22,550 Shares in Amkor Technology, Inc. $AMKR Purchased by Foster & Motley Inc.

Foster & Motley Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMKR) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 22,550 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,944,000.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Amkor Technology during the second quarter worth approximately $1,060,005,000. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Amkor Technology by 18.4% in the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 4,211,529 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $119,607,000 after purchasing an additional 653,489 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Amkor Technology by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,473,925 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $137,151,000 after purchasing an additional 47,514 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP grew its stake in Amkor Technology by 37.4% in the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 2,722,310 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $107,477,000 after purchasing an additional 740,701 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in Amkor Technology by 19.3% in the first quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,622,744 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $118,107,000 after purchasing an additional 423,629 shares in the last quarter. 42.76% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Amkor Technology Price Performance

AMKR opened at $54.84 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.62 billion, a PE ratio of 24.59 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. The business’s 50-day moving average is $67.94 and its two-hundred day moving average is $61.12. Amkor Technology, Inc. has a 1 year low of $22.74 and a 1 year high of $96.68.

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

Amkor Technology Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 22nd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 2nd will be paid a $0.0835 dividend. This represents a $0.33 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 2nd. Amkor Technology’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 14.80%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Amkor Technology news, CEO Kevin K. Engel sold 3,221 shares of Amkor Technology stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $47.00, for a total value of $151,387.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 9,666 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $454,302. The trade was a 24.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Mark N. Rogers sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $86.21, for a total value of $431,050.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 38,904 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,353,913.84. The trade was a 11.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 45,221 shares of company stock valued at $2,760,987 over the last quarter. Insiders own 26.40% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on AMKR shares. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on Amkor Technology from $43.00 to $65.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and set a $90.00 price target on shares of Amkor Technology in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target 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. Weiss Ratings upgraded Amkor Technology from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, UBS Group upgraded shares of Amkor Technology from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $80.00 to $90.00 in a report on Friday, July 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Amkor Technology presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $68.12.

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.