Insider Selling: Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR) CEO Sells $151,387.00 in Stock

Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMKRGet Free Report) CEO Kevin Engel sold 3,221 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $47.00, for a total value of $151,387.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 9,666 shares in the company, valued at $454,302. This represents a 24.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Amkor Technology Price Performance

Shares of Amkor Technology stock opened at $49.87 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $71.67 and its 200 day moving average is $60.67. Amkor Technology, Inc. has a one year low of $21.57 and a one year high of $96.68. The firm has a market cap of $12.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.36 and a beta of 2.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 2.17 and a quick ratio of 1.91.

Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKRGet Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Monday, July 27th. The semiconductor company reported $0.70 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.23. Amkor Technology had a return on equity of 12.27% and a net margin of 7.45%.The business had revenue of $1.90 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.81 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.22 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 25.6% on a year-over-year basis. Amkor Technology has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.720-0.820 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Amkor Technology, Inc. will post 2.62 EPS for the current year.

Amkor Technology Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 3rd were paid a $0.0835 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 3rd. This represents a $0.33 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Amkor Technology’s payout ratio is currently 14.80%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AMKR has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Amkor Technology from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday. B. Riley Financial decreased their price target on shares of Amkor Technology from $75.00 to $65.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on shares of Amkor Technology from $43.00 to $65.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 28th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and set a $90.00 price objective on shares of Amkor Technology in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Amkor Technology from $69.00 to $70.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $68.12.

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Hedge Funds Weigh In On Amkor Technology

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Amkor Technology during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $242,000. Handelsbanken Fonder AB lifted its holdings in shares of Amkor Technology by 14.6% in the second quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 40,876 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,525,000 after purchasing an additional 5,200 shares in the last quarter. KMG Fiduciary Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Amkor Technology during the second quarter valued at approximately $376,000. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Amkor Technology during the second quarter valued at approximately $325,000. Finally, Arista Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Amkor Technology by 1.2% during the second quarter. Arista Wealth Management LLC now owns 13,642 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,176,000 after buying an additional 157 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 42.76% of the company’s stock.

About Amkor Technology

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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.

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