Bandera Partners LLC Lowers Stake in Amkor Technology, Inc. $AMKR

Bandera Partners LLC cut its holdings in shares of Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMKR) by 10.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 693,519 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 79,974 shares during the period. Amkor Technology makes up 12.3% of Bandera Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest position. Bandera Partners LLC’s holdings in Amkor Technology were worth $27,380,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Amkor Technology during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $966,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in Amkor Technology in the 4th quarter worth approximately $123,000. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC raised its stake in Amkor Technology by 57.8% during the 4th quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC now owns 897,637 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $35,439,000 after buying an additional 328,755 shares during the last quarter. Bridgewater Associates LP bought a new position in shares of Amkor Technology during the 4th quarter valued at $3,006,000. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp bought a new position in shares of Amkor Technology during the 4th quarter valued at $238,000. 42.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Amkor Technology News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Amkor Technology this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Investor optimism is rising around Amkor’s advanced packaging strategy, with recent coverage highlighting renewed focus on its long-term growth targets, AI-related packaging demand, and the company’s role in the semiconductor supply chain. Amkor Technology rallies as investors refocus on advanced packaging growth targets
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market commentary suggest Amkor could still have upside after its big run, driven by ongoing AI/compute packaging demand and the company’s improving execution on advanced solutions. Amkor Technology (AMKR) Stock After 277% One-Year Surge Is There Still Upside
• Positive Sentiment: Amkor’s HDFO platform is being watched as a potential growth driver for compute packaging, which could benefit the stock if adoption continues and AI demand stays strong. Can HDFO Adoption Strengthen Amkor’s Compute Growth Opportunity?
• Neutral Sentiment: Unusually large call-option activity suggests traders are positioning for more upside, but this is more a sentiment indicator than a fundamental catalyst.
• Negative Sentiment: Recent insider selling by CFO Megan Faust is a modest caution signal, though the sale was small and part of a pre-arranged 10b5-1 trading plan.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have issued reports on AMKR shares. Zacks Research cut Amkor Technology from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. B. Riley Financial upped their price target on shares of Amkor Technology from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. Needham & Company LLC increased their price objective on shares of Amkor Technology from $65.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Amkor Technology in a report on Monday, April 20th. Finally, UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $80.00 target price on shares of Amkor Technology in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Amkor Technology currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $67.38.

Insider Activity at Amkor Technology

In related news, Director Guillaume Marie Jean Rutten sold 50,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.28, for a total transaction of $3,714,000.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 502,558 shares in the company, valued at approximately $37,330,008.24. This represents a 9.05% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Gil C. Tily sold 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.30, for a total value of $1,159,500.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 108,806 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,410,703.80. This represents a 12.12% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 114,000 shares of company stock valued at $8,329,250 over the last ninety days. 26.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Amkor Technology Price Performance

Shares of Amkor Technology stock opened at $82.78 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $20.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.30 and a beta of 2.25. The company has a quick ratio of 1.74, a current ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $67.96 and its 200-day simple moving average is $53.41. Amkor Technology, Inc. has a 52 week low of $19.79 and a 52 week high of $83.30.

Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR) last issued its earnings results on Monday, April 27th. The semiconductor company reported $0.33 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.23 by $0.10. Amkor Technology had a net margin of 6.17% and a return on equity of 9.88%. The firm had revenue of $1.68 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.63 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.09 earnings per share. Amkor Technology’s revenue for the quarter was up 27.5% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts expect that Amkor Technology, Inc. will post 2.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Amkor Technology Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.0835 per share. This represents a $0.33 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 3rd. Amkor Technology’s payout ratio is presently 18.86%.

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.