B. Riley Research Analysts Cut Earnings Estimates for AMKR

Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMKR - Free Report) - Equities researchers at B. Riley lowered their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Amkor Technology in a research note issued to investors on Monday, April 21st. B. Riley analyst C. Ellis now anticipates that the semiconductor company will earn $0.48 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.54. B. Riley currently has a "Hold" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Amkor Technology's current full-year earnings is $1.47 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Amkor Technology's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.65 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Melius lowered shares of Amkor Technology from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and decreased their price target for the company from $34.00 to $30.00 in a report on Monday, January 6th. KeyCorp restated a "sector weight" rating on shares of Amkor Technology in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $34.00 price objective on shares of Amkor Technology in a report on Tuesday, February 11th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on shares of Amkor Technology from $26.00 to $24.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 11th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of Amkor Technology from $42.00 to $30.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 11th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Amkor Technology has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $31.50.

Amkor Technology Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ AMKR opened at $15.96 on Wednesday. Amkor Technology has a 52-week low of $14.03 and a 52-week high of $44.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a quick ratio of 1.90 and a current ratio of 2.11. The stock has a market cap of $3.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.16 and a beta of 1.88. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $18.99 and a 200 day moving average price of $23.92.

Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 10th. The semiconductor company reported $0.43 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.37 by $0.06. Amkor Technology had a return on equity of 8.59% and a net margin of 5.60%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Amkor Technology

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Amkor Technology during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. UMB Bank n.a. increased its holdings in shares of Amkor Technology by 677.0% during the first quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,756 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 1,530 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its stake in shares of Amkor Technology by 353.7% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,488 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 1,160 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc. increased its position in Amkor Technology by 421.0% during the 4th quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,537 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 1,242 shares during the period. Finally, Hurley Capital LLC bought a new position in Amkor Technology during the 4th quarter worth approximately $43,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.76% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Amkor Technology

In related news, major shareholder Agnes C. Kim sold 869,565 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $21.85, for a total value of $18,999,995.25. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 10,020,870 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $218,956,009.50. This trade represents a 7.98 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Kevin Engel sold 5,489 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $21.69, for a total transaction of $119,056.41. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 1,388 shares in the company, valued at approximately $30,105.72. The trade was a 79.82 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 26.90% of the company's stock.

Amkor Technology Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 2nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 13th were given a dividend of $0.0827 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 13th. This represents a $0.33 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.07%. Amkor Technology's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 23.08%.

Amkor Technology Company Profile

Amkor Technology, Inc provides outsourced semiconductor packaging and test services in the United States, Japan, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It offers turnkey packaging and test services, including semiconductor wafer bump, wafer probe, wafer back-grind, package design, packaging, system-level and final test, and drop shipment services; flip chip scale package products for smartphones, tablets, and other mobile consumer electronic devices; flip chip stacked chip scale packages that are used to stack memory digital baseband, and as applications processors in mobile devices; flip-chip ball grid array packages for various networking, storage, computing, automotive, and consumer applications; and memory products for system memory or platform data storage.

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