Himax Technologies, Inc. (HIMX)Technology | Semiconductors | Tainan City, Taiwan | NasdaqGS
11.10 USD
-0.17
(-1.508%) ⇩
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 11.08 -0.02 (-0.020%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 7:48 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★★☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 12:17 a.m. EDT
HIMX is a compelling short-term contrarian rebound play driven by technical recovery and positive catalyst headlines, but it remains a medium-to-long-term 'buy-and-hold' trap due to deteriorating fundamentals and a bleeding dividend. The stock has staged a significant rally from $6.22 lows to current levels, and the bullish options flow suggests smart money believes the momentum years |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.085116 |
| AutoETS | 0.087954 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.087954 |
| MSTL | 0.088869 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 74% |
| H-stat | 1.18 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.103 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.09 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2025-06-29 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2025-06-29 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 66.626 |
| Revenue per Share | 4.768 |
| Market Cap | 1,936,127,744 |
| Trailing P/E | 42.69 |
| Forward P/E | 24.67 |
| Beta | 1.79 |
| Profit Margins | 5.28% |
| Website | https://www.himax.com.tw |
As of April 19, 2026, 12:17 a.m. EDT: Options positioning shows a distinct bullish tilt for the near term. In-expiration calls (specifically May, June, and Sept) have significantly higher OTM open interest than puts, suggesting speculators are hedging upside or betting on a rebound to $12+. The heavy OI at strikes above the current price ($13, $14, $15) in longer-dated contracts indicates a 'straddle' bias or expectation of volatility expansion, rather than a deep value bet on the downside. Conversely, put OI is concentrated at lower strikes ($7, $8, $9), acting more as a protective floor for existing holders than a strong sell signal, especially with a low OTM put volume.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.14% | 4.14% | 5.18% | 7.42% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 0.370 | 4.143337 |
| 2024-06-28 | 0.290 | 3.801388 |
| 2023-06-29 | 0.480 | 7.589783 |
| 2022-06-29 | 1.250 | 19.256816 |
| 2021-06-29 | 0.272 | 2.290631 |
| 2018-07-18 | 0.100 | 1.765022 |
| 2017-07-27 | 0.240 | 4.090432 |
| 2016-07-20 | 0.130 | 1.966417 |
| 2015-06-24 | 0.300 | 5.326481 |
| 2014-07-09 | 0.270 | 6.511376 |
| 2013-07-17 | 0.250 | 7.254740 |
| 2012-07-11 | 0.063 | 6.361721 |
| 2011-07-06 | 0.240 | 19.972876 |
| 2010-08-04 | 0.250 | 16.598436 |
| 2009-06-18 | 0.300 | 18.924144 |
| 2008-06-12 | 0.350 | 14.226783 |
| 2007-10-03 | 0.200 | 11.943900 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.7675159 |
| Address1 | No.26, Zilian Road |
| Address2 | Xinshi District |
| All Time High | 17.88 |
| All Time Low | 0.97 |
| Ask | 11.15 |
| Ask Size | 12 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 2,878,640 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,684,567 |
| Average Volume | 2,684,567 |
| Average Volume10Days | 2,878,640 |
| Beta | 1.791 |
| Bid | 9.41 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Book Value | 5.122 |
| City | Tainan City |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,609,372,800 |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 11.1 |
| Current Ratio | 1.583 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 11.48 |
| Day Low | 10.92 |
| Debt To Equity | 66.626 |
| Display Name | Himax |
| Dividend Date | 1,752,192,000 |
| Dividend Rate | 0.37 |
| Dividend Yield | 3.33 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,778,155,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,778,155,200 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.742 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.743 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,157,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,157,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,157,000 |
| Ebitda | 62,723,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.07537 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 66.895 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 5.042 |
| Enterprise Value | 4,195,838,208 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.5 |
| Eps Forward | 0.45 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.26 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,751,241,600 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 886 6 507 0000 |
| Fifty Day Average | 8.4394 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 2.6606007 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.31525946 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 76.75159 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 12.0 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.8999996 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.074999966 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 6.22 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 4.8800006 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.78456604 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 6.22 - 12.0 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,143,815,400,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 2.89 |
| Float Shares | 247,070,819 |
| Forward Eps | 0.45 |
| Forward P E | 24.666668 |
| Free Cashflow | 30,071,876 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 2,238 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.30566 |
| Gross Profits | 254,360,992 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.31066 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.19929 |
| 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 | 1,751,241,600 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.37 |
| 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 | 1,936,127,744 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_20344586 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 43,937,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,937,871,904 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 11.38 |
| Operating Cashflow | 140,027,008 |
| Operating Margins | 0.03363 |
| Payout Ratio | 1.4231 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.49 |
| Phone | 886 6 505 0880 |
| Post Market Change | -0.020000458 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.1801843 |
| Post Market Price | 11.08 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,469,739 |
| Previous Close | 11.27 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 22.2 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.1671221 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 2.326593 |
| Profit Margins | 0.052800003 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.61 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.17 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.50843 |
| Regular Market Day High | 11.48 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 10.92 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 10.92 - 11.48 |
| Regular Market Open | 11.38 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 11.27 |
| Regular Market Price | 11.1 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,001 |
| Regular Market Volume | 3,278,400 |
| Return On Assets | 0.01635 |
| Return On Equity | 0.05035 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.144 |
| Revenue Per Share | 4.768 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Shares Outstanding | 174,425,914 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0343 |
| Shares Short | 5,988,934 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 3,092,747 |
| Short Name | Himax Technologies, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0642 |
| Short Ratio | 1.25 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | HIMX |
| Target High Price | 10.0 |
| Target Low Price | 8.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 9.0 |
| Target Median Price | 9.0 |
| Total Cash | 286,222,016 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.82 |
| Total Debt | 601,057,984 |
| Total Revenue | 832,172,992 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.26 |
| Trailing P E | 42.69231 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 8.47305 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 2.6269503 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.31003597 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 3,278,400 |
| Website | https://www.himax.com.tw |
| Zip | 744,092 |