HIMX vs. SGH, PLAB, NVTS, SMTC, INDI, IMOS, ICHR, UCTT, AOSL, and LASR
Should you be buying Himax Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Himax Technologies include SMART Global (SGH), Photronics (PLAB), Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS), Semtech (SMTC), indie Semiconductor (INDI), ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (IMOS), Ichor (ICHR), Ultra Clean (UCTT), Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (AOSL), and nLIGHT (LASR). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors & related devices" industry.
Himax Technologies vs.
Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX) and SMART Global (NASDAQ:SGH) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation and community ranking.
Himax Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than SMART Global. Himax Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SMART Global, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Himax Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $7.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.99%. SMART Global has a consensus price target of $25.40, indicating a potential upside of 12.99%. Given SMART Global's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe SMART Global is more favorable than Himax Technologies.
16.0% of Himax Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.5% of Himax Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of SMART Global shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Himax Technologies has a beta of 2.06, indicating that its stock price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SMART Global has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Himax Technologies received 183 more outperform votes than SMART Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.53% of users gave Himax Technologies an outperform vote while only 63.58% of users gave SMART Global an outperform vote.
Himax Technologies has a net margin of 13.17% compared to SMART Global's net margin of 1.22%. SMART Global's return on equity of 35.07% beat Himax Technologies' return on equity.
In the previous week, SMART Global had 2 more articles in the media than Himax Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for SMART Global and 2 mentions for Himax Technologies. Himax Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat SMART Global's score of 1.36 indicating that Himax Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Himax Technologies beats SMART Global on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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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