HIMX vs. PI, LPL, COMM, SIMO, VIAV, PL, NN, KLIC, LUNR, and SEDG
Should you be buying Himax Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Himax Technologies include Impinj (PI), LG Display (LPL), CommScope (COMM), Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), Viavi Solutions (VIAV), Planet Labs PBC (PL), NextNav (NN), Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC), Intuitive Machines (LUNR), and SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
Himax Technologies vs. Its Competitors
Impinj (NASDAQ:PI) and Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.
Himax Technologies has a net margin of 8.34% compared to Impinj's net margin of 0.18%. Himax Technologies' return on equity of 8.34% beat Impinj's return on equity.
69.8% of Himax Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.4% of Impinj shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 31.5% of Himax Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Impinj had 7 more articles in the media than Himax Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Impinj and 1 mentions for Himax Technologies. Impinj's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Himax Technologies' score of 0.00 indicating that Impinj is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Impinj currently has a consensus price target of $163.29, suggesting a potential downside of 7.65%. Himax Technologies has a consensus price target of $11.90, suggesting a potential upside of 52.17%. Given Himax Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Himax Technologies is more favorable than Impinj.
Himax Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Impinj. Himax Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Impinj, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Impinj has a beta of 1.74, suggesting that its stock price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Himax Technologies has a beta of 2.21, suggesting that its stock price is 121% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Himax Technologies beats Impinj on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (NASDAQ:HIMX) was last updated on 8/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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