Handelsbanken Fonder AB Grows Stock Holdings in Himax Technologies, Inc. $HIMX

Handelsbanken Fonder AB lifted its position in Himax Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:HIMX) by 1,598.3% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,752,432 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 1,649,243 shares during the period. Handelsbanken Fonder AB owned approximately 1.00% of Himax Technologies worth $15,474,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of HIMX. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in Himax Technologies by 109.8% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 6,056 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $54,000 after acquiring an additional 3,169 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers acquired a new position in shares of Himax Technologies during the second quarter worth $90,000. Vest Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Himax Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at $91,000. Savant Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Himax Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at $105,000. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Himax Technologies by 826.8% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 12,883 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $115,000 after purchasing an additional 11,493 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 69.81% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and set a $8.00 target price on shares of Himax Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Himax Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, February 14th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Himax Technologies to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 12th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Himax Technologies in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $8.00.

Himax Technologies Stock Down 3.1%

Shares of HIMX stock opened at $7.28 on Friday. Himax Technologies, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $5.66 and a fifty-two week high of $10.38. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.27 billion, a PE ratio of 28.44 and a beta of 1.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a current ratio of 1.58. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $8.10 and its 200-day simple moving average is $8.28.

Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The semiconductor company reported $0.04 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.04. Himax Technologies had a return on equity of 4.92% and a net margin of 5.28%.The firm had revenue of $203.08 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $199.16 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.14 earnings per share. Himax Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was down 14.4% on a year-over-year basis. Himax Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.020-0.040 EPS.

About Himax Technologies

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.