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HIMX vs. SITM, TSEM, LPL, PI, SIMO, VIAV, NN, LUNR, PL, and KLIC

Should you be buying Himax Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Himax Technologies include SiTime (SITM), Tower Semiconductor (TSEM), LG Display (LPL), Impinj (PI), Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), Viavi Solutions (VIAV), NextNav (NN), Intuitive Machines (LUNR), Planet Labs PBC (PL), and Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.

Himax Technologies vs. Its Competitors

SiTime (NASDAQ:SITM) and Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.

SiTime has a beta of 2.2, meaning that its stock price is 120% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Himax Technologies has a beta of 2.15, meaning that its stock price is 115% more volatile than the S&P 500.

SiTime currently has a consensus price target of $224.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.94%. Himax Technologies has a consensus price target of $11.90, suggesting a potential upside of 28.23%. Given Himax Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Himax Technologies is more favorable than SiTime.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
SiTime
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
Himax Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Himax Technologies has a net margin of 9.54% compared to SiTime's net margin of -38.60%. Himax Technologies' return on equity of 9.83% beat SiTime's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
SiTime-38.60% -9.43% -7.46%
Himax Technologies 9.54%9.83%5.31%

84.3% of SiTime shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.8% of Himax Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of SiTime shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 31.5% of Himax Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
SiTime$229.99M21.61-$93.60M-$3.80-55.12
Himax Technologies$906.80M1.79$79.75M$0.4918.94

In the previous week, SiTime had 3 more articles in the media than Himax Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for SiTime and 2 mentions for Himax Technologies. SiTime's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Himax Technologies' score of 1.05 indicating that SiTime is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Summary

Himax Technologies beats SiTime on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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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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HIMX vs. The Competition

MetricHimax TechnologiesELEC COMP IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.62B$38.59B$27.47B$9.02B
Dividend Yield3.91%2.17%3.13%4.03%
P/E Ratio18.9447.5737.2220.15
Price / Sales1.79295.951,963.37184.83
Price / Cash15.7691.5438.4457.97
Price / Book1.815.397.285.60
Net Income$79.75M$528.96M$764.25M$248.50M
7 Day Performance-1.49%3.47%0.84%5.15%
1 Month Performance3.34%11.62%5.26%7.62%
1 Year Performance14.71%33.67%52,406.37%21.56%

Himax Technologies Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HIMX
Himax Technologies
3.9663 of 5 stars
$9.28
+0.1%
$11.90
+28.2%
+15.0%$1.62B$906.80M18.942,177
SITM
SiTime
1.0538 of 5 stars
$213.08
+0.1%
$224.00
+5.1%
+42.7%$5.05B$202.70M-56.07380Positive News
High Trading Volume
TSEM
Tower Semiconductor
4.3926 of 5 stars
$43.35
-0.2%
$60.00
+38.4%
+10.8%$4.80B$1.44B23.955,359
LPL
LG Display
1.2299 of 5 stars
$3.45
-0.9%
N/A-26.1%$3.45B$19.51B-1.9460,792News Coverage
Positive News
PI
Impinj
3.7681 of 5 stars
$111.07
-0.7%
$155.38
+39.9%
-25.2%$3.22B$363.54M-2,776.06390
SIMO
Silicon Motion Technology
4.444 of 5 stars
$75.17
-0.8%
$83.89
+11.6%
-6.3%$2.55B$803.55M26.941,819
VIAV
Viavi Solutions
4.0731 of 5 stars
$10.07
+0.7%
$12.69
+26.0%
+46.6%$2.25B$1.05B503.753,600
NN
NextNav
1.5171 of 5 stars
$15.20
+0.9%
$20.00
+31.6%
+96.8%$2.01B$5.67M-14.9060
LUNR
Intuitive Machines
2.8708 of 5 stars
$10.87
-0.8%
$16.06
+47.7%
+187.3%$1.94B$228M-3.981Positive News
PL
Planet Labs PBC
1.5908 of 5 stars
$6.10
+0.5%
$6.71
+10.0%
+285.9%$1.85B$244.35M-16.94800High Trading Volume
KLIC
Kulicke and Soffa Industries
3.1693 of 5 stars
$34.60
-0.4%
$44.50
+28.6%
-24.6%$1.83B$706.23M96.112,746News Coverage

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This page (NASDAQ:HIMX) was last updated on 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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