Quantbot Technologies LP Acquires New Position in Amkor Technology, Inc. $AMKR

Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new stake in Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMKR) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 15,154 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,307,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of AMKR. IFP Advisors Inc grew 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 purchasing an additional 447 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Amkor Technology by 180.3% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 684 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 440 shares in the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC lifted its position in Amkor Technology by 38.8% during the fourth quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 937 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 262 shares in the last quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Amkor Technology by 56.4% during the second quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 438 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 158 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Advisors Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in Amkor Technology by 61.8% during the first quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,236 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 854 shares during the last quarter. 42.76% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Amkor Technology Stock Performance

Shares of Amkor Technology stock opened at $48.70 on Wednesday. Amkor Technology, Inc. has a 52 week low of $23.36 and a 52 week high of $96.68. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $64.90 and its 200-day simple moving average is $61.20. The firm has a market cap of $12.10 billion, a PE ratio of 21.84 and a beta of 2.24. The company has a quick ratio of 1.91, a current ratio of 2.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50.

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

Amkor Technology Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 22nd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.0835 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 2nd. 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 currently 14.80%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Amkor Technology from $69.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. UBS Group raised shares of Amkor Technology from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $80.00 to $90.00 in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Zacks Research raised shares of Amkor Technology from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 20th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and set a $90.00 price objective on shares of Amkor Technology in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Amkor Technology from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Amkor Technology currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $68.12.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Douglas A. Alexander sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $55.81, for a total value of $279,050.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 29,109 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,624,573.29. This represents a 14.66% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Mark N. Rogers sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $59.78, for a total transaction of $298,900.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 38,904 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,325,681.12. The trade was a 11.39% decrease in their position. 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. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 50,221 shares of company stock worth $3,059,887. Insiders own 26.40% of the company’s stock.

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.