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

Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMKR) shares dropped 5.1% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $46.68 and last traded at $47.3950. Approximately 379,196 shares changed 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.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on AMKR shares. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on shares of Amkor Technology from $38.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Amkor Technology from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 21st. B. Riley Financial increased their price objective on shares of Amkor Technology from $29.00 to $48.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Zacks Research cut Amkor Technology from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. Finally, William Blair upgraded Amkor Technology to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $49.86.

Amkor Technology Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a current ratio of 2.27. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $47.83 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $39.86. The stock has a market cap of $11.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.43 and a beta of 1.94.

Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 firm had revenue of $1.89 billion during 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%. Amkor Technology’s revenue was up 15.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.43 earnings per share. Amkor Technology has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.180-0.280 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Amkor Technology, Inc. will post 1.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Amkor Technology Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 12th will be given a dividend of $0.0835 per share. This represents a $0.33 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 12th. Amkor Technology’s payout ratio is presently 21.85%.

Insider Activity at Amkor Technology

In other news, EVP Mark N. Rogers sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $44.54, for a total value of $222,700.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 38,904 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,732,784.16. This represents a 11.39% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Guillaume Marie Jean Rutten sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $48.80, for a total value 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. This represents a 3.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 52,500 shares of company stock worth $2,585,875. Insiders own 26.90% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Amkor Technology by 4.6% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 15,779,847 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $448,148,000 after acquiring an additional 687,900 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings 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 worth $119,607,000 after acquiring an additional 653,489 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position in shares of Amkor Technology by 0.5% during the 3rd 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 during the period. State Street Corp increased its holdings in 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 during the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP increased its holdings in 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 during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.76% of the company’s stock.

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.