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Amkor Technology, Inc.

$AMKR·$14B·Semiconductors·Technology
$47.30-1.2%YTD+36.1%1Y+97.9%
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2026-08-22: 4 posts2026-08-23: 7 posts115-7%
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AMAMKR
$AMKRAmkor Technology, Inc.
$47.30-1.21%115 posts-7%
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Today's AI verdict on what's driving $AMKR, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-09-01

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

Amkor is the advanced-packaging AI-supply-chain name — BofA just initiated Buy at $70 into a reasonable multiple.

Amkor Technology provides semiconductor packaging and testing services — the outsourced back-end of the fab supply chain, increasingly positioned around advanced-packaging (CoWoS, InFO, HBM stacking) needed for AI accelerators. The stock is up 98% t12m on that thesis.

  • Revenue growth is real and accelerating: last four quarters printed 3-27% YoY at operating margin 6-10% — the AI/HPC packaging tailwind is showing in the top-line acceleration.
  • The last four EPS prints beat consensus by 22-49% — an expanding beat streak that has driven analyst FY27 EPS estimates to $2.67 (from $2.48 FY26), and validates the compounder narrative.
  • Position sits at the 33rd percentile of the 52-week range with volume 78% of normal — the tape is consolidating post-run, and BofA's Buy initiation at $70 target with the reported $1.5B Nvidia multi-year prepayment plus extended TSMC Arizona partnership are the recent catalyst list.
  • Insider selling has been modest and coordinated: officer Rutten sold $1.36M plus Alexander $279K + Rogers $299K in mid-August — real distribution but on modest size, not the coordinated cluster you'd see at a top.

The path forward is decided by the Oct 26 Q3 print — advanced-packaging revenue growth (needs 30%+), CoWoS/InFO capacity utilization, and FY27 Nvidia and TSMC volume commitments color. A soft print into the risk that TSMC/Intel pull packaging in-house invalidates the coil; a guide raise plus continued advanced-packaging strength restarts the compounder.

Agrees with X sentimentAligned with the bulls — BofA's Buy initiation at $70 target, the extended TSMC Arizona partnership, and the $1.5B Nvidia multi-year prepayment are all real named catalysts. The $30-$37 fair-value read on cyclical earnings math is a legit valuation caveat, and the 'TSMC/Intel pull packaging in-house' risk is the real medium-term overhang.

What to watch: The Oct 26 Q3 print — advanced-packaging revenue growth (needs 30%+), CoWoS/InFO capacity utilization, and FY27 Nvidia and TSMC volume commitments color. A soft print into the risk that TSMC/Intel pull packaging in-house invalidates the coil; a guide raise plus continued advanced-packaging strength restarts the compounder.

On the calendar: 2026-10-26 — Q3 earnings

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment12 posts analyzed · as of 2026-08-31

The small 12-post window leans clearly bullish, dominated by BofA's Buy initiation at a $70 target and Amkor's positioning as an underappreciated AI/HPC advanced-packaging play. Bulls highlight the extended TSMC Arizona partnership and a reported $1.5B Nvidia multi-year prepayment. A more measured voice pegs fair value closer to $30 to $37 on cyclical earnings math, and another flags the risk that TSMC and Intel eventually pull packaging back in-house.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Provides outsourced semiconductor packaging and test services, a key supply-chain link for mobile and advanced compute chips.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Semiconductors sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $AMKR.

Semiconductors · Technology

Hyperscaler AI capex keeps Blackwell allocation tight and HBM3e pricing firm; NVDA's data-center backlog and AVGO's networking wins confirm the cycle is not peaking. LLM context-window expansion — the structural demand pull — extends through at least 2H26.

What this means for $AMKR

Direct beneficiary — semiconductor products are directly in the AI capex supply chain; Amkor Technology, Inc.

