Amkor Technology (AMKR) is up 7.0% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.
Analysis: The most likely driver is a fresh Buy initiation from a major Wall Street firm that highlighted Amkor’s leverage to rising advanced semiconductor packaging demand tied to AI and high-performance computing. The move also appears to be drawing support from the company’s recent string of strategic announcements and its strong second-quarter results, which reinforced the view that Amkor is becoming a more important player in U.S. advanced packaging.
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Amkor Technology, SEC, Investing.com
Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.
$AMKR Insider Trading Activity
$AMKR insiders have traded $AMKR stock on the open market 19 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 19 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $AMKR stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- GUILLAUME MARIE JEAN RUTTEN has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 50,000 shares for an estimated $2,746,250.
- MARK N ROGERS (EVP & General Counsel) has made 0 purchases and 6 sales selling 30,000 shares for an estimated $1,933,550.
- ROGER ANTHONY CAROLIN sold 20,000 shares for an estimated $1,524,800
- GIL C. TILY sold 15,000 shares for an estimated $1,159,500
- WINSTON J CHURCHILL has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 12,000 shares for an estimated $926,150.
- DOUGLAS A ALEXANDER has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 10,000 shares for an estimated $661,950.
- MEGAN FAUST (CFO) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 3,000 shares for an estimated $188,960.
- KEVIN K. ENGEL (President and CEO) sold 3,221 shares for an estimated $151,387
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API insider transaction endpoint.
$AMKR Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 384 institutional investors add shares of $AMKR stock to their portfolio, and 276 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO added 5,702,608 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $491,735,887
- DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP removed 2,927,278 shares (-26.6%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $252,419,181
- DISCOVERY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC / CT removed 2,614,934 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $117,750,478
- JANE STREET GROUP, LLC removed 2,022,126 shares (-86.8%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $174,367,924
- SIXTH STREET PARTNERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. added 1,832,535 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $158,019,493
- CLAL INSURANCE ENTERPRISES HOLDINGS LTD added 1,764,000 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $152,109,720
- AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC removed 1,657,604 shares (-61.1%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $142,935,192
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.
$AMKR Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $AMKR recently. We have seen 4 analysts offer price targets for $AMKR in the last 6 months, with a median target of $79.5.
Here are some recent targets:
- Craig Ellis from B. Riley Securities set a target price of $90.0 on 06/25/2026
- Charles Shi from Needham set a target price of $90.0 on 04/28/2026
- Joseph Moore from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $69.0 on 04/28/2026
- James Schneider from Goldman Sachs set a target price of $65.0 on 04/28/2026
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