Himax Technologies Valuation

Is H6Q undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of H6Q when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Discounted Cash Flow
Simply Wall St
€1.30
Fair Value
385.8% overvalued intrinsic discount
4
Number of Analysts

Below Fair Value: H6Q (€6.3) is trading above our estimate of fair value (€1.3)

Significantly Below Fair Value: H6Q is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for H6Q?

Key metric: As H6Q is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for H6Q. This is calculated by dividing H6Q's market cap by their current earnings.
What is H6Q's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio16.9x
EarningsUS$79.76m
Market CapUS$1.25b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does H6Q's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for H6Q vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average19.8x
ELG Elmos Semiconductor
8.3x-1.6%€1.1b
WAF Siltronic
28.6x-7.6%€1.1b
IFX Infineon Technologies
27.9x22.6%€39.0b
AIXA AIXTRON
14.5x8.5%€1.5b
H6Q Himax Technologies
16.9x24.2%€1.2b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: H6Q is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.9x) compared to the peer average (19.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does H6Q's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Semiconductor Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
H6Q 16.9xIndustry Avg. 19.5xNo. of Companies5PE01224364860+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: H6Q is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.9x) compared to the European Semiconductor industry average (17.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is H6Q's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

H6Q PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio16.9x
Fair PE Ratio23.9x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: H6Q is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.9x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst H6Q forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€6.30
€10.70
+69.8%
29.2%€14.30€5.72n/a4
Apr ’26€6.75
€10.70
+58.5%
29.2%€14.30€5.72n/a4
Mar ’26€9.35
€10.70
+14.4%
29.2%€14.30€5.72n/a4
Feb ’26€9.65
€10.53
+9.2%
34.1%€14.54€5.82n/a3
Jan ’26€7.55
€10.35
+37.1%
34.1%€14.29€5.72n/a3
Dec ’25€4.86
€7.65
+57.4%
29.7%€10.82€5.60n/a3
Nov ’25€5.20
€7.64
+46.9%
29.7%€10.80€5.59n/a3
Oct ’25€4.90
€7.64
+55.9%
29.7%€10.80€5.59n/a3
Sep ’25€5.30
€7.64
+44.1%
29.7%€10.80€5.59n/a3
Aug ’25€6.30
€7.64
+21.2%
29.7%€10.80€5.59n/a3
Jul ’25€7.35
€7.64
+3.9%
29.7%€10.80€5.59n/a3
Jun ’25€5.95
€5.94
-0.2%
6.8%€6.49€5.56n/a3
May ’25€4.70
€6.00
+27.6%
6.8%€6.56€5.62€6.153
Apr ’25€4.94
€6.20
+25.5%
7.1%€6.51€5.58€6.753
Mar ’25€5.05
€6.20
+22.7%
7.1%€6.51€5.58€9.353
Feb ’25€5.25
€6.55
+24.8%
11.7%€7.49€5.62€9.653
Jan ’25€5.55
€6.55
+18.0%
11.7%€7.49€5.62€7.553
Dec ’24€5.30
€6.55
+23.6%
11.7%€7.49€5.62€4.863
Nov ’24€5.05
€7.36
+45.8%
19.3%€9.36€6.18€5.203
Oct ’24€5.50
€7.36
+33.9%
19.3%€9.36€6.18€4.903
Sep ’24€5.65
€7.22
+27.7%
16.6%€9.14€6.03€5.304
Aug ’24€6.20
€7.05
+13.7%
17.9%€9.21€6.08€6.304
Jul ’24€6.20
€7.05
+13.7%
17.9%€9.21€6.08€7.354
Jun ’24€6.40
€7.05
+10.1%
17.9%€9.21€6.08€5.954
May ’24€5.90
€7.41
+25.6%
15.4%€9.36€6.55€4.704
AnalystConsensusTarget
Consensus Narrative from 4 Analysts
€9.20
Fair Value
31.5% undervalued intrinsic discount
4
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but analysts are not within a statistically confident range of agreement.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/02 19:01
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/02 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Himax Technologies, Inc. is covered by 17 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Tristan GerraBaird
Daniel HeylerBofA Global Research
Jaywant SrivatsaChardan Capital Markets, LLC