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

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

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

Himax (NASDAQ:HIMX) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 10th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.02) EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks' 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 net margin of 3.43% and a return on equity of 5.53%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 4.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $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 (EPS) guidance of 0.00-0.01 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS 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 brokers have issued 1 year price targets for Himax's shares. Their forecasts range from $4.00 to $15.00. On average, they anticipate Himax's stock 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 trading volume, of 2,116,821 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 11.3 days. Approximately 13.9% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

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

Media coverage about HIMX stock has trended very positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Himax earned a daily sentiment score of 0.65 on Accern's scale. They also gave news coverage about the semiconductor company an impact score of 48.61 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days.

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 bought 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 $1.26 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]