Leuthold Group LLC Makes New $312,000 Investment in Amkor Technology, Inc. $AMKR

Leuthold Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMKR) during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund purchased 10,981 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $312,000.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its stake in Amkor Technology by 100.6% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 19,345 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $349,000 after purchasing an additional 3,454,012 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Amkor Technology by 38.3% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 3,558,040 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $74,541,000 after buying an additional 985,727 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Amkor Technology by 30.0% in the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 3,818,331 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $80,147,000 after buying an additional 880,738 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Amkor Technology during the second quarter worth $17,221,000. Finally, Bandera Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Amkor Technology by 153.7% during the second quarter. Bandera Partners LLC now owns 773,493 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $16,236,000 after buying an additional 468,640 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.76% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on AMKR shares. Needham & Company LLC raised their target price on Amkor Technology from $50.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. UBS Group set a $43.00 price objective on Amkor Technology in a report on Tuesday. Wall Street Zen cut Amkor Technology from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Amkor Technology from $32.00 to $65.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, William Blair upgraded shares of Amkor Technology to a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $49.86.

Key Amkor Technology News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Major Wall Street/analyst support — recent coverage from Needham and JPMorgan projects further upside for AMKR, reinforcing investor confidence in Amkor’s positioning in the chip-packaging/test market. Needham Says Stock Expected to Rise JPMorgan Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation
• Positive Sentiment: Market narrative favors chip‑infrastructure names — MarketBeat highlights Amkor as a beneficiary of the AI/data‑center buildout (testing and packaging exposure), supporting medium‑term demand expectations for its services. Is AI Really Eating Software? (MarketBeat)
• Positive Sentiment: Momentum research and screens (Zacks/MSN pieces) continue to flag AMKR as a long‑term momentum name, which can attract momentum/trend buyers after earnings strength. Why AMKR is a Top Momentum Stock (Zacks)
• Neutral Sentiment: Options activity shows elevated interest — Zacks notes recent options moves that could be pricing in larger intraday swings; this can amplify price moves but is ambiguous on direction. Options Market May Be Predicting a Spike (Zacks)
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest reporting looks unreliable — recent feeds show zeros/NaN for short interest and days‑to‑cover, so short‑borrow dynamics are unclear and shouldn’t be relied on to explain today’s move. (Data entries on 2/11–2/12)
• Negative Sentiment: Secondary offering by the Kim family — a 10 million‑share secondary was announced and then priced, creating immediate supply overhang and a clear near‑term negative catalyst as insiders increase available shares for sale. Higher trading volume today suggests that execution of that offering and related selling pressure are the primary drivers of the decline. Pricing of Secondary Offering (BusinessWire) Secondary Offering Announced (BusinessWire)

Amkor Technology Stock Down 8.2%

Amkor Technology stock opened at $51.59 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $46.66 and its 200 day moving average price is $35.16. The company has a quick ratio of 1.60, a current ratio of 2.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. The firm has a market cap of $12.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.17 and a beta of 2.00. Amkor Technology, Inc. has a 52 week low of $14.03 and a 52 week high of $57.09.

Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 9th. The semiconductor company reported $0.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.43 by $0.26. Amkor Technology had a return on equity of 8.66% and a net margin of 5.57%.The company had revenue of $1.89 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.84 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.43 earnings per share. Amkor Technology’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. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Amkor Technology, Inc. will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Amkor Technology

In other Amkor Technology news, EVP Mark N. Rogers sold 20,000 shares of Amkor Technology stock in a transaction on Monday, November 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.69, for a total value of $633,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 23,862 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $756,186.78. The trade was a 45.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Kevin Engel sold 11,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $46.21, for a total transaction of $508,310.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 349 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $16,127.29. This trade represents a 96.92% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 96,000 shares of company stock worth $4,085,910. Insiders own 26.90% of the company’s stock.

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.