Jackson Square Capital LLC Buys New Shares in Amkor Technology, Inc. $AMKR

Jackson Square Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMKR) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 74,407 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,938,000.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of AMKR. Salomon & Ludwin LLC acquired a new position in Amkor Technology during the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Bessemer Group Inc. raised its stake in Amkor Technology by 72.1% during the 3rd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 933 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 391 shares during the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc increased its holdings in Amkor Technology by 91.2% in the 3rd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 937 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 447 shares during the period. Advisors Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in Amkor Technology by 61.8% in the 1st quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,236 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 854 shares during the period. Finally, FNY Investment Advisers LLC increased its holdings in Amkor Technology by 83.5% in the 3rd quarter. FNY Investment Advisers LLC now owns 1,472 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 670 shares during the period. 42.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Amkor Technology Stock Up 10.1%

AMKR opened at $52.42 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $47.05 and its 200-day simple moving average is $41.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a current ratio of 2.27. Amkor Technology, Inc. has a twelve month low of $14.86 and a twelve month high of $57.09. The firm has a market cap of $12.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.72 and a beta of 1.94.

Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR) last posted its earnings results on Monday, February 9th. The semiconductor company reported $0.69 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.26. Amkor Technology had a net margin of 5.57% and a return on equity of 8.66%. The business had revenue of $1.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.84 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.43 EPS. 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. Equities research analysts anticipate that Amkor Technology, Inc. will post 1.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Amkor Technology Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 12th were issued a $0.0835 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 12th. This represents a $0.33 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. Amkor Technology’s dividend payout ratio is presently 21.85%.

Insider Transactions at Amkor Technology

In other news, CEO Kevin K. Engel sold 12,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $48.75, for a total value of $609,375.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,953 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $143,958.75. This represents a 80.89% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Guillaume Marie Jean Rutten sold 20,000 shares of the company’s 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 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. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 52,500 shares of company stock valued at $2,585,875. 26.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AMKR has been the topic of several analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Amkor Technology in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Melius Research raised shares of Amkor Technology from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $60.00 price target on the stock in a report on Monday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Amkor Technology from $32.00 to $65.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. B. Riley Financial boosted their price target on shares of Amkor Technology from $29.00 to $48.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, UBS Group set a $43.00 price target on shares of Amkor Technology in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Amkor Technology currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $51.13.

Amkor Technology 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.