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HIMX

💻 Technology

Himax Technologies, Inc.

Conservative #752Aggressive #1106Moderate RiskModerate 66ML↑ 17pt
$7.71+0.13%
Day High$7.74
Day Low$7.56
Volume0.9M
Mkt Cap$1.3B
52W Low $652W High $11
Market Cap
$1.3B
P/E Ratio
29.8
Sector avg: 87.8
Rev Growth
-8.2%
Sector avg: 14.8%
Earnings Growth
-44.9%
Profit Margin
5.3%
Sector avg: -110.0%
Debt/Equity
0.67

Why This Score

HIMX scores 43.4 on the Conservative profile, blending a fundamental score (80% weight, emphasizing quality and stability (84% of fundamental weight)) with a machine-learning signal (20% weight) trained on 82 features across 30 years of data.

Risk Factors
  • Above-average volatility (12.0%) may not suit conservative risk tolerance.

Minor adjustments (0.0 points) applied. HIMX's rank of #752 primarily reflects its factor profile relative to the conservative weight vector.

Score Breakdown

Overall Score43.4
Fundamental Score40.5
ML Score35.0

Score by Horizon

3 Month
67.5
6 Month
75.5
Primary
1 Year
79.4

Quality Assessment

B
Earnings Grade
Solid fundamentals with minor quality concerns
Quality Flags
High accrual ratio (-213.4%) — earnings quality concern

Position Sizing

Suggested Allocation
5%
Confidence
high

Score Composition Waterfall

How each component affects the final score
Backtested Scoring Levers (IC-calibrated from 30y ElasticNet)
Weinstein (12.1%)
50
Basing
Sentiment (2.5%)
37
Negative
Analyst (6.4%)
60
Favorable
Tradability (post-hoc)
81
Grade A
Base
40.4
SHAP
+2.8
Factors
+1.2
Divergence
-1.0
Final
43.4
Positive adjustment
Negative adjustment
Base blend
Final score

Signal SegmentsComputed from ML features

Fundamental (Valuation, Quality, Growth)30.0
Technical (Momentum, Weinstein, Volatility)52.0
External (Sentiment, Analyst, Macro)74.0
Scores below 50 indicate weakness in that segment relative to the universe.

Data Quality

Score
Features
Confidence
Feature Coverage89%

Growth Estimates

Short-term
-1.6% to +4.7%
Medium-term
-2.1% to +7.5%
Long-term
-2.6% to +10.2%

ML Model Core Features100 trained inputs → ML Score: 35

These features are direct inputs to the machine learning model. The model was trained on these signals alongside 100 features (including 12 momentum/technical indicators) to produce the ML percentile score.

Analyst Intelligence
Consensus Score60.0/100
Target Upside+5.8%
Coverage20 analysts
Market Sentiment
Sentiment Score37.3/100
News Volume1 articles
Technical Stage
Weinstein Stage1 — Basing
12M Momentum-0.2%
6M Momentum-0.1%
Volatility+0.1%
Momentum & Technical
Momentum Acceleration-15.1%
Momentum ConsistencyWeak (0.25)
Relative Strength vs Sector-23.9%
Trend Strength (ADX Proxy)Moderate (1.7)
Momentum Quality-0.163
Momentum BreadthNarrow
Macro Regime
Bull RegimeYes
High Vol RegimeNo
S&P 500 Return+25.0%
Yield Curve-0.1bp

Sector-Relative AnalysisIn-model features

Value Trap Signal
30%
High risk — cheap + stagnating
Sector RevGr Rank
P7
Revenue growth vs Technology peers
Sector PE Rank
P41
Valuation vs Technology peers
Sector FCF Rank
P80
Free cash flow vs Technology peers
Growth Deviation
-0.4σ
Z-score vs sector median
Stagnation Flag
NO
Not flagged
Value trap warning: This stock scores in the top quartile for value trap risk. The combination of below-sector-median revenue growth, low PE, and high free cash flow yield suggests the market is pricing in stagnation. The ML model's sector-relative features (trained on 30 years of data) reduce this stock's score accordingly.

Analysis Signals

Scoring Factors
Fundamental score of 62 relative to sector peers62/100
Machine learning model ranks this stock at the 79th percentileP79
ML model weight reduced to 9% due to macro conditions: market in extended rally phase; yield curve inverted (recession indicator); late-cycle economic indicators detected9% ML weight
SHAP feature alignment: +3.1pt (features align with model priorities)—
Blend: 91% fund (62.2) + 9% ML (79.3) + SHAP(+3.1) = 66.8—
Factor quality: +1.4pt (multi-factor composite)—
Risk assessment: moderate. Annualized volatility 12.0%. Max drawdown 20% (-4.7 pts). Price momentum -20% (-3.1 pts)Moderate
Market cap adjustment: -8.0 points ($1.3B market cap)-8.0 pts
Divergence penalty: -1.0pt (ML 17pt higher)—
Risk Factors
Earnings quality grade B: adequate earnings quality with minor concerns. Score adjusted by -5 pointsGrade B
Quality concern: High accrual ratio (-213.4%) — earnings quality concern; R&D-adjusted ROIC: 2.2% (original: 2.4%). Semiconductors has ~18% R&D intensity. Capitalizing R&D over 5 years increases invested capital by ~45%.Flag

