Rokos Capital Management LLP Cuts Stake in Amkor Technology, Inc. $AMKR

Rokos Capital Management LLP reduced its position in Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMKR) by 36.6% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 142,698 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 82,274 shares during the period. Rokos Capital Management LLP’s holdings in Amkor Technology were worth $6,426,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Amkor Technology by 18.4% during the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 4,211,529 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $119,607,000 after acquiring an additional 653,489 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its holdings in shares of Amkor Technology by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,473,925 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $137,151,000 after purchasing an additional 47,514 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP raised its holdings in shares of Amkor Technology by 37.4% in the 4th quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 2,722,310 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $107,477,000 after purchasing an additional 740,701 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Amkor Technology by 19.3% in the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,622,744 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $118,107,000 after purchasing an additional 423,629 shares during the period. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Amkor Technology by 204.5% in the 4th quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 2,095,027 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $82,712,000 after purchasing an additional 1,407,109 shares during the period. 42.76% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Amkor Technology Stock Performance

AMKR stock opened at $60.71 on Tuesday. Amkor Technology, Inc. has a one year low of $20.86 and a one year high of $96.68. The firm has a market cap of $15.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.69 and a beta of 2.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 1.74 and a current ratio of 2.01. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $73.25 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $60.82.

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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.81 billion. Amkor Technology had a net margin of 6.17% and a return on equity of 9.88%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 25.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.22 EPS. Amkor Technology has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.720-0.820 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Amkor Technology, Inc. will post 2.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Amkor Technology Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 3rd were issued a $0.0835 dividend. This represents a $0.33 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 3rd. Amkor Technology’s payout ratio is currently 18.86%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

AMKR has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. UBS Group upgraded shares of Amkor Technology from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $80.00 to $90.00 in a research note on Friday. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on shares of Amkor Technology from $43.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Amkor Technology from $45.00 to $69.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 28th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Amkor Technology in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Amkor Technology from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Amkor Technology currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $69.25.

Trending Headlines about Amkor Technology

Here are the key news stories impacting Amkor Technology this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Amkor delivered record second-quarter results, with EPS of $0.70 versus the $0.47 consensus and revenue of $1.90 billion versus expectations of $1.81 billion. EPS rose sharply from $0.22 a year earlier, reflecting strong operating momentum. Amkor Technology Q2 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Management guided for third-quarter EPS of $0.72–$0.82, well above the $0.62 analyst consensus, suggesting continued earnings strength. Growth was supported by computing, automotive and industrial demand. Amkor Delivers Record Q2
• Positive Sentiment: UBS upgraded Amkor to Buy, while recent coverage has highlighted the company’s advanced-packaging exposure and partnership activity involving Nvidia as potential longer-term catalysts. UBS Upgrades Amkor Technology
• Neutral Sentiment: Third-quarter revenue guidance of $2.0–$2.1 billion was broadly consistent with expectations, but its midpoint is slightly below the $2.1 billion consensus estimate. This creates a mixed outlook despite the stronger-than-expected EPS forecast.
• Negative Sentiment: Shares may be facing valuation and profit-taking pressure after a roughly 210% advance over the past year. Investors appear to have demanded stronger forward sales growth to extend the rally, making the revenue outlook a concern despite the quarterly beat. Amkor Stock Trades at a Discount After a 210% Run

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Mark N. Rogers sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $71.63, for a total value of $358,150.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 38,904 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,786,693.52. This trade represents a 11.39% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Gil C. Tily sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.30, for a total value of $1,159,500.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 108,806 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,410,703.80. This trade represents a 12.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 114,000 shares of company stock valued at $8,631,450. 26.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Amkor Technology 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.