Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX) Shares Pass Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

Himax Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:HIMX)’s share price crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $11.90 and traded as high as $14.83. Himax Technologies shares last traded at $14.27, with a volume of 1,706,818 shares trading hands.

Himax Technologies Stock Down 1.4%

The business has a fifty day moving average price of $17.87 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $11.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a current ratio of 1.62 and a quick ratio of 1.42. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 71.02 and a beta of 2.26.

Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The semiconductor company reported $0.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.03 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $199.01 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $195.01 million. Himax Technologies had a return on equity of 3.57% and a net margin of 3.91%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 7.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.11 earnings per share. Himax Technologies has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.086-0.103 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Himax Technologies, Inc. will post 0.4 earnings per share for the current year.

Himax Technologies Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared an annual dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 10th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th were given a dividend of $0.252 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a yield of 164.0%. Himax Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 120.00%.

Institutional Trading of Himax Technologies

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in HIMX. Lazard Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Himax Technologies by 11.1% during the first quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 6,355,718 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $50,019,000 after purchasing an additional 637,020 shares during the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. boosted its holdings in Himax Technologies by 3.9% in the fourth quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 4,400,014 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $36,036,000 after purchasing an additional 165,508 shares during the last quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB boosted its holdings in Himax Technologies by 95.7% in the fourth quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 3,429,263 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $28,086,000 after purchasing an additional 1,676,831 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its position in Himax Technologies by 9.6% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,600,126 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $13,105,000 after purchasing an additional 139,703 shares during the period. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its position in Himax Technologies by 24.6% during the 4th quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 825,971 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $7,046,000 after purchasing an additional 162,809 shares during the period. 69.81% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Himax Technologies Company Profile

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.