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Research Alert: CFRA Lowers Rating On Amkor Technology Inc. To Strong Sell From Sell

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-- CFRA, an independent research provider, has providedwith the following research alert. Analysts at CFRA have summarized their opinion as follows:

We lift our price target from $32 to $51, 25x our 2026 EPS view, above AMKR's three-year average (~19x) on AI tailwinds. We lift our 2026 EPS view by $0.33 to $2.03 and 2027's by $0.05 to $2.30. Q1's results impressed, but we think shares' meteoric rise this year (+85%) more than reflects the potential upside associated with rising AI data center volumes (with related revenue likely to triple in 2026), while downside risk associated with the emerging memory shortage remains ignored despite vulnerabilities across AMKR's historically largest markets, Communications (44% of Q1 sales) and Auto/Industrial (21%). Given the company's nonexistent backlog, we think a downside surprise to 2H smartphone builds could swiftly reverse 1H's likely strength (including +42% for Communications in Q1), pressuring cash flow and necessitating more debt in order to fund AMKR's ambitious capex plans. Auto/Industrial's continued recovery (including +27% in Q1) also looks at risk of limited memory access, hurting volumes.

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