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Himax Technologies (HIMX) Competitors

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$7.72 +0.15 (+1.98%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET)

HIMX vs. SITM, PI, ALGM, LPL, KLIC, VIAV, NN, SIMO, AAOI, and JKS

Should you be buying Himax Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Himax Technologies include SiTime (SITM), Impinj (PI), Allegro MicroSystems (ALGM), LG Display (LPL), Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC), Viavi Solutions (VIAV), NextNav (NN), Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), and JinkoSolar (JKS). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.

Himax Technologies vs.

Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX) and SiTime (NASDAQ:SITM) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Himax Technologies received 469 more outperform votes than SiTime when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.70% of users gave SiTime an outperform vote while only 65.31% of users gave Himax Technologies an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Himax TechnologiesOutperform Votes
578
65.31%
Underperform Votes
307
34.69%
SiTimeOutperform Votes
109
67.70%
Underperform Votes
52
32.30%

Himax Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 94.30%. SiTime has a consensus target price of $196.25, indicating a potential downside of 9.42%. Given Himax Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Himax Technologies is more favorable than SiTime.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Himax Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
SiTime
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Himax Technologies has a net margin of 8.77% compared to SiTime's net margin of -53.55%. Himax Technologies' return on equity of 9.06% beat SiTime's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Himax Technologies8.77% 9.06% 4.78%
SiTime -53.55%-9.89%-7.56%

In the previous week, SiTime had 6 more articles in the media than Himax Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for SiTime and 7 mentions for Himax Technologies. SiTime's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Himax Technologies' score of 0.56 indicating that SiTime is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Himax Technologies
2 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
SiTime
8 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Himax Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than SiTime. SiTime 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 Ratio
Himax Technologies$897.26M1.50$50.62M$0.4417.55
SiTime$176.99M28.60-$80.54M-$4.14-52.33

Himax Technologies has a beta of 2.07, meaning that its share price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SiTime has a beta of 1.86, meaning that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.

69.8% of Himax Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.3% of SiTime shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.5% of Himax Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of SiTime shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Himax Technologies beats SiTime on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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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$1.35B$59.92B$25.69B$9.07B
Dividend Yield3.62%2.11%2.77%4.22%
P/E Ratio17.5539.85241.2417.19
Price / Sales1.5045.193,316.04116.80
Price / Cash15.4825.5235.6637.86
Price / Book1.567.528.074.78
Net Income$50.62M$983.89M$678.74M$225.60M
7 Day Performance-10.08%-0.36%0.45%-1.24%
1 Month Performance47.33%12.77%7.00%3.36%
1 Year Performance27.39%8.92%23.04%16.58%

Himax Technologies Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HIMX
Himax Technologies
3.8818 of 5 stars
$7.72
+2.0%
$15.00
+94.3%
+29.5%$1.35B$897.26M17.552,164
SITM
SiTime
0.9575 of 5 stars
$243.41
-3.6%
$196.25
-19.4%
+79.4%$5.69B$143.99M-61.02380Gap Down
PI
Impinj
4.831 of 5 stars
$151.90
+0.6%
$224.60
+47.9%
+77.9%$4.30B$307.54M166.54475
ALGM
Allegro MicroSystems
3.2959 of 5 stars
$22.34
+1.5%
$30.09
+34.7%
-28.0%$4.11B$849.88M-157.144,593Positive News
LPL
LG Display
1.928 of 5 stars
$3.15
-0.9%
N/A-31.1%$3.15B$26.18T-1.8266,418Analyst Upgrade
KLIC
Kulicke and Soffa Industries
2.7612 of 5 stars
$49.42
-0.1%
$52.40
+6.0%
-12.3%$2.66B$706.23M-40.232,746Positive News
VIAV
Viavi Solutions
4.1667 of 5 stars
$11.17
+1.1%
$10.66
-4.6%
+6.0%$2.48B$1.00B-65.003,600Analyst Forecast
NN
NextNav
2.6218 of 5 stars
$18.29
+8.9%
$20.00
+9.3%
+278.6%$2.36B$3.86M-24.1560Positive News
SIMO
Silicon Motion Technology
4.7372 of 5 stars
$60.22
+1.5%
$81.67
+35.6%
-7.3%$2.03B$814.77M22.471,546Analyst Upgrade
AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics
1.3093 of 5 stars
$35.77
-1.8%
$23.00
-35.7%
+83.4%$1.61B$209.55M-17.682,149Analyst Forecast
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JKS
JinkoSolar
3.1717 of 5 stars
$26.05
-6.7%
$31.33
+20.3%
-26.5%$1.38B$16.72B43.8557,397News Coverage
Gap Down

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This page (NASDAQ:HIMX) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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