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ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd.

$ASX·$102B·Semiconductors·Technology
$39.53-5.6%YTD+151.3%1Y+214.2%
Price updated 7h ago·X counts updated 5d ago
ASASX
$ASXASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd.
$39.53-5.63%171 posts1×
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Top X posts

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171X posts · last 7 days
Sep 29Oct 11
Chatter Meter
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How loud $ASX's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level, louder than 70% of tracked names.

Bullish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data7 posts analyzed · as of 2026-10-02

X is bullish on ASE Technology — $ASX broke out of a triangle with a cup-and-handle pivot of 41.37 cleared two weeks ago, left-side high at 45.51 still open, with weekly relative strength printing a new high. Taiwan's FOPLP leadership (with PTI, ASX and Innolux already in production at 310x310mm) is being cited as the next-gen packaging edge. No bear voice in the sample.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $ASX — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-10-03

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

The Taiwan OSAT leader riding FOPLP packaging into the AI capex wave — up 185% YTD at 52-week highs.

ASE Technology is the dominant OSAT (outsourced semiconductor assembly and test) provider, now leading the industry on FOPLP (fan-out panel-level packaging) in production at 310x310mm — the packaging technology the AI chip roadmap needs to scale cost-effectively.

  • The P&L is accelerating with volume: Q2 revenue grew 17% YoY to NT$175B at a 10% operating margin, and the trailing two EPS prints beat Street estimates by 26% and 17% — these are the kinds of surprises you see when a technology leader is operating at near-full utilization.
  • The structural edge is specific: Taiwan's FOPLP leadership (ASX, PTI, and Innolux) means the fan-out packaging advanced-node capacity for AI logic is concentrated in a group of operators the Street still underprices relative to TSMC — ASX is one of the cleaner proxies for that bottleneck.

At 99% of its 52-week range with volume at 1.26x average going into Oct 29 earnings, the setup is late-cycle but supported by the operating math. A clean beat with any color on FOPLP ramp timing is the trigger for the next leg; a sequential-flat ATM revenue line or any FOPLP yield commentary softer than expected is the invalidation.

Agrees with X sentimentThe bullish breakout read on the FOPLP leadership and the cup-and-handle technical setup is grounded. The lack of a bear voice at 99% of 52-week range is a flag — but the fundamentals support it.

What to watch: Oct 29 Q3 earnings — revenue growth rate, operating margin direction, FOPLP ramp commentary, and 2027 capex guide. Clean beat plus FOPLP ramp detail is the trigger; sequential-flat ATM is the invalidation.

On the calendar: 2026-10-29 — Q3 earnings

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What it does

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

World's largest outsourced semiconductor assembly and test company, offering advanced flip-chip and 3D packaging.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

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

Semiconductors · Technology

No material change from last week — hyperscaler AI capex remains the structural driver with Blackwell supply still packaging-constrained. Jensen Huang publicly named memory bandwidth as AI's next bottleneck, reinforcing HBM3e pricing power. AVGO custom ASIC demand broadens AI beneficiaries beyond NVDA's GPU allocation.

What this means for $ASX

Direct beneficiary — World's largest outsourced semiconductor assembly and test company, offering advanced flip-chip and 3D packaging.; CoWoS/SoIC packaging is the Blackwell supply constraint, making OSATs a direct AI capex valve.

Top industry ETF

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+57.2%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

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

Key ratios

P/E
53.4How 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
6.6%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
8.7%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
-0.2%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
3.8Same 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
14.4%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
18.5%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
0.7Total 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 30, 2026$0.29$0.23+26.1%
Q1 2026Apr 29, 2026$0.20$0.17+17.4%
Q4 2025Feb 5, 2026$0.21$0.20+5.0%
Q3 2025Oct 30, 2025$0.16$0.14+16.3%
Next earningsThu, Oct 29·consensus EPS $0.34

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$175.5B+17.4%20.1%10.1%$6.40$-10.0B
Q4 FY25$179.6B+9.2%19.5%9.9%$6.74$6.8B
Q3 FY25$168.6B+7.8%17.1%7.8%$5.00$-205.3B
Q2 FY25$142.5B+1.1%16.1%6.9%$3.48$-6.0B

Forward consensus

3-year forecast · up to 9 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$827.1B$788.4B – $854.6B$37.05$34.64 – $39.168
FY27$1.04T$989.3B – $1.07T$56.70$55.56 – $57.559
FY28$1.21T$1.15T – $1.25T$74.00$69.50 – $77.203

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.1.3×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.76%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.-3.3%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.+22.9%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

β1.465-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

SellOct 12Du-tsuen UangChief Administration Officer3.0K sh$2.3MSellJul 22Du-tsuen UangChief Administration Officer3.0K sh$2.0MSellJul 15Du-tsuen UangChief Administration Officer3.0K sh$2.1MSellJul 6Du-tsuen UangChief Administration Officer2.0K sh$1.4MSellJul 1Du-tsuen UangChief Administration Officer3.0K sh$2.1MSellJun 30Du-tsuen UangChief Administration Officer5.0K sh$3.4MSellJun 23Du-tsuen UangChief Administration Officer3.0K sh$2.1MSellJun 22Du-tsuen UangChief Administration Officer5.0K sh$3.3MSellJun 18Du-tsuen UangChief Administration Officer3.0K sh$1.8MSellJun 3Du-tsuen UangChief Administration Officer5.0K sh$3.1M
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+ 18 other (12 awards · 5 exempts · 1 gift) in window

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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

3New insider — initial holdingsAug 103
AI summary

A new 10%+ beneficial owner filed a Form 3 initial statement of ownership for ASX (ASX) dated 2026-08-10. The filing reports initial beneficial ownership of shares, representing approximately a 10%+ stake of outstanding shares. Form 3 is required within 10 days of crossing the 10% ownership threshold and is an administrative disclosure. This indicates significant insider or institutional accumulation and may precede further Schedule 13D/G activity.

3/ANew insider — initial holdingsMay 273/A
AI summary

Chih-Hsiao Chung filed an amendment to his initial Form 3 (Form 3/A) for ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. (ASX) with an event date of March 18, 2026, correcting or supplementing prior beneficial ownership disclosures for the semiconductor packaging and testing company. This is a routine administrative correction to an existing Section 16 filing for a Japan-based director.

+ 14 other (12 6-Ks · 1 SD · 1 6-K/A) in window

Recent news

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

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