Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMKR) Given Average Recommendation of "Hold" by Brokerages

Key Points

• Twelve analysts have a consensus "Hold" rating on Amkor (8 hold, 4 buy) with an average 1‑year target of $51.13, which is notably below the stock's recent price near $60.44.
• Amkor beat Q4 expectations—reported EPS $0.69 vs $0.43 est and revenue $1.89B vs $1.84B (up 15.9% YoY)—and issued Q1 2026 guidance of $0.18–$0.28 EPS.
• Insiders sold a total of 52,500 shares (~$2.59M) over the last quarter, and the company pays a modest quarterly dividend of $0.0835 (yield ≈ 0.6%).

Shares of Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMKR - Get Free Report) have been assigned a consensus rating of "Hold" from the twelve research firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $51.1250.

Several analysts have recently issued reports on AMKR shares. Melius Research raised shares of Amkor Technology from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $60.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 6th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Amkor Technology from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, March 21st. William Blair raised shares of Amkor Technology to a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Amkor Technology from $32.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of Amkor Technology from $28.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th.

Amkor Technology Trading Up 4.3%

NASDAQ AMKR opened at $60.44 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.03 and a beta of 1.94. Amkor Technology has a 12 month low of $15.24 and a 12 month high of $60.50. 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 firm's 50-day moving average is $47.59 and its two-hundred day moving average is $41.95.

Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 9th. The semiconductor company reported $0.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.26. The business had revenue of $1.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.84 billion. Amkor Technology had a net margin of 5.57% and a return on equity of 8.66%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 15.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.43 earnings per share. 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 year.

Amkor Technology Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 12th were given a dividend of $0.0835 per share. This represents a $0.33 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 12th. Amkor Technology's dividend payout ratio is currently 21.85%.

Insider Transactions at Amkor Technology

In related news, EVP Mark N. Rogers sold 5,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $44.54, for a total transaction of $222,700.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 38,904 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,732,784.16. This represents a 11.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Guillaume Marie Jean Rutten sold 20,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $48.80, for a total transaction of $976,000.00. Following the sale, the director owned 543,866 shares in the company, valued at $26,540,660.80. The trade was a 3.55% 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 52,500 shares of company stock valued at $2,585,875. 26.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Amkor Technology

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of 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 during the period. Salomon & Ludwin LLC acquired a new position in shares of Amkor Technology during the 3rd quarter worth about $25,000. Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Amkor Technology by 72.1% during the 3rd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 933 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 391 shares in the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Amkor Technology by 38.8% during the 4th quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 937 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 262 shares in the last quarter. Finally, IFP Advisors Inc boosted its position in shares of Amkor Technology by 91.2% during the 3rd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 937 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 447 shares in the last quarter. 42.76% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.

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