Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR) Trading Down 5.1% – Time to Sell?

Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMKR)’s stock price dropped 5.1% on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $46.68 and last traded at $47.3950. Approximately 379,196 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 92% from the average daily volume of 4,534,114 shares. The stock had previously closed at $49.93.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. B. Riley Financial upped their price objective on shares of Amkor Technology from $29.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price target on Amkor Technology from $50.00 to $65.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Zacks Research cut Amkor Technology from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. UBS Group set a $43.00 price target on Amkor Technology in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Amkor Technology in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Amkor Technology has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $49.86.

Amkor Technology Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of $10.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.44 and a beta of 1.94. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $47.68 and its 200-day simple moving average is $40.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a current ratio of 2.27.

Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 9th. The semiconductor company reported $0.69 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.26. Amkor Technology had a net margin of 5.57% and a return on equity of 8.66%. The firm had revenue of $1.89 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.84 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.43 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.9% on a year-over-year basis. Amkor Technology has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.180-0.280 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Amkor Technology, Inc. will post 1.47 EPS for the current year.

Amkor Technology Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Thursday, March 12th will be issued a $0.0835 dividend. This represents a $0.33 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 12th. Amkor Technology’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 21.85%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Amkor Technology news, Director Guillaume Marie Jean Rutten sold 20,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the director owned 543,866 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,540,660.80. The trade was a 3.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Kevin K. Engel sold 12,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $48.75, for a total transaction of $609,375.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,953 shares in the company, valued at approximately $143,958.75. The trade was a 80.89% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 52,500 shares of company stock worth $2,585,875. 26.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AMKR. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Amkor Technology by 4.6% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 15,779,847 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $448,148,000 after buying an additional 687,900 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Amkor Technology by 18.4% in the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 4,211,529 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $119,607,000 after acquiring an additional 653,489 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its stake in Amkor Technology by 0.5% during the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 3,835,987 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $108,942,000 after purchasing an additional 17,656 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its stake in Amkor Technology by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,473,925 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $137,151,000 after purchasing an additional 47,514 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of Amkor Technology by 37.4% during the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 2,722,310 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $107,477,000 after buying an additional 740,701 shares during the period. 42.76% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.