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Himax Technologies (HIMX) Competitors

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$5.22 -0.01 (-0.19%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

HIMX vs. ICHR, SGH, CEVA, LASR, CAN, ALGM, LPL, KLIC, VIAV, and NN

Should you be buying Himax Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Himax Technologies include Ichor (ICHR), SMART Global (SGH), CEVA (CEVA), nLIGHT (LASR), Canaan (CAN), Allegro MicroSystems (ALGM), LG Display (LPL), Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC), Viavi Solutions (VIAV), and NextNav (NN).

Himax Technologies vs.

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

69.8% of Himax Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Ichor shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.5% of Himax Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Ichor shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Himax Technologies has a net margin of 8.77% compared to Ichor's net margin of -3.51%. Himax Technologies' return on equity of 9.06% beat Ichor's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Himax Technologies8.77% 9.06% 4.78%
Ichor -3.51%-2.14%-1.49%

In the previous week, Ichor had 1 more articles in the media than Himax Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Ichor and 2 mentions for Himax Technologies. Ichor's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Himax Technologies' score of 0.22 indicating that Ichor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Himax Technologies
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Ichor
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Himax Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Ichor. Ichor 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$945.43M0.96$50.62M$0.4411.86
Ichor$811.12M1.29-$42.99M-$0.93-33.44

Himax Technologies has a beta of 2.1, suggesting that its share price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ichor has a beta of 1.91, suggesting that its share price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Himax Technologies received 113 more outperform votes than Ichor when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.88% of users gave Ichor an outperform vote while only 65.27% of users gave Himax Technologies an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Himax TechnologiesOutperform Votes
577
65.27%
Underperform Votes
307
34.73%
IchorOutperform Votes
464
69.88%
Underperform Votes
200
30.12%

Ichor has a consensus target price of $42.57, suggesting a potential upside of 36.89%. Given Ichor's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ichor is more favorable than Himax Technologies.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Himax Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Ichor
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Himax Technologies beats Ichor on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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HIMX vs. The Competition

MetricHimax TechnologiesSemiconductors & related devices IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$912.04M$60.48B$24.07B$8.82B
Dividend Yield5.41%2.45%2.79%4.07%
P/E Ratio11.8636.86258.2017.81
Price / Sales0.9636.303,505.1674.38
Price / Cash11.9723.8032.8932.53
Price / Book1.056.847.414.68
Net Income$50.62M$981.45M$667.83M$226.08M
7 Day Performance-2.61%-1.98%-0.42%-2.04%
1 Month Performance-16.21%-3.61%0.53%0.06%
1 Year Performance-16.21%7.41%17.56%24.60%

Himax Technologies Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HIMX
Himax Technologies
2.0076 of 5 stars
$5.22
-0.2%
N/A-16.2%$913.81M$945.43M11.862,164
ICHR
Ichor
3.1592 of 5 stars
$31.10
+2.2%
$42.57
+36.9%
+20.5%$1.03B$811.12M-33.442,245Positive News
High Trading Volume
SGH
SMART Global
2.0901 of 5 stars
N/A$32.25
+∞
N/A$1.10B$1.44B-6.773,000
CEVA
CEVA
1.5064 of 5 stars
$28.05
-0.8%
$34.00
+21.2%
+22.4%$668.16M$97.42M-200.34424
LASR
nLIGHT
3.3651 of 5 stars
$10.85
-0.2%
$16.17
+49.0%
-4.4%$526.43M$209.92M0.001,100Insider Trade
Positive News
CAN
Canaan
2.5527 of 5 stars
$1.67
+5.0%
$3.38
+102.1%
-1.2%$480.74M$211.48M-1.08350Options Volume
ALGM
Allegro MicroSystems
2.9256 of 5 stars
$20.14
+3.3%
$30.80
+52.9%
-29.9%$3.59B$1.05B0.004,593Insider Trade
LPL
LG Display
1.2114 of 5 stars
$3.46
-1.7%
N/A-35.0%$3.52B$16.34B0.0066,418
KLIC
Kulicke and Soffa Industries
1.5236 of 5 stars
$46.70
+2.5%
$52.40
+12.2%
-8.5%$2.46B$706.23M-37.972,746Analyst Downgrade
Buyback Announcement
Analyst Revision
VIAV
Viavi Solutions
3.4193 of 5 stars
$9.82
+0.7%
$10.44
+6.3%
+21.7%$2.16B$1.00B-57.763,600Analyst Forecast
NN
NextNav
3.2019 of 5 stars
$15.35
-5.3%
$20.00
+30.3%
+220.5%$2.09B$3.86M0.0060Analyst Revision

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This page (NASDAQ:HIMX) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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