Monday's Top Sectors: Credit Services & Lending, Semiconductors
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Nov 03 2025
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Source: NASDAQ.COM
Semiconductor Performance: Semiconductor shares are showing relative strength, increasing by approximately 1% overall, with notable gains from Amkor Technology (up 15.5%) and Canadian Solar (up 11.2%) on Monday.
Sector Leaders: The video highlights Monday's sector leaders, focusing on Credit Services & Lending as well as Semiconductors.
Author's Perspective: The views expressed in the article are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Nasdaq, Inc.
Market Trends: The article reflects current market trends, particularly in the semiconductor sector, indicating positive movement in stock prices.
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Analyst Views on AMKR
Wall Street analysts forecast AMKR stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for AMKR is 42.14 USD with a low forecast of 28.00 USD and a high forecast of 62.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
9 Analyst Rating
4 Buy
5 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 50.000
Low
28.00
Averages
42.14
High
62.00
Current: 50.000
Low
28.00
Averages
42.14
High
62.00
About AMKR
Amkor Technology, Inc. is a provider of outsourced semiconductor packaging and test services. The Company is engaged in the outsourcing of semiconductor packaging and test services. It designs and develops packaging and tests technologies focused on advanced packaging solutions, including artificial intelligence. Its packaging and test services are designed to meet application and chip-specific requirements, including: the required type of interconnect technology; size; thickness; electrical, mechanical, and thermal performance. It provides turnkey packaging and test services including semiconductor wafer bump, wafer probe, wafer back-grind, package design, packaging, system-level and final test and drop shipment services. The Company offers services to integrated device manufacturers (IDMs), fabless semiconductor companies, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and contract foundries. It allows IDMs to outsource packaging and test services and focus their investments.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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