Sector Peer Comparison(Technology — Rank #168 of 289 stocks)

StockScoreP/ERev GrowthMarginMkt Cap
HIMX43.429.8-8.2%5.3%$1.3B
MPWR84.891.721.2%81.0%$57.1B
ZM84.218.03.1%21.7%$27.7B
NVDA80.645.2114.2%55.8%$4.5T
CRUS79.719.16.0%17.5%$7.4B
ASML77.848.115.6%29.4%$546.0B
IDCC77.431.8-4.0%48.8%$9.7B
CSCO77.127.65.3%18.0%$303.6B
RMBS75.548.320.7%32.3%$11.0B
DBX75.313.91.9%17.7%$6.4B
FSLR75.017.326.7%30.7%$24.2B
SIMO74.79.210.2%13.8%$4.5B
ADI74.374.116.9%20.6%$165.1B
AAPL72.533.16.4%27.0%$3.9T
OLED72.527.012.4%34.3%$5.9B
AMAT72.336.44.4%24.7%$281.7B
Sector Average47.487.814.8%-110.0%—

Market Sentimentvia FMP

Analyst Consensus
Buy20 analysts
Buy: 11Hold: 6Sell: 3
Price Target
$8consensus
Low $8Median $8High $8
+3.8% to consensus target

Company Overviewvia FMP

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 through two segments, Driver IC and Non-Driver Products. It offers display driver integrated circuits (ICs) and timing controllers that are used in televisions, laptops, monitors, mobile phones, tablets, automotive, digital cameras, car navigation, virtual reality devices, and other consumer electronic devices. The company also designs and provides controllers for touch sensor displays; in-cell touch and display driver integration single-chip solutions; light-emitting diode driver and power management ICs; and liquid crystal on silicon microdisplays for augmented reality (AR) devices and head-up displays for the automotive industry. In addition, it offers complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor image sensors and wafer-level optics for AR devices, 3D sensing, and ultra-low power AI image sensing, which are used in various applications, such as mobile phones, tablets, laptops, TV, PC camera, automobile, security, medical devices, home appliance, Internet of Things, etc. The company markets its display drivers and display-related products to panel manufacturers, agents or distributors, module manufacturers, and assembly houses; and non-driver products to camera module manufacturers, optical engine manufacturers, and television system manufacturers. Himax Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 2001 and is headquartered in Tainan City, Taiwan.

CEO
Jordan Wu
Employees
2,177
Beta
1.87
Industry
Semiconductors
FMP-Identified Peers

Technical Picturecomputed from daily prices

RSI (14)
54.2
Neutral
Trend
Bearish
10-day vs 50-day MA
From 52W High
-26.2%
High: $10.45
From 52W Low
+36.2%
Low: $5.66
Moving Averages
10-Day
$7.70
Above
20-Day
$7.80
Below
50-Day
$8.10
Below
200-Day
$8.50
Below
60-Day Support
$7.26
60-Day Resistance
$9.84
Weinstein Stage Analysisbased on 200-day SMA framework
Stage 1 — BasingScore: 35/100

Stock is building a base after a decline. The 200-day moving average is flattening. Watch for a breakout above the 200-day SMA on increased volume.

Monitor for breakout above 200-day SMA on volume
Transition signal: 1→2
Price vs 200 SMA
-9.3%
200 SMA Slope (60d)
+0.04%
Flattening
Volume Ratio
1.27x
10d avg vs 50d avg
Days in Stage
19
Confidence: 80%

Financial Statementslast 4 quarters via FMP

MetricQ4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025
Revenue$203M$197M$215M$215M
Gross Profit$62M$59M$67M$66M
Operating Income$7M$-610,401$18M$20M
Net Income$6M$1M$17M$20M
EPS (Diluted)$0.04$0.01$0.09$0.11
Gross Margin30.4%30.2%31.2%30.5%
Operating Margin3.4%-0.3%8.4%9.2%
Net Margin3.1%0.5%7.7%9.3%

Why This Stock

TechnologyValuation below sector median (P/E 29.8)

Tradability FilterGrade A — 81/100Score impact: -4.3pt

Volume
100
1.1M avg/day
Dollar Vol
56
$8M/day
Float
100
174M shares
Mkt Cap
47
$1.3B
Range
100
90% spread
Composite Liquidity Score81/100
FDCBA

Multi-Year Range Analysis

Sideways: 0/100
YearLowHighRangeStatus
2021$9.48$17.3058.4%Wide
2022$4.81$16.28108.8%Wide
2023$5.22$8.7050%Wide
2024$4.80$9.8068.5%Wide
2025$5.66$13.9184.3%Wide
3-Year Range
97.4%
Narrow Years
0 / 5
Sideways Penalty
None

Growth Projection Adjustment

0.35x dampening
weinstein basingrevenue decline

Growth estimates have been dampened based on technical and fundamental signals. This is a post-hoc adjustment to prevent overly optimistic projections for stocks showing declining momentum or deteriorating fundamentals.

Free Float
100.0%
Outstanding Shares
174M
Bid-Ask Spread
90.0%
Institutional Tradable
Yes

Scores are generated by a multi-stage ML pipeline combining fundamental analysis, ensemble predictions, and structural risk signals. All data is for research purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.