Himax Technologies (HIMX) Competitors $6.68 +0.14 (+2.14%) Closing price 04/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.60 -0.08 (-1.20%) As of 04/15/2025 07:27 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HIMX vs. ALGM, LITE, TSEM, SITM, LPL, VIAV, PI, NN, KLIC, and SIMOShould you be buying Himax Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Himax Technologies include Allegro MicroSystems (ALGM), Lumentum (LITE), Tower Semiconductor (TSEM), SiTime (SITM), LG Display (LPL), Viavi Solutions (VIAV), Impinj (PI), NextNav (NN), Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC), and Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. Himax Technologies vs. Allegro MicroSystems Lumentum Tower Semiconductor SiTime LG Display Viavi Solutions Impinj NextNav Kulicke and Soffa Industries Silicon Motion Technology Allegro MicroSystems (NASDAQ:ALGM) and Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends. Which has better valuation & earnings, ALGM or HIMX? Allegro MicroSystems has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Himax Technologies. Allegro MicroSystems 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 RatioAllegro MicroSystems$772.76M4.74$152.70M-$0.35-56.80Himax Technologies$906.80M1.29$79.75M$0.4514.84 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ALGM or HIMX? Himax Technologies received 515 more outperform votes than Allegro MicroSystems when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.98% of users gave Allegro MicroSystems an outperform vote while only 65.28% of users gave Himax Technologies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAllegro MicroSystemsOutperform Votes6465.98% Underperform Votes3334.02% Himax TechnologiesOutperform Votes57965.28% Underperform Votes30834.72% Does the media refer more to ALGM or HIMX? In the previous week, Allegro MicroSystems had 17 more articles in the media than Himax Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Allegro MicroSystems and 2 mentions for Himax Technologies. Himax Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Allegro MicroSystems' score of 0.87 indicating that Himax Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Allegro MicroSystems 5 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Himax Technologies 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ALGM or HIMX? 56.5% of Allegro MicroSystems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.8% of Himax Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Allegro MicroSystems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 31.5% of Himax Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is ALGM or HIMX more profitable? Himax Technologies has a net margin of 8.80% compared to Allegro MicroSystems' net margin of -8.45%. Himax Technologies' return on equity of 9.09% beat Allegro MicroSystems' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Allegro MicroSystems-8.45% 4.31% 3.00% Himax Technologies 8.80%9.09%4.84% Do analysts recommend ALGM or HIMX? Allegro MicroSystems currently has a consensus price target of $31.20, suggesting a potential upside of 56.94%. Himax Technologies has a consensus price target of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 124.55%. Given Himax Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Himax Technologies is more favorable than Allegro MicroSystems.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Allegro MicroSystems 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.90Himax Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more risk & volatility, ALGM or HIMX? Allegro MicroSystems has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Himax Technologies has a beta of 2.11, suggesting that its share price is 111% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryHimax Technologies beats Allegro MicroSystems on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Himax Technologies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HIMX 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 HIMX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHimax TechnologiesSemiconductors & related devices IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.17B$48.58B$22.16B$7.57BDividend Yield4.20%2.86%3.00%4.32%P/E Ratio14.8434.7439.4917.81Price / Sales1.2983.861,985.9694.60Price / Cash19.2526.4934.6334.64Price / Book1.305.795.774.00Net Income$79.75M$751.41M$736.02M$247.23M7 Day Performance13.41%10.07%5.90%7.26%1 Month Performance-24.94%-15.02%-5.37%-6.26%1 Year Performance29.71%-1.35%52,661.37%-0.18% Himax Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HIMXHimax Technologies4.1787 of 5 stars$6.68+2.1%$15.00+124.6%+29.7%$1.17B$906.80M14.842,164Positive NewsALGMAllegro MicroSystems2.7651 of 5 stars$20.77-2.6%$31.20+50.3%-24.3%$3.83B$772.76M-59.464,040Options VolumeNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownLITELumentum4.7248 of 5 stars$51.77+4.5%$87.40+68.8%+26.0%$3.62B$1.41B-6.817,257Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeTSEMTower Semiconductor4.3055 of 5 stars$31.76+7.1%$60.00+88.9%+12.9%$3.52B$1.44B17.105,215Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSITMSiTime2.1036 of 5 stars$121.20+1.6%$232.00+91.4%+76.1%$2.91B$202.70M-30.42380Positive NewsLPLLG Display0.3734 of 5 stars$2.70-1.2%N/A-25.3%$2.70B$26.62T-1.1227,700Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeVIAVViavi Solutions4.1957 of 5 stars$9.81-0.5%$12.72+29.7%+20.9%$2.19B$1.01B-54.663,600Gap UpPIImpinj4.2961 of 5 stars$68.82-5.7%$183.44+166.6%-44.0%$1.97B$366.09M50.88390News CoveragePositive NewsNNNextNav2.2083 of 5 stars$12.28+3.3%$20.00+62.8%+70.9%$1.64B$5.67M-16.5960News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpKLICKulicke and Soffa Industries3.4874 of 5 stars$29.08-0.1%$52.00+78.8%-35.8%$1.56B$701.17M243.452,746Positive NewsSIMOSilicon Motion Technology4.329 of 5 stars$41.82+1.7%$80.63+92.8%-44.0%$1.41B$803.55M15.571,546News CoveragePositive NewsGap Up Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ALGM Competitors LITE Competitors TSEM Competitors SITM Competitors LPL Competitors VIAV Competitors PI Competitors NN Competitors KLIC Competitors SIMO Competitors 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:HIMX) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTwo Unmistakable Patterns Return…The signs suggest we're entering one of those rare periods now. 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