On July 29, Amkor Technology rose 5.52% in regular trading, trading at $47.085/share, with turnover of $69.35 million, as the stock staged a technical rebound following a steep selloff earlier in the week.
On the news front, Morgan Stanley raised its price target on Amkor from $69 to $70 while maintaining an Equalweight rating, giving the company credit for strong Q2 execution. More critically, Amkor's Q3 EPS guidance of $0.72 to $0.82 significantly exceeded the FactSet consensus estimate of $0.63, signaling continued earnings momentum despite previously disappointing revenue guidance.
The rebound follows a more than 24% plunge triggered by Q3 revenue guidance of $19.5 billion to $20.5 billion, with a midpoint of $20 billion falling short of analysts' $21 billion expectation. However, Q2 results were exceptionally strong — EPS of $0.70 beat the $0.48 estimate by 46%, gross margin expanded to 16.8% from 12.0% a year earlier, and net sales of $1.9 billion hit a record. The combination of institutional endorsement and superior profitability guidance supported a technical recovery from oversold levels, further underpinned by the long-term strategic significance of its $1.5 billion advanced packaging partnership with Nvidia.
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