'artificial intelligence (AI)' as evolving technology trend in newer filing
- Updated patent asset count from 'more than 13,000 patents and patent applications' to 'approximately 13,750 media and semiconductor patent assets' in newer filing
- Added 'full-time' descriptor to employee count in newer filing
- Removed:
- Removed 'formerly known as Xperi Holding Corporation' attribution from company name in Business Overview in older filing
- Removed 'Adeia Inc. is a leading IP licensing platform in the consumer and entertainment space' description from newer filing
- Removed reference to 'diverse portfolio' descriptor in older filing
- Removed discussion of 'inventions as key enabling technologies that drive how consumers interact' in older filing
- Removed reference to 'foundational technologies help elevate content' language in older filing
- Removed reference to 'unified ecosystem that reaches highly-engaged consumers' in older filing
- Removed 'employees' without 'full-time' descriptor in older filing
- Removed 'had in the past' language regarding macroeconomic conditions in older filing
- Removed 'direct or indirect effects from macroeconomic events' and replaced with specific list in newer filing
- Removed reference to 'market and industry downturns' in older filing
- Removed sentence about customers experiencing significant adverse impacts affecting financial health in older filing
- Removed reference to Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM) determination in newer filing
- Removed final sentence about licensing to leading companies in broader media and semiconductor industries in newer filing
- Reworded:
- Changed 'may in the future have' to consistent tense from 'had in the past, and may in the future have' regarding macroeconomic impacts
- Reordered list of macroeconomic susceptibilities: newer filing groups 'global health concerns, outbreaks, pandemics' differently than older filing's 'market and industry downturns, global health concerns, outbreaks and pandemics'
- Changed 'approximately 150 employees' to 'approximately 150 full-time employees' in newer filing
- Expanded Business Overview narrative focus from 'leading IP licensing platform in consumer and entertainment space' to broader 'technology company and innovation incubator' description
- Notes:
- Both filings contain substantial boilerplate forward-looking statements language that is largely identical
- The Business Overview section was substantially rewritten with different focus and emphasis between filings
- Patent count change from 'more than 13,000' to 'approximately 13,750' represents a specific numerical update
- Macroeconomic conditions section was reorganized with different ordering and slight wording adjustments but conveying similar risks
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days.
- Last 180 days0 buys · 1 sell ($3M) — 1 selling insider
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-05-13. As of 2026-08-25.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about ADEA's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding ADEA as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 25,560,362
- Reported value $614,215,488
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 3 increased, 2 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
ADEA had 7,647,541 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
ADEA had 6.93% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 5.98 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 7,647,541
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 6.93%
- Prior settlement (shares) 8,227,152
- Reported change -7.05%
- Days to cover (reported) 5.98
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- InterDigital (IDCC)
- Xperi (XPER)
- Dolby Laboratories (DLB)
- CEVA (CEVA)
- Tessera (legacy parent brand)
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Frequently asked questions
What does ADEIA INC (ADEA) do?
Adeia Inc. develops, manages, and licenses intellectual property (IP) portfolios across the media and semiconductor industries. The company generates revenue primarily through long-term licensing agreements for its patented technologies, which are used in digital entertainment and semiconductor manufacturing.
What sector is ADEIA INC (ADEA) in?
ADEIA INC (ADEA) is classified in the Information Technology sector. Its industry is intellectual property licensing. It trades on NASDAQ.
Does ADEA pay a dividend?
Yes — ADEIA INC (ADEA) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 2.05% and at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-08-25). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are ADEIA INC's (ADEA) competitors?
Notable peers of ADEIA INC (ADEA) include InterDigital, Xperi, Dolby Laboratories, CEVA and Tessera (legacy parent brand). This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is ADEIA INC (ADEA) overbought or oversold right now?
ADEIA INC (ADEA) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 43, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-24). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on ADEA come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-25; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-25. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-24.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.