We Take A Look At Recent Insider Trading At Amkor Technology

Amkor Technology, Inc. ( NASDAQ:AMKR ) insiders have made some trades over the past year, which may be of interest to the company's shareholders. Knowing whether insiders are buying is usually more helpful when evaluating insider transactions, as insider selling can have various explanations. However, shareholders should take a deeper look if several insiders are selling stock over a specific time period.

While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.

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Amkor Technology Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

The Chairman Emeritus, James Kim, made the biggest insider sale in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$19m worth of shares at a price of US$21.85 each. However, this sale was made to an entity that maintained beneficial ownership in the Kim family.

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Insider Ownership

Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. It's great to see that Amkor Technology insiders own 37% of the company, worth about US$1.9b. Most shareholders would be happy to see this sort of insider ownership, since it suggests that management incentives are well aligned with other shareholders.

So What Do The Amkor Technology Insider Transactions Indicate?

It is good to see high insider ownership, but investors should also keep an eye on any future transactions. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Amkor Technology. You'd be interested to know, that we found  1 warning sign for Amkor Technology and we suggest you have a look.

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For the purposes of this article, insiders are those individuals who report their transactions to the relevant regulatory body. We currently account for open market transactions and private dispositions of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests.

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