Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMKR) Receives Average Rating of “Hold” from Analysts

Shares of Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMKR) have earned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the eleven brokerages that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and three have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $49.8571.

A number of research firms recently weighed in on AMKR. Needham & Company LLC upped their price objective on shares of Amkor Technology from $50.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Amkor Technology in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. William Blair raised shares of Amkor Technology to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on shares of Amkor Technology from $38.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on shares of Amkor Technology from $28.00 to $45.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 10th.

Insider Transactions at Amkor Technology

In related news, CEO Kevin K. Engel sold 12,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $48.75, for a total transaction of $609,375.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,953 shares in the company, valued at $143,958.75. This represents a 80.89% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Guillaume Marie Jean Rutten sold 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $48.80, for a total value of $976,000.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 543,866 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,540,660.80. The trade was a 3.55% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders sold 52,500 shares of company stock valued at $2,585,875. Corporate insiders own 26.90% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Amkor Technology

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Allianz Asset Management GmbH lifted its holdings in shares of Amkor Technology by 47.0% during the 3rd quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 519,461 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $14,753,000 after purchasing an additional 166,091 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Amkor Technology during the 2nd quarter valued at about $17,221,000. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in Amkor Technology by 53.5% in the third quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 59,386 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,767,000 after buying an additional 20,710 shares during the last quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd boosted its holdings in Amkor Technology by 70.4% in the second quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd now owns 97,108 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,038,000 after acquiring an additional 40,129 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Squarepoint Ops LLC boosted its holdings in Amkor Technology by 61.1% in the second quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 229,734 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,822,000 after acquiring an additional 87,138 shares in the last quarter. 42.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Amkor Technology Stock Up 2.7%

Shares of NASDAQ:AMKR opened at $48.13 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $48.08 and its 200 day moving average is $39.09. The stock has a market cap of $11.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.87 and a beta of 1.94. Amkor Technology has a 52-week low of $14.03 and a 52-week 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 issued its earnings results on Monday, February 9th. The semiconductor company reported $0.69 earnings per share 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 business had revenue of $1.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.84 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.43 EPS. Amkor Technology’s revenue was up 15.9% on a year-over-year basis. Amkor Technology has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.180-0.280 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Amkor Technology will post 1.47 EPS for the current year.

Amkor Technology Dividend Announcement

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

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.