ACM Research (NASDAQ:ACMR – Get Free Report) and Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX – Get Free Report) are both mid-cap technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and valuation.
Profitability
This table compares ACM Research and Himax Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| ACM Research | 14.48% | 4.08% | 2.80% |
| Himax Technologies | 4.26% | 3.90% | 2.04% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for ACM Research and Himax Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| ACM Research | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2.83 |
| Himax Technologies | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
66.7% of ACM Research shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.8% of Himax Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 24.4% of ACM Research shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 31.5% of Himax Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk & Volatility
ACM Research has a beta of 2.09, meaning that its share price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Himax Technologies has a beta of 2.34, meaning that its share price is 134% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares ACM Research and Himax Technologies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| ACM Research | $901.31 million | 5.12 | $94.08 million | $2.10 | 33.99 |
| Himax Technologies | $828.63 million | 2.80 | $43.94 million | $0.21 | 63.33 |
ACM Research has higher revenue and earnings than Himax Technologies. ACM Research is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Himax Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
ACM Research beats Himax Technologies on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About ACM Research
ACM Research, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells single-wafer wet cleaning equipment for enhancing the manufacturing process and yield for integrated chips worldwide. It offers space alternated phase shift technology for flat and patterned wafer surfaces, which employs alternating phases of megasonic waves to deliver megasonic energy in a uniform manner on a microscopic level; timely energized bubble oscillation technology for patterned wafer surfaces at advanced process nodes, which provides cleaning for 2D and 3D patterned wafers; Tahoe technology for delivering cleaning performance using less sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide; and electro-chemical plating technology for advanced metal plating. The company markets and sells its products under the SAPS, TEBO, ULTRA C, ULTRA Fn, Ultra ECP, Ultra ECP map, and Ultra ECP ap trademarks through direct sales force and third-party representatives. ACM Research, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.
About Himax Technologies
Himax Technologies, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company, provides display imaging processing technologies in China, Taiwan, the Philippines, Korea, Japan, Europe, and the United States. The company operates in two segments, Driver IC and Non-Driver Products. It offers 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. The company also provides automotive IC solutions, including traditional driver ICs; advanced in-cell touch and display driver integration; large touch and display driver integration; and local dimming timing controllers, as well as active matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) solutions, including AMOLED drivers, timing controllers, and touch controller ICs. In addition, it offers application specific IC services; liquid crystal on silicon and micro-electro mechanical system products; Power ICs; complementary metal oxide semiconductor image sensor products; wafer level optics products; 3D sensing products; and ultralow power WiseEye smart image sensing products. The company 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.
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