Insider Selling: Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR) CFO Sells $54,450.00 in Stock

Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMKR) CFO Megan Faust sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $54.45, for a total value of $54,450.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 135,105 shares in the company, valued at $7,356,467.25. This represents a 0.73% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Megan Faust also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, June 9th, Megan Faust sold 1,000 shares of Amkor Technology stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $70.30, for a total value of $70,300.00.
• On Tuesday, May 19th, Megan Faust sold 1,000 shares of Amkor Technology stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $64.60, for a total value of $64,600.00.

Amkor Technology Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AMKR opened at $58.99 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 1.91 and a current ratio of 2.17. Amkor Technology, Inc. has a one year low of $22.74 and a one year high of $96.68. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.45 and a beta of 2.24. The company’s fifty day moving average is $68.40 and its two-hundred day moving average is $60.94.

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

Amkor Technology Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Amkor Technology from $69.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. Weiss Ratings raised Amkor Technology from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Zacks Research upgraded Amkor Technology from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 20th. B. Riley Financial lowered their target price on Amkor Technology from $75.00 to $65.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on Amkor Technology from $43.00 to $65.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $68.12.

Institutional Trading of Amkor Technology

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of AMKR. Royal Bank of Canada raised its position in shares of Amkor Technology by 100.6% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 19,345 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $349,000 after purchasing an additional 3,454,012 shares during the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in Amkor Technology by 61.8% in the 1st quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,236 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 854 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its holdings in Amkor Technology by 913.4% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 7,509 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $136,000 after buying an additional 6,768 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its holdings in Amkor Technology by 73.4% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 524,713 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $9,476,000 after buying an additional 222,107 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Caxton Associates LLP purchased a new position in Amkor Technology during the first quarter worth $271,000. 42.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.