Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX) Cut to Sell at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research report report published on Saturday morning.

Several other equities analysts have also weighed in on HIMX. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Himax Technologies in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Zacks Research raised Himax Technologies to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 12th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reiterated an “equal weight” rating and set a $8.00 price target on shares of Himax Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, Himax Technologies currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $8.00.

Himax Technologies Price Performance

HIMX opened at $7.72 on Friday. Himax Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $5.66 and a fifty-two week high of $11.80. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $8.29 and a 200 day moving average of $8.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a current ratio of 1.58. The firm has a market cap of $1.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.16 and a beta of 1.86.

Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The semiconductor company reported $0.04 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.04. The business had revenue of $203.08 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $199.16 million. Himax Technologies had a net margin of 5.28% and a return on equity of 4.92%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 14.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.14 earnings per share. Himax Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.020-0.040 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Himax Technologies

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Handelsbanken Fonder AB grew its holdings in Himax Technologies by 95.7% during the 4th quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 3,429,263 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $28,086,000 after buying an additional 1,676,831 shares in the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. boosted its position in shares of Himax Technologies by 22.4% in the third quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 4,234,506 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $37,391,000 after acquiring an additional 774,683 shares during the period. Lazard Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Himax Technologies by 7.7% during the second quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 5,256,923 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $46,943,000 after acquiring an additional 374,198 shares in the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC bought a new stake in Himax Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $3,194,000. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP purchased a new stake in Himax Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $2,154,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 69.81% of the company’s stock.

About Himax Technologies

Himax Technologies, Inc (NASDAQ: HIMX) is a fabless semiconductor company specializing in display imaging technologies. The company designs and develops a comprehensive portfolio of display driver integrated circuits (DDICs), timing controllers, and other high-speed interface chips that enable high-resolution panels for a wide array of electronic devices. Himax’s solutions are tailored to support both LCD and OLED displays, ensuring compatibility with television sets, desktop monitors, laptops, tablets, smartphones and wearable devices.

In addition to core display driver products, Himax offers wafer-level optics and liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) microdisplay solutions for applications in augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) headsets.