HIMX vs. TSEM, SITM, LPL, PI, SIMO, VIAV, NN, PL, KLIC, and LUNR
Should 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), NextNav (NN), Planet Labs PBC (PL), Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC), and Intuitive Machines (LUNR). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
Himax Technologies vs. Its Competitors
Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX) and Tower Semiconductor (NASDAQ:TSEM) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and profitability.
Himax Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $11.90, suggesting a potential upside of 27.41%. Tower Semiconductor has a consensus price target of $60.00, suggesting a potential upside of 34.23%. Given Tower Semiconductor's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Tower Semiconductor is more favorable than Himax Technologies.
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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Tower Semiconductor had 3 more articles in the media than Himax Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Tower Semiconductor and 3 mentions for Himax Technologies. Tower Semiconductor's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Himax Technologies' score of 1.13 indicating that Tower Semiconductor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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.
Himax Technologies has a beta of 2.15, meaning that its stock price is 115% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tower Semiconductor has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
Summary
Tower Semiconductor beats Himax Technologies on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:HIMX) was last updated on 7/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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