Himax Technologies (HIMX) Competitors

Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX) and Lumentum (NASDAQ:LITE) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.

Is HIMX or LITE more profitable?

Himax Technologies has a net margin of 8.80% compared to Lumentum's net margin of -36.98%. Himax Technologies' return on equity of 9.09% beat Lumentum's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Himax Technologies	8.80%	9.09%	4.84%
Lumentum	-36.98%	-7.25%	-1.76%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HIMX or LITE?

69.8% of Himax Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.1% of Lumentum shares are held by institutional investors. 31.5% of Himax Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Lumentum shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, HIMX or LITE?

Himax Technologies has a beta of 2.09, indicating that its share price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lumentum has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, HIMX or LITE?

Himax Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lumentum. Lumentum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Himax Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Himax Technologies	$914.39M	1.57	$79.75M	$0.49	16.78
Lumentum	$1.47B	3.58	-$546.50M	-$6.45	-11.76

Does the media prefer HIMX or LITE?

In the previous week, Lumentum had 15 more articles in the media than Himax Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Lumentum and 6 mentions for Himax Technologies. Himax Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Lumentum's score of 1.00 indicating that Himax Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Himax Technologies	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lumentum	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HIMX or LITE?

Lumentum received 339 more outperform votes than Himax Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.63% of users gave Lumentum an outperform vote while only 65.32% of users gave Himax Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Himax Technologies	Outperform Votes 580 65.32%	Underperform Votes 308 34.68%
Lumentum	Outperform Votes 919 71.63%	Underperform Votes 364 28.37%

Do analysts prefer HIMX or LITE?

Himax Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $11.90, indicating a potential upside of 44.77%. Lumentum has a consensus price target of $82.20, indicating a potential upside of 8.33%. Given Himax Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Himax Technologies is more favorable than Lumentum.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Himax Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Lumentum	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81

Summary

Himax Technologies beats Lumentum on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.