Traders Buy Large Volume of Put Options on Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR)

Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMKR) was the recipient of some unusual options trading on Monday. Stock traders acquired 17,862 put options on the stock. This is an increase of approximately 162% compared to the average volume of 6,810 put options.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. B. Riley Financial lifted their price target on shares of Amkor Technology from $29.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Amkor Technology in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. William Blair raised Amkor Technology to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on Amkor Technology from $38.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Amkor Technology from $32.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $49.86.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amkor Technology

In other Amkor Technology news, Director Guillaume Marie Jean Rutten sold 20,000 shares of the firm’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 transaction, 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 ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Mark N. Rogers sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $49.28, for a total value of $246,400.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 23,862 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,175,919.36. The trade was a 17.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 47,500 shares of company stock valued at $2,363,175. 26.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Amkor Technology by 180.3% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 684 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 440 shares during the last quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC acquired a new position in shares of Amkor Technology during the 3rd quarter worth about $25,000. Bessemer Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Amkor Technology by 72.1% in the 3rd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 933 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 391 shares in the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC increased its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 262 shares during the last quarter. Finally, IFP Advisors Inc increased 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 acquiring an additional 447 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.76% of the company’s stock.

Amkor Technology Stock Up 3.8%

AMKR stock opened at $44.63 on Tuesday. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $11.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.56 and a beta of 1.94. Amkor Technology has a fifty-two week low of $14.03 and a fifty-two week high of $57.09. The business has a 50-day moving average of $48.35 and a 200-day moving average of $38.81.

Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR) last announced 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. The business had revenue of $1.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.84 billion. Amkor Technology had a return on equity of 8.66% and a net margin of 5.57%.Amkor Technology’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.43 EPS. Amkor Technology has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.180-0.280 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Amkor Technology will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Amkor Technology Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed 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 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.