Himax Technologies, Inc. $HIMX Shares Newly Purchased by Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd.

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Himax Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:HIMX) during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor bought 74,910 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,054,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. lifted its holdings in Himax Technologies by 24.8% in the 3rd quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 4,447,022 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $62,570,000 after acquiring an additional 882,739 shares during the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Himax Technologies by 11.1% in the 1st 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. Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its holdings in shares of Himax Technologies by 233.3% in the 1st quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 647,461 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $5,096,000 after purchasing an additional 453,200 shares in the last quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio bought a new stake in shares of Himax Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,717,000. Finally, Engineers Gate Manager LP lifted its stake in Himax Technologies by 776.3% during the second quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP now owns 116,716 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,790,000 after purchasing an additional 103,397 shares during the last quarter. 69.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Himax Technologies

Here are the key news stories impacting Himax Technologies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Himax reported Q3 earnings of $0.11 per share, beating the $0.09 consensus, while revenue grew 23.9% year over year. Q3 2026 financial results and guidance
• Neutral Sentiment: Revenue of about $246.8 million was slightly below analyst expectations of $247.8 million, while gross margin and revenue were in line with the company’s prior guidance. Q3 revenue earnings flash
• Negative Sentiment: The outlook is the bigger concern: Himax expects Q4 revenue to fall 22%–26% sequentially. CEO Jordan Wu attributed the abrupt slowdown to weaker automotive-chip demand after China’s early-October holiday, following aggressive customer purchases in prior quarters. Himax cites abrupt correction in auto-chip demand
• Negative Sentiment: Investor caution is compounded by reported supply risks, which add uncertainty to the recovery outlook. Q3 deep dive on auto IC correction and supply risks

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Himax Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Himax Technologies in a research report on Friday, September 25th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $8.00.

Himax Technologies Stock Performance

Himax Technologies stock opened at $8.49 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $12.90 and a 200 day moving average price of $12.75. Himax Technologies, Inc. has a 52 week low of $6.85 and a 52 week high of $25.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a quick ratio of 1.38 and a current ratio of 1.57. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.75 and a beta of 2.46.

Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, November 5th. The semiconductor company reported $0.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.09 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $246.75 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $247.76 million. Himax Technologies had a net margin of 6.02% and a return on equity of 5.75%. The company’s revenue was up 23.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.01 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Himax Technologies, Inc. will post 0.40 EPS for the current year.

Himax Technologies Profile

Himax Technologies, Inc is a fabless semiconductor company headquartered in Tainan, Taiwan. Founded in 2001, the company designs and supplies display-related integrated circuits and other semiconductor components for manufacturers of consumer electronics, automotive systems and industrial devices. Himax has been listed on the Nasdaq since 2006 under the symbol HIMX.

The company’s product portfolio includes display driver ICs, timing controllers, touch and display driver integration products, and other components used in televisions, monitors, notebook computers, smartphones, tablets and automotive displays.