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BN · rank #18 · 2026-10-20

AMKR

NASDAQ · $10.41B (USD)

SignalBuy2.5strength 2.5 / 10
verdict · PROCEED

The exact numbers the algorithm saw.

Bottleneck themes
The structural shortage this name supplies into.
Advanced AI chip supply
Factor scores and the inputs behind this pick.
Composite score
Z-score blend of the factors below; drives the rank.
0.06
Forward revenue growth
Consensus forward revenue growth.
+13.3%
Forward net margin
Consensus forward net margin.
+7.2%
Net margin TTM
Trailing twelve month net margin.
+7.4%
Margin expansion
Forward minus trailing net margin (percentage points).
-0.3%
Forward PEG
Forward P/E to growth. Below 1 is cheap for the growth.
0.76
Debt / FCF
Net debt relative to free cash flow. Lower is safer.
4.94×
Analyst upside
Spread between the consensus 12m target and the current price.
+82.4%
Last EPS surprise
Most recent reported EPS versus consensus.
+49%
Market cap (USD)$10.41B

The AI research card

Independent qualitative review of each pick before the order is placed. On the rare day the research service is unavailable, the paper book trades on the quant ranking alone and no card appears here.

Summary

Amkor Technology is a leading outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) provider offering advanced 2.5D, HDFO, wafer-level, and system-in-package packaging solutions for computing, communications, and automotive markets.

Rationale

Strong quantitative growth metrics (26% YoY Q2 revenue growth, 48.9% EPS surprise, 0.76 fwd PEG) capture Amkor's role in resolving advanced AI chip packaging supply bottlenecks via its expanding domestic footprint.

Material risks

  • 1Major fabless customers or partner foundries internalizing advanced packaging capabilities or expanding proprietary 2.5D capacity, bypassing OSAT partners.
  • 2High capital expenditure commitments ($2.5–$3.0B in 2026 vs. $382M H1 operating cash flow) combined with a lack of formal long-term order backlog create leverage risk if demand normalizes before Arizona capacity scales.

AI verdict council

Each pick is reviewed independently by 3 models before any order. 2 of 3 voted to proceed.

OpenAI
Proceed
Claude
Caution
Gemini
Proceed