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Himax Technologies, Inc. (HIMX)

Technology | Semiconductors | Tainan City, Taiwan | NasdaqGS
11.98 USD -0.69 (-5.446%) ⇩ (Oct. 14, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★⯪☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 4:37 a.m. EDT

The investment case here is fractured by a severe disconnect between the company's operational reality and its market pricing. Fundamentally, the business is struggling: it is burning cash with negative free flow, generating minimal returns on equity, and trading at a premium valuation despite a lack of consistent profitability. The multi-year price trajectory confirms this deterioration, showing a net decline over the last nine years despite some recent recovery. While the stock recently crossed above its 200-day moving average and analysts have raised targets based on a 2026 growth outlook, these are speculative hopes rather than proven facts. The dividend is a red flag; with a payout ratio exceeding 100%, the company is distributing more than it earns, which is unsustainable and erodes shareholder value. On the short end, the options market shows heavy speculation on both sides, creating a noisy environment where a catalyst could spark a move, but the underlying fundamentals do not support a high-conviction bullish stance. The statistical forecast model offers no guidance, reflecting the uncertainty surrounding the stock's immediate path.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.149623
AutoARIMA0.149628
MSTL0.154698
AutoTheta0.343952

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 34%
H-stat 0.86
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.022
Excess Kurtosis 1.42
Attribute Value
Sector Technology
Ex Dividend Date 2026-06-29
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-29
Debt to Equity Ratio 65.281
Revenue per Share 4.751
Market Cap 2,089,622,400
Trailing P/E 59.90
Forward P/E 9.22
Beta 2.40
Profit Margins 4.26%
Website https://www.himax.com.tw

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 4:37 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a volatile range-bound scenario rather than a decisive breakout. Call open interest is heavily skewed out-of-the-money (OTM) at strikes like $16 and $17, suggesting bets on a rally to $20+, while massive put walls exist at deep OTM strikes ($4-$6) and near-the-money ($10-$13). This 'straddle' style positioning implies traders expect significant moves in either direction but lack a strong directional bias, with implied volatility remaining elevated across the board.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.64% 1.64% 3.15% 6.63%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-30 0.252 1.642764
2025-06-30 0.370 4.143337
2024-06-28 0.290 3.652393
2023-06-29 0.480 7.038123
2022-06-29 1.250 16.666667
2021-06-29 0.272 1.705329
2018-07-18 0.100 1.290323
2017-07-27 0.240 2.952029
2016-07-20 0.130 1.380042
2015-06-24 0.300 3.685504
2014-07-09 0.270 4.347826
2013-07-17 0.250 4.638219
2012-07-11 0.063 3.888889
2011-07-06 0.240 11.764706
2010-08-04 0.250 8.680555
2009-06-18 0.300 9.090909
2008-06-12 0.350 6.227758
2007-10-03 0.200 4.914005
Additional Data
dividendYield 1.99
exDividendDate 2026-06-30
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.252
lastDividendDate 2026-06-30
dividendDate 2026-07-10

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.288172
Address1 No.26, Zilian Road
Address2 Xinshi District
All Time High 25.09
All Time Low 0.97
Ask 14.25
Ask Size 1
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,346,990
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,207,531
Average Volume 1,207,531
Average Volume10Days 1,346,990
Beta 2.395
Bid 12.6
Bid Size 6
Book Value 5.157
City Tainan City
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,609,372,800
Country Taiwan
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 11.98
Current Ratio 1.546
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 12.52
Day Low 11.71
Debt To Equity 65.281
Display Name Himax
Dividend Date 1,783,641,600
Dividend Yield 1.99
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,793,908,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,793,908,800
Earnings Growth 0.202
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.202
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,881,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,881,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,881,800
Ebitda 60,943,000
Ebitda Margins 0.07355
Enterprise To Ebitda 39.291
Enterprise To Revenue 2.89
Enterprise Value 2,394,525,440
Eps Current Year 0.47
Eps Forward 1.3
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.2
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,782,777,600
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 886 6 507 0000
Fifty Day Average 13.9968
Fifty Day Average Change -2.0168009
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.14409013
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 28.8172
Fifty Two Week High 25.09
Fifty Two Week High Change -13.110001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.52251893
Fifty Two Week Low 6.85
Fifty Two Week Low Change 5.1299996
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.74890506
Fifty Two Week Range 6.85 - 25.09
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,143,815,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 4.36
Float Shares 123,748,270
Forward Eps 1.3
Forward P E 9.2153845
Free Cashflow -83,985,752
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 2,200
Fullday Change -0.32999992
Fullday Change Percent -2.7545905
Fullday Price 11.65
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.31074
Gross Profits 257,484,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.31068
Held Percent Institutions 0.24053
Implied Shares Outstanding 174,425,914
Industry Semiconductors
Industry Disp Semiconductors
Industry Key semiconductors
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,782,777,600
Last Dividend Value 0.252
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Himax Technologies, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company, provides display imaging processing technologies in China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, the United States, Mexico, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Driver IC and Non-Driver Products. The company provides display driver integrated circuits (ICs) and timing controllers that are used in televisions, PC monitors, laptops, mobile phones, tablets, automotive, ePaper devices, industrial displays, and other products. It also offers automotive IC solutions, including traditional driver ICs; advanced in-cell touch and display driver integration; local dimming timing controllers; large touch and display driver integration; and OLED technologies. In addition, the company provides Power IC, touch controllers IC, OLED ICs, LED drivers, EPD ICs, power management ICs, and complementary metal oxide semiconductor image sensors for display application coverage; and ultralow power WiseEye smart image sensing products, as well as wafer level optics, LCoS microdisplays, and 3D sensing solutions. It markets its display drivers to panel manufacturers, mobile device module manufacturers, and manufacturers of end-use products. Himax Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 2001 and is headquartered in Tainan City, Taiwan.
Long Name Himax Technologies, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 2,089,622,400
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_20344586
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 35,274,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 2,491,674,181
Number Of Analyst Opinions 2
Open 12.51
Operating Cashflow 45,054,000
Operating Margins 0.10803001
Payout Ratio 1.1943
Peg Ratio 1.49
Phone 886 6 505 0880
Pre Market Change -0.32999992
Pre Market Change Percent -2.7545905
Pre Market Price 11.65
Pre Market Time 1,792,068,186
Previous Close 12.67
Price Eps Current Year 25.48936
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.323056
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.5217888
Profit Margins 0.04257
Quick Ratio 0.621
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.69000053
Regular Market Change Percent -5.445939
Regular Market Day High 12.52
Regular Market Day Low 11.71
Regular Market Day Range 11.71 - 12.52
Regular Market Open 12.51
Regular Market Previous Close 12.67
Regular Market Price 11.98
Regular Market Time 1,792,008,001
Regular Market Volume 2,467,301
Return On Assets 0.01469
Return On Equity 0.04142
Revenue Growth 0.059
Revenue Per Share 4.751
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16440773
Sector Technology
Sector Disp Technology
Sector Key technology
Shares Outstanding 174,425,914
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.020499999
Shares Short 3,578,092
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 4,249,205
Short Name Himax Technologies, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.038399998
Short Ratio 3.76
Source Interval 15
Symbol HIMX
Target High Price 43.0
Target Low Price 17.4
Target Mean Price 30.2
Target Median Price 30.2
Total Cash 298,736,992
Total Cash Per Share 1.713
Total Debt 593,699,968
Total Revenue 828,627,008
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 0.2
Trailing P E 59.899998
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 12.55865
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.5786505
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.04607585
Type Disp Equity
Volume 2,467,301
Website https://www.himax.com.tw
Zip 744,092