Oasis Management Co Ltd. Takes $1.22 Million Position in Amkor Technology, Inc. $AMKR

Oasis Management Co Ltd. purchased a new stake in Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMKR) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm purchased 30,800 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,216,000.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Amkor Technology by 204.5% during the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 2,095,027 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $82,712,000 after acquiring an additional 1,407,109 shares during the last quarter. UBS Group AG boosted its stake in shares of Amkor Technology by 205.5% during the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 1,254,658 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $49,534,000 after acquiring an additional 843,983 shares during the last quarter. Black Swift Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amkor Technology during the fourth quarter valued at $797,000. GF Fund Management CO. LTD. acquired a new stake in shares of Amkor Technology during the fourth quarter valued at $4,868,000. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Amkor Technology during the fourth quarter valued at $841,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.76% of the company’s stock.

More Amkor Technology News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Investor optimism is rising around Amkor’s advanced packaging strategy, with recent coverage highlighting renewed focus on its long-term growth targets, AI-related packaging demand, and the company’s role in the semiconductor supply chain. Amkor Technology rallies as investors refocus on advanced packaging growth targets
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market commentary suggest Amkor could still have upside after its big run, driven by ongoing AI/compute packaging demand and the company’s improving execution on advanced solutions. Amkor Technology (AMKR) Stock After 277% One-Year Surge Is There Still Upside
• Positive Sentiment: Amkor’s HDFO platform is being watched as a potential growth driver for compute packaging, which could benefit the stock if adoption continues and AI demand stays strong. Can HDFO Adoption Strengthen Amkor’s Compute Growth Opportunity?
• Neutral Sentiment: Unusually large call-option activity suggests traders are positioning for more upside, but this is more a sentiment indicator than a fundamental catalyst.
• Negative Sentiment: Recent insider selling by CFO Megan Faust is a modest caution signal, though the sale was small and part of a pre-arranged 10b5-1 trading plan.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AMKR has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Melius Research raised Amkor Technology from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $60.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on Amkor Technology from $43.00 to $65.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. Wall Street Zen lowered Amkor Technology from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 21st. Zacks Research lowered Amkor Technology from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Finally, B. Riley Financial increased their price objective on Amkor Technology from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $67.38.

Amkor Technology Stock Up 8.7%

Shares of NASDAQ:AMKR opened at $82.78 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $67.96 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $53.41. The company has a current ratio of 2.01, a quick ratio of 1.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. Amkor Technology, Inc. has a 12-month low of $19.79 and a 12-month high of $83.30. The firm has a market cap of $20.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.30 and a beta of 2.25.

Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 27th. The semiconductor company reported $0.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.23 by $0.10. Amkor Technology had a return on equity of 9.88% and a net margin of 6.17%.The firm had revenue of $1.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.63 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.09 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 27.5% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts forecast that Amkor Technology, Inc. will post 2.08 EPS for the current year.

Amkor Technology Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 3rd will be issued a $0.0835 dividend. This represents a $0.33 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 3rd. Amkor Technology’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 18.86%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Winston J. Churchill sold 7,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $76.45, for a total value of $535,150.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 18,888 shares in the company, valued at $1,443,987.60. This trade represents a 27.04% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Mark N. Rogers sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the executive vice president owned 38,904 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,786,693.52. This trade represents a 11.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 114,000 shares of company stock worth $8,329,250. Corporate insiders own 26.40% 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.