Himax Technologies (HIMX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Himax Technologies, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company that develops display imaging technologies and related products. The company’s solutions are used in consumer electronics, automotive systems, industrial applications and other products that incorporate displays, cameras or sensing capabilities.

Himax’s product portfolio includes display driver integrated circuits and timing controllers for applications such as televisions, monitors, laptops, tablets, smartphones and automotive displays. The company also provides touch and display integration technologies, OLED and AMOLED-related products, automotive display solutions, CMOS image sensors, wafer-level optics and components for three-dimensional sensing.

Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Tainan, Taiwan, Himax serves customers and original equipment manufacturers across global markets, with applications spanning consumer, automotive and industrial sectors. The company’s American depositary shares have traded on the Nasdaq under the symbol HIMX since 2006. Himax is led by co-founder Jordan Wu, who serves as chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $14.41 to $14.79
• 50-Day Range: $11.64 to $15.41
• 52-Week Range: $6.85 to $25.09
• Volume: 830,812 shs
• Average Volume: 907,007 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.57 billion
• P/E Ratio: 71.41
• Dividend Yield: 1.63%
• Price Target: $8.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Himax Technologies Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Himax Technologies scored higher than 31% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 495th out of 593 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Himax Technologies has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Himax Technologies has a consensus price target of $8.00, representing about 45.6% downside from its current price of $14.71.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Himax Technologies has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Himax Technologies is 71.41, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.84.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Himax Technologies is 71.41, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 78.73.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Himax Technologies has a P/B Ratio of 2.85. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.56% of the float of Himax Technologies has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Himax Technologies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.09.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Himax Technologies has recently decreased by 5.38%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Himax Technologies pays a meaningful dividend of 1.66%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Himax Technologies does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Himax Technologies is 114.29%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.67

News Sentiment

Himax Technologies has a news sentiment score of 0.67. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.55 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Himax Technologies this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

9 people have searched for HIMX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

6 people have added Himax Technologies to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 500% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Himax Technologies insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

31.50% of the stock of Himax Technologies is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

69.81% of the stock of Himax Technologies is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/10 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/10 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/10/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Today: 9/22/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
• Sub-Industry: Semiconductors
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:HIMX
• CIK: 1342338
• Web: www.himax.com.tw
• Phone: (866) 505-0880
• Fax: 886-2-2314-0877
• Employees: 2,238
• Year Founded: 2001

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Himax Technologies: $8.00
• High Price Target: $8.00
• Low Price Target: $8.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -45.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.21
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 71.41
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $43.94 million
• Net Margins: 4.26%
• Pretax Margin: 5.35%
• Return on Equity: 3.90%
• Return on Assets: 2.04%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.02
• Current Ratio: 1.55
• Quick Ratio: 1.36

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $832.17 million
• Price / Sales: 3.08
• Cash Flow: $0.38 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 38.44
• Book Value: $5.16 per share
• Price / Book: 2.85

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 174,430,000
• Free Float: 119,482,000
• Market Cap: $2.57 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.34