111,920 Shares in Himax Technologies, Inc. $HIMX Purchased by Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio

Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new stake in Himax Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:HIMX) in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund acquired 111,920 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,717,000.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Natixis Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Himax Technologies by 5.6% during the 3rd quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 27,132 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $240,000 after purchasing an additional 1,432 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its position in Himax Technologies by 11.0% during the fourth quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 17,188 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $141,000 after buying an additional 1,700 shares during the period. Waverly Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Himax Technologies by 11.5% in the first quarter. Waverly Advisors LLC now owns 18,065 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $142,000 after purchasing an additional 1,862 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Himax Technologies by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 102,534 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $840,000 after buying an additional 2,183 shares during the period. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its position in Himax Technologies by 22.1% during the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 13,725 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $108,000 after purchasing an additional 2,482 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 69.81% of the company’s stock.

Himax Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ HIMX opened at $13.68 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $2.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 66.41 and a beta of 2.34. Himax Technologies, Inc. has a 12 month low of $6.85 and a 12 month high of $25.09. The business’s 50 day moving average is $13.82 and its two-hundred day moving average is $13.39. The company has a quick ratio of 1.36, a current ratio of 1.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02.

Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The semiconductor company reported $0.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.10 by $0.01. Himax Technologies had a net margin of 4.26% and a return on equity of 3.90%. The firm had revenue of $227.37 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $222.99 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.10 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 5.9% on a year-over-year basis. Himax Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.080-0.100 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Himax Technologies, Inc. will post 0.4 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Himax Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 8th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat, Himax Technologies has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $8.00.

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.