Stock Traders Buy High Volume of Put Options on Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR)

Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMKR) saw unusually large options trading on Monday. Traders bought 17,862 put options on the company. This is an increase of 162% compared to the average volume of 6,810 put options.

Amkor Technology Stock Up 3.8%

AMKR opened at $46.34 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.69 and a beta of 1.94. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $48.25 and a 200-day moving average price of $38.97. Amkor Technology has a twelve month low of $14.03 and a twelve month high of $57.09. The company has a quick ratio of 2.01, a current ratio of 2.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28.

Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 9th. The semiconductor company reported $0.69 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.43 by $0.26. Amkor Technology had a return on equity of 8.66% and a net margin of 5.57%.The company had revenue of $1.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.84 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.43 earnings per share. Amkor Technology’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Amkor Technology has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.180-0.280 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Amkor Technology will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Amkor Technology Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 12th will be given a $0.0835 dividend. This represents a $0.33 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 12th. Amkor Technology’s dividend payout ratio is presently 21.85%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AMKR has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. UBS Group set a $43.00 price target on shares of Amkor Technology in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Needham & Company LLC increased their price objective on shares of Amkor Technology from $50.00 to $65.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. William Blair raised shares of Amkor Technology to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Amkor Technology from $32.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on Amkor Technology from $38.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $49.86.

Insider Activity at Amkor Technology

In related news, EVP Mark N. Rogers sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $49.28, for a total value of $246,400.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 23,862 shares in the company, valued at $1,175,919.36. The trade was a 17.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Guillaume Marie Jean Rutten sold 20,000 shares of Amkor Technology stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $48.80, for a total value of $976,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 543,866 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,540,660.80. This trade represents a 3.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 47,500 shares of company stock worth $2,363,175 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 26.90% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Amkor Technology by 4.6% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 15,779,847 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $448,148,000 after buying an additional 687,900 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Amkor Technology by 18.4% in the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 4,211,529 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $119,607,000 after buying an additional 653,489 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its stake in Amkor Technology by 0.5% during the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 3,835,987 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $108,942,000 after buying an additional 17,656 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its stake in Amkor Technology by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,473,925 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $137,151,000 after buying an additional 47,514 shares during the period. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP increased its position in Amkor Technology by 37.4% during the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 2,722,310 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $107,477,000 after acquiring an additional 740,701 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 42.76% of the company’s stock.

About Amkor Technology

Amkor Technology, Inc (NASDAQ:AMKR) is a leading provider of outsourced semiconductor packaging and test (OSAT) services, supporting integrated device manufacturers and semiconductor foundries worldwide. The company offers a broad range of advanced packaging solutions, including wafer bumping, flip chip, system-in-package and ball grid array technologies, designed to meet the performance, power and form-factor demands of applications across consumer electronics, automotive, communications and industrial markets.

In addition to packaging, Amkor delivers comprehensive test services such as wafer probing, final test, system-level test and digital, analog and mixed-signal testing, enabling customers to accelerate time-to-market and reduce total costs.