73,114 Shares in Himax Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:HIMX) Purchased by Caxton Associates LP

Caxton Associates LP bought a new stake in Himax Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:HIMX) during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm bought 73,114 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $581,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Summit Securities Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Himax Technologies by 1,400.0% in the second quarter. Summit Securities Group LLC now owns 4,500 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 4,200 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in Himax Technologies by 77,712.5% during the 2nd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 6,225 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $49,000 after buying an additional 6,217 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its stake in shares of Himax Technologies by 56.4% during the 1st quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 6,897 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 2,487 shares during the last quarter. JTC Employer Solutions Trustee Ltd bought a new position in shares of Himax Technologies in the 1st quarter valued at about $54,000. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Himax Technologies by 62.9% in the fourth quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 10,880 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $66,000 after acquiring an additional 4,203 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 69.81% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, StockNews.com cut Himax Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, August 2nd.

Himax Technologies Trading Up 4.0 %

NASDAQ HIMX opened at $5.68 on Friday. Himax Technologies, Inc. has a 12 month low of $4.80 and a 12 month high of $8.73. The company has a current ratio of 1.58, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $5.93 and a 200-day moving average of $6.18. The company has a market cap of $992.43 million, a PE ratio of 21.04 and a beta of 2.12.

Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, August 9th. The semiconductor company reported $0.17 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.15 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $239.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $232.78 million. Himax Technologies had a net margin of 8.42% and a return on equity of 8.94%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.01 earnings per share.

Himax Technologies Company 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, PC monitors, laptops, mobile phones, tablets, automotive, ePaper devices, industrial displays, and other products.