SkyWater Technology (SKYT) Competitors $7.28 +0.19 (+2.68%) Closing price 05/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.28 0.00 (-0.07%) As of 05/1/2025 07:32 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SKYT vs. HIMX, PL, DQ, JKS, PENG, BELFA, NSSC, SEDG, COMM, and AIOTShould you be buying SkyWater Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SkyWater Technology include Himax Technologies (HIMX), Planet Labs PBC (PL), Daqo New Energy (DQ), JinkoSolar (JKS), Penguin Solutions (PENG), Bel Fuse (BELFA), Napco Security Technologies (NSSC), SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG), CommScope (COMM), and Powerfleet (AIOT). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. SkyWater Technology vs. Himax Technologies Planet Labs PBC Daqo New Energy JinkoSolar Penguin Solutions Bel Fuse Napco Security Technologies SolarEdge Technologies CommScope Powerfleet SkyWater Technology (NASDAQ:SKYT) and Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SKYT or HIMX? Himax Technologies received 553 more outperform votes than SkyWater Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.28% of users gave Himax Technologies an outperform vote while only 60.47% of users gave SkyWater Technology an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSkyWater TechnologyOutperform Votes2660.47% Underperform Votes1739.53% Himax TechnologiesOutperform Votes57965.28% Underperform Votes30834.72% Do institutionals & insiders believe in SKYT or HIMX? 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 31.5% of Himax Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend SKYT or HIMX? SkyWater Technology presently has a consensus target price of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 64.84%. Himax Technologies has a consensus target price of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 110.38%. Given Himax Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Himax Technologies is more favorable than SkyWater Technology.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score SkyWater Technology 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Himax Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has higher valuation and earnings, SKYT or HIMX? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSkyWater Technology$342.27M1.02-$30.76M-$0.14-52.00Himax Technologies$906.80M1.38$79.75M$0.4515.84 Is SKYT or HIMX more profitable? 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.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SkyWater Technology-4.75% -12.40% -2.47% Himax Technologies 8.80%9.09%4.84% Which has more volatility and risk, SKYT or HIMX? SkyWater Technology has a beta of 3.41, indicating that its stock price is 241% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Himax Technologies has a beta of 2.11, indicating that its stock price is 111% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to SKYT or HIMX? In the previous week, Himax Technologies had 3 more articles in the media than SkyWater Technology. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Himax Technologies and 2 mentions for SkyWater Technology. SkyWater Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Himax Technologies' score of 0.74 indicating that SkyWater Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment SkyWater Technology 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Himax Technologies 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryHimax Technologies beats SkyWater Technology on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get SkyWater Technology News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SKYT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart SKYT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSkyWater TechnologySemiconductors & related devices IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$349.70M$50.96B$23.43B$7.93BDividend YieldN/A2.53%2.96%4.22%P/E Ratio-20.8038.1942.3518.54Price / Sales1.0292.182,105.70103.30Price / Cash30.2126.4934.7234.62Price / Book5.646.146.184.25Net Income-$30.76M$760.21M$737.35M$248.18M7 Day Performance-5.45%-0.42%1.23%1.03%1 Month Performance1.82%-2.62%1.65%2.70%1 Year Performance-29.73%7.32%52,704.80%4.05% SkyWater Technology Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SKYTSkyWater Technology2.3536 of 5 stars$7.28+2.7%$12.00+64.8%-27.8%$349.70M$342.27M-20.80590Upcoming EarningsGap UpHIMXHimax Technologies4.1577 of 5 stars$6.28-2.9%$15.00+138.9%+43.5%$1.10B$906.80M13.962,100Upcoming EarningsGap UpPLPlanet Labs PBC2.2561 of 5 stars$2.96-8.4%$5.98+102.0%+91.2%$894.66M$244.35M-7.22800Gap UpDQDaqo New Energy3.0899 of 5 stars$13.16-5.5%$21.21+61.2%-32.1%$868.65M$1.03B-7.112,400Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradePositive NewsJKSJinkoSolar2.3891 of 5 stars$16.34+0.9%$27.19+66.4%-28.9%$868.55M$92.26B27.7031,000Earnings ReportPENGPenguin Solutions2.6258 of 5 stars$15.71-1.1%$24.94+58.7%N/A$843.28M$1.32B-30.212,700BELFABel Fuse2.813 of 5 stars$62.50-5.6%$115.00+84.0%-10.3%$783.69M$534.79M20.236,300Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsNSSCNapco Security Technologies4.2555 of 5 stars$21.41-1.3%$35.50+65.8%-42.8%$779.35M$186.53M16.471,150Upcoming EarningsSEDGSolarEdge Technologies4.5406 of 5 stars$12.10-4.3%$21.53+78.0%-78.4%$714.42M$901.46M-0.394,930Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsCOMMCommScope3.1511 of 5 stars$3.02-9.3%$4.75+57.3%+424.1%$654.01M$4.21B-0.6830,000News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpAIOTPowerfleet2.3125 of 5 stars$4.50-5.7%$12.33+174.1%N/A$596.29M$133.74M0.00670Analyst ForecastPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HIMX Alternatives PL Alternatives DQ Alternatives JKS Alternatives PENG Alternatives BELFA Alternatives NSSC Alternatives SEDG Alternatives COMM Alternatives AIOT Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:SKYT) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe next market Nvidia is positioned to dominate …Robots — built by Nvidia. 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