SG Americas Securities LLC Buys 8,104 Shares of Himax Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:HIMX)

SG Americas Securities LLC grew its holdings in shares of Himax Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:HIMX) by 54.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 22,900 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 8,104 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in Himax Technologies were worth $139,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Citigroup Inc. raised its position in Himax Technologies by 24.0% in the 3rd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 45,733 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $267,000 after buying an additional 8,856 shares during the last quarter. Scotia Capital Inc. increased its position in shares of Himax Technologies by 11.7% during the 3rd quarter. Scotia Capital Inc. now owns 71,700 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $419,000 after purchasing an additional 7,500 shares during the last quarter. Kennedy Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Himax Technologies by 68.1% during the 3rd quarter. Kennedy Capital Management LLC now owns 307,204 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,794,000 after purchasing an additional 124,400 shares during the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its position in shares of Himax Technologies by 611.8% during the 3rd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 19,317 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $113,000 after purchasing an additional 16,603 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd increased its position in shares of Himax Technologies by 3,641.6% during the 3rd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 394,851 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,306,000 after purchasing an additional 384,298 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 69.81% of the company’s stock.

Himax Technologies Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of HIMX opened at $5.14 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 1.69 and a quick ratio of 1.39. Himax Technologies, Inc. has a 1 year low of $5.07 and a 1 year high of $7.70. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $5.48 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $5.72. The firm has a market cap of $898.06 million, a P/E ratio of 17.72 and a beta of 2.01.

Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 6th. The semiconductor company reported $0.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.11 by $0.03. Himax Technologies had a net margin of 5.35% and a return on equity of 6.42%. The business had revenue of $227.70 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $226.80 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.24 EPS. The company’s revenue was down 13.2% on a year-over-year basis.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, StockNews.com lowered shares of Himax Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 26th.

Himax Technologies Profile

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, laptops, monitors, mobile phones, tablets, automotive, digital cameras, car navigation, virtual reality devices, and other consumer electronic devices.