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

Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMKR) has received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the eleven research firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and three have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $49.8571.

A number of brokerages have issued reports on AMKR. Zacks Research cut shares of Amkor Technology from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Amkor Technology from $32.00 to $65.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of Amkor Technology from $28.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price objective on Amkor Technology from $50.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, B. Riley Financial upped their target price on Amkor Technology from $29.00 to $48.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th.

Insider Activity at Amkor Technology

In related news, 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 transaction of $976,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 543,866 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,540,660.80. This trade represents a 3.55% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Mark N. Rogers sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $44.54, for a total transaction of $222,700.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 38,904 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,732,784.16. The trade was a 11.39% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 52,500 shares of company stock valued at $2,585,875 over the last quarter. Insiders own 26.90% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Amkor Technology

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Salomon & Ludwin LLC acquired a new position in Amkor Technology in the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Amkor Technology by 72.1% during the third quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 933 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 391 shares during the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc grew its position in shares of Amkor Technology by 91.2% in the third quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 937 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 447 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Amkor Technology by 180.3% in the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 684 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 440 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC increased its stake in Amkor Technology by 38.8% in the fourth quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 937 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 262 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.76% of the company’s stock.

Amkor Technology Stock Up 9.0%

AMKR stock opened at $50.26 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.27, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $47.80 and its 200 day moving average price is $39.79. Amkor Technology has a 52 week low of $14.03 and a 52 week high of $57.09. The company has a market cap of $12.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.28 and a beta of 1.94.

Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR) last issued its earnings results on Monday, February 9th. The semiconductor company reported $0.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.43 by $0.26. Amkor Technology had a net margin of 5.57% and a return on equity of 8.66%. The company had revenue of $1.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.84 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.43 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue 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. On average, research analysts expect that Amkor Technology will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Amkor Technology Dividend Announcement

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

Amkor Technology Company Profile

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.