Varex Imaging (VREX) Competitors

Varex Imaging (NASDAQ:VREX) and Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and earnings.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, VREX or HIMX?

Himax Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Varex Imaging. Varex Imaging is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Himax Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Varex Imaging	$820.80M	0.38	-$47.70M	-$1.17	-6.52
Himax Technologies	$906.80M	1.29	$79.75M	$0.45	14.84

Which has more risk and volatility, VREX or HIMX?

Varex Imaging has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less 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.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of VREX or HIMX?

69.8% of Himax Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of Varex Imaging 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 prefer VREX or HIMX?

Varex Imaging presently has a consensus target price of $22.50, indicating a potential upside of 194.89%. Himax Technologies has a consensus target price of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 124.55%. Given Varex Imaging's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Varex Imaging is more favorable than Himax Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Varex Imaging	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Himax Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to VREX or HIMX?

In the previous week, Varex Imaging had 3 more articles in the media than Himax Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Varex Imaging and 3 mentions for Himax Technologies. Varex Imaging's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Himax Technologies' score of 0.86 indicating that Varex Imaging is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Varex Imaging	5 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is VREX or HIMX more profitable?

Himax Technologies has a net margin of 8.80% compared to Varex Imaging's net margin of -5.79%. Himax Technologies' return on equity of 9.09% beat Varex Imaging's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Varex Imaging	-5.79%	4.00%	1.81%
Himax Technologies	8.80%	9.09%	4.84%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VREX or HIMX?

Himax Technologies received 342 more outperform votes than Varex Imaging when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.28% of users gave Himax Technologies an outperform vote while only 63.71% of users gave Varex Imaging an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Varex Imaging	Outperform Votes 237 63.71%	Underperform Votes 135 36.29%
Himax Technologies	Outperform Votes 579 65.28%	Underperform Votes 308 34.72%

Summary

Himax Technologies beats Varex Imaging on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.