NASDAQ:HIMX - Himax Stock Price, Price Target & More

Himax trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "HIMX."

Himax declared an annual dividend on Thursday, July 20th. Shareholders of record on Monday, July 31st will be given a dividend of $0.24 per share on Monday, August 14th. This represents a yield of 2.71%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 27th. This is a positive change from Himax's previous annual dividend of $0.12. View Himax's Dividend History.

Himax (NASDAQ:HIMX) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 10th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.02) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.03) by $0.01. The semiconductor company earned $162.85 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $160.67 million. Himax had a return on equity of 5.53% and a net margin of 3.43%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 4.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.01 earnings per share. View Himax's Earnings History.

Himax is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August, 1st 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Himax.

Himax updated its second quarter earnings guidance on Thursday, May, 10th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.00-0.01 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.01. The company issued revenue guidance of $177.47-185.6, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $176.77 million.

14 equities research analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Himax's shares. Their forecasts range from $4.00 to $15.00. On average, they anticipate Himax's share price to reach $10.4333 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Himax.

Himax saw a drop in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 23,868,564 shares, a drop of 6.1% from the April 30th total of 25,420,821 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,116,821 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 11.3 days. Currently, 13.9% of the company's shares are sold short.

Some companies that are related to Himax include Cree (CREE), Silicon Laboratories (SLAB), Mellanox Technologies (MLNX), Advantest (ATEYY), Integrated Device Technology (IDTI), AU Optronics (AUO), SolarEdge (SEDG), Besi (BESIY), Semtech (SMTC), Cabot Microelectronics (CCMP), Tower Semiconductor (TSEM), Cirrus Logic (CRUS), Viavi Solutions (VIAV), Power Integrations (POWI) and Amkor Technology (AMKR).

Media stories about HIMX stock have trended positive this week, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. Accern scores the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Himax earned a media sentiment score of 0.29 on Accern's scale. They also gave media coverage about the semiconductor company an impact score of 47.04 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term.

Himax's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Bloom Tree Partners LLC (1.39%), Hsbc Holdings PLC (0.58%), OppenheimerFunds Inc. (0.54%), California Public Employees Retirement System (0.29%), Guggenheim Capital LLC (0.11%) and Stifel Financial Corp (0.08%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for Himax.

HIMX stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hsbc Holdings PLC, Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC and California Public Employees Retirement System. View Insider Buying and Selling for Himax.

HIMX stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bloom Tree Partners LLC, Stifel Financial Corp, Guggenheim Capital LLC, OppenheimerFunds Inc., A.R.T. Advisors LLC, Quadrature Capital Ltd and Stevens Capital Management LP. View Insider Buying and Selling for Himax.

Shares of HIMX can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of HIMX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $7.29.

Himax has a market capitalization of $1.33 billion and generates $685.17 million in revenue each year. The semiconductor company earns $27.96 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.16 on an earnings per share basis. Himax employs 2,125 workers across the globe.

Himax's mailing address is NO. 26 ZIH LIAN ROAD SINSHIH DISTRICT, TAIWAN F5, 74148. The semiconductor company can be reached via phone at 886-6505-0880 or via email at [email protected]