Himax Technologies (HIMX) Competitors $7.07 +0.07 (+1.00%) Closing price 04/30/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.29 +0.22 (+3.11%) As of 08:00 AM 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, LITE, ALGM, SITM, LPL, VIAV, PI, KLIC, NN, and SIMOShould you be buying Himax Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Himax Technologies include Tower Semiconductor (TSEM), Lumentum (LITE), Allegro MicroSystems (ALGM), SiTime (SITM), LG Display (LPL), Viavi Solutions (VIAV), Impinj (PI), Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC), NextNav (NN), and Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. Himax Technologies vs. Tower Semiconductor Lumentum Allegro MicroSystems SiTime LG Display Viavi Solutions Impinj Kulicke and Soffa Industries NextNav Silicon Motion Technology Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX) and Tower Semiconductor (NASDAQ:TSEM) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and risk. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HIMX or TSEM? Himax Technologies received 170 more outperform votes than Tower Semiconductor when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 74.91% of users gave Tower Semiconductor an outperform vote while only 65.28% of users gave Himax Technologies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHimax TechnologiesOutperform Votes57965.28% Underperform Votes30834.72% Tower SemiconductorOutperform Votes40974.91% Underperform Votes13725.09% Does the media prefer HIMX or TSEM? In the previous week, Tower Semiconductor had 5 more articles in the media than Himax Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Tower Semiconductor and 5 mentions for Himax Technologies. Tower Semiconductor's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Himax Technologies' score of 0.74 indicating that Tower Semiconductor is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Himax Technologies 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Tower Semiconductor 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has more volatility & risk, HIMX or TSEM? Himax Technologies has a beta of 2.11, meaning that its stock price is 111% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tower Semiconductor has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer HIMX or TSEM? Himax Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 112.16%. Tower Semiconductor has a consensus price target of $60.00, suggesting a potential upside of 67.69%. Given Himax Technologies' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Himax Technologies is more favorable than Tower Semiconductor.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Himax Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Tower Semiconductor 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is HIMX or TSEM more profitable? Tower Semiconductor has a net margin of 14.47% compared to Himax Technologies' net margin of 8.80%. Himax Technologies' return on equity of 9.09% beat Tower Semiconductor's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Himax Technologies8.80% 9.09% 4.84% Tower Semiconductor 14.47%8.11%6.86% Which has better earnings & valuation, HIMX or TSEM? 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 RatioHimax Technologies$906.80M1.36$79.75M$0.4515.71Tower Semiconductor$1.44B2.76$207.86M$1.8619.24 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HIMX or TSEM? 69.8% of Himax Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.5% of Tower Semiconductor shares are held by institutional investors. 31.5% of Himax Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Tower Semiconductor shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryTower Semiconductor beats Himax Technologies on 12 of the 17 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 TechnologiesSemiconductors & related devices IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.24B$49.92B$23.05B$7.83BDividend Yield4.05%2.54%2.97%4.22%P/E Ratio15.7137.9142.1518.48Price / Sales1.3690.702,006.45103.59Price / Cash19.2526.4934.7234.62Price / Book1.386.076.134.25Net Income$79.75M$760.21M$738.82M$248.23M7 Day Performance2.17%0.21%1.31%0.89%1 Month Performance-4.97%-2.40%1.63%3.53%1 Year Performance42.25%7.34%52,744.85%5.08% Himax Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HIMXHimax Technologies4.1545 of 5 stars$7.07+1.0%$15.00+112.2%+40.0%$1.24B$906.80M15.712,100Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageTSEMTower Semiconductor4.2721 of 5 stars$35.42-0.1%$60.00+69.4%+8.9%$3.93B$1.44B19.045,552Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsLITELumentum4.6999 of 5 stars$49.76-4.3%$87.93+76.7%+34.9%$3.44B$1.41B-6.476,820Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGap DownALGMAllegro MicroSystems3.3876 of 5 stars$16.58-8.2%$30.67+85.0%-35.8%$3.05B$772.76M-47.374,040Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeSITMSiTime3.1521 of 5 stars$126.55-2.3%$214.00+69.1%+64.8%$2.99B$202.70M-31.25380Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGap DownLPLLG Display1.0811 of 5 stars$2.74-1.4%N/A-27.0%$2.74B$26.62T-1.1427,700VIAVViavi Solutions4.4527 of 5 stars$9.67-1.9%$12.50+29.3%+33.9%$2.15B$1.01B-53.723,600Positive NewsPIImpinj4.5293 of 5 stars$69.34+1.0%$183.44+164.6%-42.2%$1.98B$366.09M50.99390Analyst RevisionGap DownKLICKulicke and Soffa Industries3.921 of 5 stars$29.43+1.1%$52.00+76.7%-30.4%$1.57B$701.17M245.253,170Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓News CoverageNNNextNav2.0567 of 5 stars$11.10-6.1%$20.00+80.2%+36.3%$1.47B$5.67M-14.8060Positive NewsSIMOSilicon Motion Technology4.5639 of 5 stars$39.04-0.5%$80.63+106.5%-32.9%$1.31B$803.55M14.511,430Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoverageGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TSEM Competitors LITE Competitors ALGM Competitors SITM Competitors LPL Competitors VIAV Competitors PI Competitors KLIC Competitors NN Competitors SIMO 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 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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