HIMX
Himax Technologies, Inc.
HIMX has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC has the edge over HIMX overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
HIMX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
HIMX's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue and profitability are stable, but its cash flow is under pressure.
INTC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
INTC's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its profitability is under pressure.
HIMX PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 4.5x | $0.89 | -90% |
| Fair | 16x | $3.12 | -65% |
| Expensive | 44x | $8.79 | -1.8% |
| Current | 45x | $8.96 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
HIMX's PE is in its expensive range at 45x.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
HIMX Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect HIMX's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
INTC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Broad | |
| Low |
INTC has the edge over HIMX on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
HIMX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $0.20 | -52% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.18 | -63% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.25 | -46% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.35 | -22% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.42 | -4.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.49 | +81% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.46 | +64% |
| Q3 2024 | $0.45 | +15% |
HIMX has the edge over INTC on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
INTC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.41 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$2.39 | -24000% |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.09 | +$2.68 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.60 | +$3.88 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.06 | +$4.32 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.01 | +$3.72 |
| Q2 2025 | -$4.77 | -2088% |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.48 | -562% |
| Q4 2024 | -$4.38 | -1195% |
INTC has swung to a loss: it lost $2.39 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
HIMX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $227.4M | +5.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $199M | -7.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $203.1M | -14% |
| Q3 2025 | $196.7M | -12% |
| Q2 2025 | $214.8M | -10% |
| Q1 2025 | $215.1M | +3.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $237.2M | +4.2% |
| Q3 2024 | $222.4M | -6.8% |
HIMX's revenue is recovering but still below its 2021 peak: $227M last quarter, up 5.9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 11% | +2.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.1% | -4.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 3.4% | -6.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | -0.3% | -2.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 8.4% | -3.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 9.2% | +4.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 9.7% | +2.4 points |
| Q3 2024 | 2.6% | -2 points |
HIMX's operating margin was 11% last quarter, up 2.4 points from the same quarter a year ago.
INTC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $16.5B | +21% |
| Q2 2026 | $16.1B | +25% |
| Q1 2026 | $13.6B | +7.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $13.7B | -4.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $13.7B | +2.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $12.9B | +0.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $12.7B | -0.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $14.3B | -7.4% |
INTC has the edge over HIMX on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 15% | +10 points |
| Q2 2026 | 11% | +36 points |
| Q1 2026 | -23% | -21 points |
| Q4 2025 | 4.2% | +1.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 5% | +73 points |
| Q2 2025 | -25% | -9.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | -2.4% | +6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.9% | -14 points |
INTC has the edge over HIMX on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
HIMX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $13.2M | -76% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.2M | -98% |
| Q4 2025 | $12.7M | -61% |
| Q3 2025 | $55K | +$5.8M |
| Q2 2025 | $55.9M | +150% |
| Q1 2025 | $50.8M | -5.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $32.2M | -41% |
| Q3 2024 | -$5.7M | -143% |
HIMX still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2021 peak: $27M over the past year.
INTC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.1B | +774% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.5B | +$6B |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.5B | +$1.8B |
| Q4 2025 | $800M | +$3.5B |
| Q3 2025 | $121M | +$2.5B |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.5B | +$1.9B |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.4B | +$2.8B |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.7B | -$597M |
INTC has the edge over HIMX on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
HIMX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | -0.1% | -118K shares |
| 3 years | -0.1% | -246K shares |
| 5 years | -0.2% | -303K shares |
| Available history | +1.1% | +1.9M shares |
HIMX has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $3.9M |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | $3M |
| Q3 2024 | — |
HIMX hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
INTC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +4% | +203M shares |
| 1 year | +17% | +776M shares |
| 3 years | +25% | +1.1B shares |
| 5 years | +30% | +1.2B shares |
| Available history | +19% | +834M shares |
INTC has 5.3B diluted shares, up 17% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | $114M |
| Q1 2021 | $2.3B |
HIMX Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -3.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -3.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q3 2024 | 3.7x | Elevated |
HIMX has the edge over INTC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
INTC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.0x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.9x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 4.0x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 69.6x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 23.8x | High |
| Q2 2024 | 4.3x | High |
INTC's net debt is about 2.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 4.0 years a year ago.
HIMX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 36.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 12.8 | Oversold |
HIMX's weekly RSI is 37 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 13 (oversold).
INTC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 38.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 7.7 | Oversold |
INTC's weekly RSI is 38 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 8 (oversold).
HIMX PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | HIMX | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 45x | 28x | 62% above |
| PE % | 83 | 35 | 48 pts above |
HIMX is trading at 45x earnings, a 62% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
INTC PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | INTC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
HIMX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $11.8 | 24% below |
| 20 week MA | $13.0 | 31% below |
| 50 week MA | $12.0 | 26% below |
| 100 week MA | $10.3 | 13% below |
| 200 week MA | $8.34 | 7.4% above |
HIMX has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 7.4% above its 200-week average.
INTC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $88.4 | 31% below |
| 20 week MA | $95.3 | 36% below |
| 50 week MA | $79.3 | 23% below |
| 100 week MA | $52.1 | 18% above |
| 200 week MA | $42.5 | 44% above |
INTC has the edge over HIMX on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
HIMX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $2.50 | $6.76 | +170% |
| 2021 | $6.76 | $12.5 | +84% |
| 2022 | $12.5 | $6.72 | -46% |
| 2023 | $6.72 | $6.07 | -9.7% |
| 2024 | $6.07 | $7.96 | +31% |
| 2025 | $7.96 | $8.35 | +4.9% |
| 2026 YTD | $8.35 | $8.96 | +7.3% |
HIMX's yearly returns have swung widely, from +170% in 2020 to −46% in 2022. It's up 7.3% so far in 2026.
INTC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $60.1 | $47.1 | -22% |
| 2021 | $47.1 | $51.3 | +9% |
| 2022 | $51.3 | $26.1 | -49% |
| 2023 | $26.1 | $50.3 | +93% |
| 2024 | $50.3 | $20.3 | -60% |
| 2025 | $20.3 | $36.2 | +78% |
| 2026 YTD | $36.2 | $61.2 | +69% |
INTC has the edge over HIMX on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.