Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX) Stock Price Down 5% - Here's Why

Key Points

• Himax Technologies shares fell about 5% to $9.08 intraday, with volume rising roughly 78% above the average session as the stock traded down from a $9.56 close.
• Analysts hold a consensus Hold rating with an average price target of $8.00—below the current price—while Morgan Stanley reiterates an $8 target and Wall Street Zen recently upgraded to Hold from Sell.
• Himax reported Q4 EPS of $0.04 (in line with estimates) and revenue of $203.1M (a slight beat but down 14.4% YoY), and guided Q1 2026 EPS to $0.020–$0.040.

Himax Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:HIMX - Get Free Report) fell 5% during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as $9.10 and last traded at $9.0820. 4,131,460 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 78% from the average session volume of 2,315,541 shares. The stock had previously closed at $9.56.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on HIMX shares. Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Himax Technologies in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an "equal weight" rating and set a $8.00 price target on shares of Himax Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Himax Technologies from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, March 7th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, Himax Technologies has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $8.00.

Himax Technologies Trading Down 5.3%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a current ratio of 1.58. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $8.12 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $8.33. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.33 and a beta of 1.83.

Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The semiconductor company reported $0.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.04. Himax Technologies had a net margin of 5.28% and a return on equity of 4.92%. The firm had revenue of $203.08 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $199.16 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.14 EPS. The business's revenue was down 14.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Himax Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.020-0.040 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Himax Technologies

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. increased its position in shares of Himax Technologies by 22.4% during the 3rd quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 4,234,506 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $37,391,000 after purchasing an additional 774,683 shares during the last quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB boosted its holdings in shares of Himax Technologies by 1,598.3% in the 3rd quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 1,752,432 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $15,474,000 after buying an additional 1,649,243 shares during the last quarter. DNB Asset Management AS purchased a new position in shares of Himax Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth about $1,254,000. Herald Investment Management Ltd grew its position in Himax Technologies by 73.9% during the third quarter. Herald Investment Management Ltd now owns 400,000 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $3,528,000 after buying an additional 170,000 shares during the period. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in Himax Technologies by 11.4% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 275,829 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,463,000 after buying an additional 28,144 shares during the period. 69.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Himax Technologies

Himax Technologies, Inc NASDAQ: HIMX is a fabless semiconductor company specializing in display imaging technologies. The company designs and develops a comprehensive portfolio of display driver integrated circuits (DDICs), timing controllers, and other high-speed interface chips that enable high-resolution panels for a wide array of electronic devices. Himax's solutions are tailored to support both LCD and OLED displays, ensuring compatibility with television sets, desktop monitors, laptops, tablets, smartphones and wearable devices.

In addition to core display driver products, Himax offers wafer-level optics and liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) microdisplay solutions for applications in augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) headsets.

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