DLD Asset Management LP Makes New Investment in Amkor Technology, Inc. $AMKR

DLD Asset Management LP acquired a new stake in shares of Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMKR) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 140,000 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,072,000. Amkor Technology comprises 0.8% of DLD Asset Management LP’s holdings, making the stock its 18th largest position. DLD Asset Management LP owned about 0.06% of Amkor Technology at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of AMKR. IFP Advisors Inc boosted its stake in shares of Amkor Technology by 91.2% in the third quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 937 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 447 shares during the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its position in Amkor Technology by 180.3% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 684 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 440 shares in the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Amkor Technology by 38.8% in the fourth quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 937 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 262 shares during the period. CoreCap Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Amkor Technology by 56.4% in the second quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 438 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 158 shares during the period. Finally, Advisors Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Amkor Technology by 61.8% in the first quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,236 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 854 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.76% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amkor Technology

In other news, Director Douglas A. Alexander sold 5,000 shares of Amkor Technology stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $55.81, for a total value of $279,050.00. Following the sale, the director owned 29,109 shares in the company, valued at $1,624,573.29. This trade represents a 14.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Guillaume Marie Jean Rutten sold 25,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $55.35, for a total transaction of $1,383,750.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 486,732 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $26,940,616.20. This represents a 4.89% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 50,221 shares of company stock valued at $3,059,887. Insiders own 26.40% of the company’s stock.

Amkor Technology Price Performance

Amkor Technology stock opened at $50.26 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 2.17 and a quick ratio of 1.91. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.49 billion, a PE ratio of 22.54 and a beta of 2.25. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $66.41 and a 200-day simple moving average of $61.15. Amkor Technology, Inc. has a 12 month low of $23.22 and a 12 month high of $96.68.

Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR) last announced its earnings results on Monday, July 27th. The semiconductor company reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.23. Amkor Technology had a return on equity of 12.27% and a net margin of 7.45%.The firm had revenue of $1.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.81 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.22 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 25.6% on a year-over-year basis. Amkor Technology has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.720-0.820 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Amkor Technology, Inc. will post 2.62 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Amkor Technology Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 22nd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 2nd will be issued a dividend of $0.0835 per share. This represents a $0.33 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 2nd. Amkor Technology’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 14.80%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AMKR has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. UBS Group raised shares of Amkor Technology from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $80.00 to $90.00 in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Amkor Technology from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on shares of Amkor Technology from $43.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 28th. B. Riley Financial dropped their price target on shares of Amkor Technology from $75.00 to $65.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on shares of Amkor Technology from $69.00 to $70.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $68.12.

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.