Analysts Set Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMKR) Price Target at $49.86

Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMKR) has received an average recommendation of “Hold” from the eleven ratings firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $49.8571.

Several research firms have commented on AMKR. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Amkor Technology from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. Zacks Research downgraded 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 objective on Amkor Technology from $32.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. UBS Group set a $43.00 target price on Amkor Technology in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, William Blair upgraded Amkor Technology to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th.

Amkor Technology Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AMKR opened at $45.83 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 2.27 and a quick ratio of 2.01. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.33 billion, a PE ratio of 30.35 and a beta of 1.94. Amkor Technology has a 1-year low of $14.03 and a 1-year high of $57.09. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $47.95 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $39.46.

Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 9th. The semiconductor company reported $0.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 company had revenue of $1.89 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.84 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.43 earnings per share. The company’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. On average, research analysts expect that Amkor Technology will post 1.47 EPS for the current year.

Amkor Technology Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors 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 yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 12th. Amkor Technology’s dividend payout ratio is currently 21.85%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amkor Technology

In other Amkor Technology news, CEO Kevin K. Engel sold 12,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $48.75, for a total transaction of $609,375.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,953 shares in the company, valued at approximately $143,958.75. The trade was a 80.89% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Mark N. Rogers sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $44.54, for a total transaction of $222,700.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 38,904 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,732,784.16. This represents a 11.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 52,500 shares of company stock valued at $2,585,875. Company insiders own 26.90% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Amkor Technology

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its position in Amkor Technology by 1,381.2% in the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 214,876 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $8,593,000 after acquiring an additional 200,369 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of Amkor Technology by 308.1% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 219,648 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $8,818,000 after acquiring an additional 165,829 shares during the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd lifted its position in shares of Amkor Technology by 1,268.5% during the 4th quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 5,597 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $221,000 after acquiring an additional 5,188 shares during the last quarter. DGS Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Amkor Technology by 6.9% during the 4th quarter. DGS Capital Management LLC now owns 13,317 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $526,000 after acquiring an additional 864 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Amkor Technology by 10.1% in the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 22,836 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $902,000 after acquiring an additional 2,098 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.