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DOW   33,562.86
QQQ   354.90
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DOW   33,562.86
QQQ   354.90
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Himax Technologies (HIMX) Competitors

$7.07
-0.09 (-1.26%)
(As of 06/5/2023 ET)
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Today's Range
$7.06
$7.24
50-Day Range
$6.31
$8.15
52-Week Range
$4.81
$9.99
Volume
755,028 shs
Average Volume
798,794 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.23 billion
P/E Ratio
9.06
Dividend Yield
17.54%
Price Target
$7.00

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Himax Technologies$1.20 billion1.03$236.98 million$0.789.06
SMART Global$1.82 billion0.61$66.56 million$0.3957.64

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.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Himax Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
SMART Global
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

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.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Himax TechnologiesOutperform Votes
574
65.53%
Underperform Votes
302
34.47%
SMART GlobalOutperform Votes
391
63.58%
Underperform Votes
224
36.42%

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Himax Technologies 13.17% 18.24% 9.18%
SMART Global 1.22% 35.07% 7.83%

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.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Himax Technologies
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
SMART Global
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Himax Technologies beats SMART Global on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.


New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HIMX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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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 TechnologiesSemiconductors & related devices IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.25B$27.86B$15.02B$6.28B
Dividend Yield17.32%32.85%4.78%6.50%
P/E Ratio9.0627.61299.5011.12
Price / Sales1.0318.75803.1595.58
Price / Cash4.4422.4127.3923.58
Price / Book1.387.6310.865.43
Net Income$236.98M$1.02B$519.19M$192.47M
7 Day Performance2.17%-0.05%1.03%2.04%
1 Month Performance4.28%14.43%5.26%3.51%
1 Year Performance-25.89%-3.47%-4.67%1.54%

Himax Technologies Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SGH
SMART Global
2.0026 of 5 stars
$23.00
-0.5%
$25.40
+10.4%
-7.1%$1.13B$1.82B58.983,600News Coverage
Gap Up
PLAB
Photronics
2.2225 of 5 stars
$21.11
-0.6%
$24.50
+16.1%
-2.5%$1.32B$824.55M10.611,828Gap Up
NVTS
Navitas Semiconductor
1.5278 of 5 stars
$8.51
flat
$8.50
-0.1%
+11.1%$1.37B$37.94M-20.76162Gap Up
SMTC
Semtech
2.2798 of 5 stars
$22.24
-0.8%
$41.00
+84.4%
-65.0%$1.42B$756.53M23.172,248Upcoming Earnings
INDI
indie Semiconductor
1.6019 of 5 stars
$9.24
-2.6%
$14.40
+55.8%
+25.5%$1.48B$110.80M-8.80400Insider Selling
Positive News
Gap Up
IMOS
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES
1.8332 of 5 stars
$25.51
-1.8%
N/A-23.9%$927.54M$789.40M12.035,290Dividend Cut
ICHR
Ichor
2.3832 of 5 stars
$31.14
-3.4%
$36.43
+17.0%
+3.7%$904.93M$1.28B13.962,980Positive News
UCTT
Ultra Clean
1.6977 of 5 stars
$34.71
-3.9%
$35.40
+2.0%
+1.8%$1.55B$2.37B192.837,765
AOSL
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor
2.011 of 5 stars
$28.01
-2.5%
$32.67
+16.6%
-35.9%$770.00M$777.55M29.802,451News Coverage
LASR
nLIGHT
2.2351 of 5 stars
$14.16
+0.1%
$19.25
+35.9%
+9.5%$649.25M$231.69M-11.901,100

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