SKYT vs. HIMX, COMM, SEDG, PL, AAOI, PENG, JKS, NSSC, DQ, and BELFA
Should you be buying SkyWater Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SkyWater Technology include Himax Technologies (HIMX), CommScope (COMM), SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG), Planet Labs PBC (PL), Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), Penguin Solutions (PENG), JinkoSolar (JKS), Napco Security Technologies (NSSC), Daqo New Energy (DQ), and Bel Fuse (BELFA). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
SkyWater Technology vs.
SkyWater Technology (NASDAQ:SKYT) and Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, community ranking, earnings, profitability and media sentiment.
SkyWater Technology has a beta of 3.4, suggesting that its share price is 240% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Himax Technologies has a beta of 2.09, suggesting that its share price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Himax Technologies has a net margin of 8.80% compared to SkyWater Technology's net margin of -4.75%. Himax Technologies' return on equity of 9.09% beat SkyWater Technology's return on equity.
In the previous week, Himax Technologies had 6 more articles in the media than SkyWater Technology. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Himax Technologies and 0 mentions for SkyWater Technology. Himax Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat SkyWater Technology's score of 0.89 indicating that Himax Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Himax Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than SkyWater Technology. SkyWater Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Himax Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Himax Technologies received 552 more outperform votes than SkyWater Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.32% of users gave Himax Technologies an outperform vote while only 62.22% of users gave SkyWater Technology an outperform vote.
70.0% of SkyWater Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.8% of Himax Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 37.8% of SkyWater Technology shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 31.5% of Himax Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
SkyWater Technology presently has a consensus price target of $11.67, indicating a potential upside of 27.92%. Himax Technologies has a consensus price target of $11.90, indicating a potential upside of 44.77%. Given Himax Technologies' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Himax Technologies is more favorable than SkyWater Technology.
Summary
Himax Technologies beats SkyWater Technology on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:SKYT) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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