Top industry ETF

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Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
36.9How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
6.9%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
7.6%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
1.0%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
2.3Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
10.0%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
14.4%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.3Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Jul 27, 2026$0.70$0.47+48.9%
Q1 2026Apr 27, 2026$0.33$0.23+43.5%
Q4 2025Feb 9, 2026$0.69$0.43+60.5%
Q3 2025Oct 27, 2025$0.51$0.42+21.4%
Next earningsMon, Oct 26·consensus EPS $0.79

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$1.7B+27.5%14.2%6.0%$0.34$-79.5M
Q4 FY25$1.9B+15.9%16.7%9.8%$0.69$212.4M
Q3 FY25$2.0B+6.7%14.3%8.0%$0.51$-77.9M
Q2 FY25$1.5B+3.4%12.0%6.1%$0.22$112.3M

Forward consensus

4-year forecast · up to 10 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$7.7B$7.6B – $7.7B$2.48$2.16 – $2.667
FY27$8.6B$8.6B – $9.0B$2.67$2.63 – $2.717
FY28$9.5B$8.9B – $10.2B$3.33$2.48 – $4.5310
FY29$10.5B$10.2B – $11.0B$3.64$3.49 – $3.865

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.8×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.33%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-23.8%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-15.3%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 108.7M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today4.0% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β2.255-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellAug 17Mark N RogersEVP & General Counsel5.0K sh$299KSellAug 11Megan FaustCFO1.0K sh$54KSellAug 7Douglas A AlexanderDirector5.0K sh$279KSellAug 6Rutten Guillaume Marie JeanDirector25.0K sh$1.4MSellAug 5Rutten Guillaume Marie JeanDirector25.0K sh$1.4MSellJul 30Kevin K. EngelCEO3.2K sh$151KSellJul 16Mark N RogersEVP & General Counsel5.0K sh$326KSellJul 14Megan FaustCFO1.0K sh$70KSellJun 16Mark N RogersEVP & General Counsel5.0K sh$431KSellJun 12Winston J ChurchillDirector5.0K sh$391K
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KPress release / Reg FDMay 218-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

Amkor Technology, Inc. (AMKR) filed an 8-K on May 21, 2026 under Item 7.01 (Regulation FD Disclosure). Amkor is a Tempe, Arizona-based semiconductor packaging and test services company listed on Nasdaq. Reg FD disclosures typically accompany investor presentations; updates from a major OSAT company often relate to customer program wins, guidance revisions, or capacity announcements.

8-KShareholder voteMay 198-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

Amkor Technology, Inc. (AMKR) filed an 8-K on May 13, 2026 disclosing annual shareholder meeting vote results (Item 5.07). Amkor is a Tempe, Arizona-based semiconductor packaging and test services company listed on Nasdaq. Annual meeting results are routine governance disclosures.

8-KMaterial agreementMay 58-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation · Item 3.02: Unregistered equity sale
AI summary

AMKR entered into a indenture (8-K Item 1.01, dated 2026-05-05). Size: approximately $1,150,000,000. Rate: 0.00%. Due 2031. Material definitive agreement — investors should review the full exhibit for covenants, conditions, and use of proceeds.

SC 13D/AActivist amendmentMay 5SC 13D/A
AI summary

James J. Kim filed an amended Schedule 13D on AMKR disclosing beneficial ownership (511,645.00 shares) as of 2026-05-05. The filer's stated intent is passive investment with no plan to influence control of the company.

3/ANew insider — initial holdingsMar 163/A
+ 12 other (2 10-Qs · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 2 routine 8-Ks · 2 13Gs) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

AMKR vs. NVMI: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?zacks.com·22h agoAmkor's Global Footprint Expands: Can It Strengthen Customer Ties?zacks.com·23h agoCanada Pension Plan Investment Board Buys Shares of 80,300 Amkor Technology, Inc. $AMKRdefenseworld.net·2d agoTTMI vs. AMKR: Which Semiconductor Stock Should You Buy Now?zacks.com·5d agoWhy Amkor Technology (AMKR) Might be Well Poised for a Surgezacks.com·6d ago

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