Securities
IPO
Choi Seong-gu, CEO of FINO INC.: "Final Stages of ADC Platform Validation… Pursuing Asset Deals with Our Own Pipeline"
“I believe this will be our final attempt at an IPO. We are approaching this very cautiously, with the mindset that there will be no more chances.” (Choi Seong-gu, President of FINO INC.)PinoBio, a de…
Stock Reports
SK hynix: Focus on Profits, Not Noise... Target Price Raised Significantly to 3.8 Million Won—Sangsangin Co., Ltd.
On the 3rd, SANGSANGINVESTMENT&SECURITIES projected that SK hynix(000660)would report second-quarter earnings exceeding market expectations. The firm maintained its “Buy” rating and significantly rais…
Issues & Trends
Hangang Asset Management Closes Investment Fund for ‘One X,’ a Mega-Scale Office Building in Euljiro [Market In]
Hangang Asset Management has finalized the establishment of the “ONE X” fund for the large-scale office development project in the Euljiro Cheobyo District. Since the appointment of CEO Kim Su-cheol—f…
Stock Reports
SamsungHeavyIndustries Expected to Lead the FDC Market… 'Opportunity to Buy at a Low Price' – Sangsangin Co., Ltd.
SANGSANGINVESTMENT&SECURITIES noted that SamsungHeavyIndustries(010140)is seeing its potential to secure a leading position in the floating data center (FDC) market highlighted alongside its robust ea…
Stock Reports
SamsungElectronics Continues to Raise Profit Forecasts Despite Sharp Drop in Stock Price—iM
Despite the recent stock price correction, securities firms continue to raise their earnings forecasts for SamsungElectronics(005930).Song Myeong-seop, an analyst at iM Securities, stated in a report …
Stock Reports
KakaoBank Corp. Expected to Meet Second-Quarter Net Profit Consensus… NIM Continues to Improve—KB
KB Securities expects KakaoBank Corp.(323410)’s second-quarter net profit to meet market expectations and has maintained its “Buy” investment rating and target price of 33,000 won.
(Source: KB Secu…
Stock Reports
LG Display: Second-Quarter Loss Is 'One-Time'… "Focus Shifts to the Second Half"—Shinhan
On the 3rd, Shinhan Investment Securities analyzed that while Samsung Display’s ( LG Display(034220)) second-quarter earnings would be weak due to one-time costs, investors should focus on the mobile …
Stock Reports
"Don't Worry" SK hynix's Target Price Raised Again to '4.2 Million Won'—KB
On the 3rd, KB Securities raised its target price for SK hynix(000660)to 4.2 million won—up from the previous level—projecting continued earnings improvement driven by expanding global artificial inte…
Issues & Trends
Global Private Equity Funds, Armed with High Exchange Rates, Set Their Sights on the Korean Market
As dominance in the domestic mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market rapidly shifts toward global private equity (PEF) firms, a seismic shift is taking place in the survival strategies of major law firm…
IPO
NH and Samsung Emerge as the 'Big Two' in IPO Underwriting… Mirae and KB Lagging Behind
In the first half of this year, the performance of underwriters in initial public offerings (IPOs) was a mixed bag, depending on whether they secured a share of the Kbank IPO. NH INVESTMENT & SECURITI…