On July 31, Amkor Technology rose 5.04% overnight, trading at $50.9/share, with turnover of $381,000.
On the news front, the company's Q3 EPS guidance of $0.72 to $0.82 significantly exceeded the FactSet consensus estimate of $0.63, reflecting continued earnings momentum following a strong Q2 where EPS of $0.70 beat the $0.48 estimate by 46% and gross margin expanded to 16.8%. Morgan Stanley raised its price target from $69 to $70, affirming the company's execution quality.
Additionally, UBS highlighted that Amkor's advanced packaging business is benefiting from AI-driven data center growth, with its revenue share expected to rise from 9% to 19%, supported by its multi-year $1.5 billion advanced packaging partnership with Nvidia. The broader semiconductor equipment sector rallied in tandem, with Lam Research up 3.05%, Applied Materials up 3.53%, and Teradyne up 1.92%, providing further momentum for the stock's technical rebound after a prior cumulative decline exceeding 24%.
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