Himax Technologies (HIMX) Competitors $8.65 -0.21 (-2.37%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.64 -0.01 (-0.12%) As of 08/1/2025 07:41 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HIMX vs. TSEM, SITM, LPL, PI, SIMO, VIAV, PL, LUNR, NN, and KLICShould you be buying Himax Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Himax Technologies include Tower Semiconductor (TSEM), SiTime (SITM), LG Display (LPL), Impinj (PI), Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), Viavi Solutions (VIAV), Planet Labs PBC (PL), Intuitive Machines (LUNR), NextNav (NN), and Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. Himax Technologies vs. Its Competitors Tower Semiconductor SiTime LG Display Impinj Silicon Motion Technology Viavi Solutions Planet Labs PBC Intuitive Machines NextNav Kulicke and Soffa Industries Tower Semiconductor (NASDAQ:TSEM) and Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment and valuation. Do analysts prefer TSEM or HIMX? Tower Semiconductor presently has a consensus price target of $60.00, suggesting a potential upside of 34.32%. Himax Technologies has a consensus price target of $11.90, suggesting a potential upside of 37.57%. Given Himax Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Himax Technologies is more favorable than Tower Semiconductor.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Tower Semiconductor 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Himax Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more risk and volatility, TSEM or HIMX? Tower Semiconductor has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Himax Technologies has a beta of 2.21, suggesting that its share price is 121% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is TSEM or HIMX more profitable? Tower Semiconductor has a net margin of 13.86% compared to Himax Technologies' net margin of 9.54%. Himax Technologies' return on equity of 9.83% beat Tower Semiconductor's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Tower Semiconductor13.86% 7.73% 6.62% Himax Technologies 9.54%9.83%5.31% Does the media favor TSEM or HIMX? In the previous week, Tower Semiconductor had 2 more articles in the media than Himax Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Tower Semiconductor and 5 mentions for Himax Technologies. Himax Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Tower Semiconductor's score of 0.76 indicating that Himax Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Tower Semiconductor 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Himax Technologies 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable earnings and valuation, TSEM or HIMX? Tower Semiconductor has higher revenue and earnings than Himax Technologies. Himax Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tower Semiconductor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTower Semiconductor$1.44B3.45$207.86M$1.8124.68Himax Technologies$906.80M1.67$79.75M$0.4917.65 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TSEM or HIMX? 70.5% of Tower Semiconductor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.8% of Himax Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Tower Semiconductor shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 31.5% of Himax Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryTower Semiconductor beats Himax Technologies on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Himax Technologies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HIMX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HIMX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HIMX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHimax TechnologiesELEC COMP IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.51B$38.61B$28.60B$9.35BDividend Yield4.16%2.38%3.09%4.13%P/E Ratio17.65539.0848.1023.78Price / Sales1.67249.111,532.4594.40Price / Cash14.8091.2436.0156.59Price / Book1.694.898.425.54Net Income$79.75M$528.96M$783.53M$259.97M7 Day Performance-9.33%-7.58%3.31%-4.67%1 Month Performance-8.17%-7.11%-1.08%3.29%1 Year Performance42.27%37.93%53,283.34%17.92% Himax Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HIMXHimax Technologies3.9646 of 5 stars$8.65-2.4%$11.90+37.6%+42.3%$1.51B$906.80M17.652,177News CoverageUpcoming EarningsGap DownTSEMTower Semiconductor4.2891 of 5 stars$49.90+2.8%$60.00+20.2%+19.2%$5.53B$1.44B27.575,359Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsSITMSiTime2.177 of 5 stars$210.72-2.2%$228.00+8.2%+70.1%$5.00B$202.70M-55.45380Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGap DownLPLLG Display1.8206 of 5 stars$3.42+1.6%N/A-1.5%$3.42B$19.51B-1.9260,792PIImpinj2.4767 of 5 stars$116.51+0.5%$155.38+33.4%+9.7%$3.38B$366.09M-2,912.02390Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap DownSIMOSilicon Motion Technology4.2744 of 5 stars$74.67+1.8%$83.89+12.3%+22.3%$2.54B$803.55M26.761,819News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastVIAVViavi Solutions4.4071 of 5 stars$10.28+0.8%$12.69+23.4%+30.3%$2.29B$1.00B514.263,600News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑PLPlanet Labs PBC2.1851 of 5 stars$7.02+3.4%$6.71-4.4%+194.3%$2.13B$244.35M-19.50800Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeLUNRIntuitive Machines3.8999 of 5 stars$11.25-9.3%$15.44+37.3%+199.7%$2.01B$228M-4.121News CoverageUpcoming EarningsInsider TradeGap DownNNNextNav2.6305 of 5 stars$14.93+3.6%$20.00+34.0%+98.8%$1.98B$5.67M-14.6460News CoverageUpcoming EarningsKLICKulicke and Soffa Industries3.9489 of 5 stars$35.66+0.7%$44.50+24.8%-20.7%$1.88B$691.08M99.062,746Positive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TSEM Competitors SITM Competitors LPL Competitors PI Competitors SIMO Competitors VIAV Competitors PL Competitors LUNR Competitors NN Competitors KLIC Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:HIMX) was last updated on 8/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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