SW Investment Management LLC Has $47.86 Million Holdings in Amkor Technology, Inc. $AMKR

Key Points

• SW Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in Amkor Technology by 89.3% during the first quarter, acquiring an additional 1,250,000 shares to reach a total of 2,650,000 shares, valued at approximately $47.86 million.
• Amkor Technology's stock has recently been subject to analyst rating changes, with Goldman Sachs giving a "neutral" rating and a target price of $20, while Needham & Company raised their target from $22 to $28 with a "buy" rating.
• The semiconductor company reported a revenue of $1.51 billion for the last quarter, exceeding expectations, and posted earnings of $0.22 per share, surpassing the consensus estimate of $0.16 by $0.06.

SW Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMKR - Free Report) by 89.3% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,650,000 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 1,250,000 shares during the quarter. Amkor Technology accounts for 14.7% of SW Investment Management LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest position. SW Investment Management LLC owned about 1.07% of Amkor Technology worth $47,859,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new stake in Amkor Technology during the first quarter worth approximately $27,000. Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Amkor Technology by 421.0% in the fourth quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,537 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 1,242 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its stake in shares of Amkor Technology by 677.0% in the first quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,756 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 1,530 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP boosted its stake in shares of Amkor Technology by 166.3% in the first quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 2,173 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 1,357 shares during the period. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its stake in shares of Amkor Technology by 467.7% in the first quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 3,009 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $54,000 after purchasing an additional 2,479 shares during the period. 42.76% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Amkor Technology Price Performance

Amkor Technology stock traded down $0.7810 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $22.9590. 1,443,198 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,150,144. The firm has a market cap of $5.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.69 and a beta of 1.85. The company has a quick ratio of 1.70, a current ratio of 1.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $21.91 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $20.18. Amkor Technology, Inc. has a 1-year low of $14.03 and a 1-year high of $33.85.

Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, July 28th. The semiconductor company reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.16 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $1.51 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.42 billion. Amkor Technology had a net margin of 4.80% and a return on equity of 7.23%. Amkor Technology's quarterly revenue was up 3.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.27 EPS. Amkor Technology has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.340-0.480 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Amkor Technology, Inc. will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Amkor Technology Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 23rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 3rd will be given a $0.0827 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 3rd. This represents a $0.33 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Amkor Technology's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 26.83%.

Insider Activity

In other Amkor Technology news, major shareholder John T. Kim purchased 441,589 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, August 1st. The shares were purchased at an average price of $21.85 per share, with a total value of $9,648,719.65. Following the acquisition, the insider directly owned 3,789,479 shares of the company's stock, valued at $82,800,116.15. This represents a 13.19% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, major shareholder Sujoda Management, Llc purchased 441,589 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, August 1st. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $21.85 per share, for a total transaction of $9,648,719.65. Following the acquisition, the insider directly owned 3,789,479 shares in the company, valued at approximately $82,800,116.15. This trade represents a 13.19% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders own 26.90% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Needham & Company LLC upped their target price on shares of Amkor Technology from $22.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Amkor Technology from $25.00 to $27.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Morgan Stanley restated an "equal weight" rating on shares of Amkor Technology in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on shares of Amkor Technology in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $20.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, B. Riley increased their price objective on shares of Amkor Technology from $18.00 to $24.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $26.44.

Amkor Technology Company Profile

Amkor Technology, Inc provides outsourced semiconductor packaging and test services in the United States, Japan, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It offers turnkey packaging and test services, including semiconductor wafer bump, wafer probe, wafer back-grind, package design, packaging, system-level and final test, and drop shipment services; flip chip scale package products for smartphones, tablets, and other mobile consumer electronic devices; flip chip stacked chip scale packages that are used to stack memory digital baseband, and as applications processors in mobile devices; flip-chip ball grid array packages for various networking, storage, computing, automotive, and consumer applications; and memory products for system memory or platform data storage.