SK Square is showing a strong upward trend in the market, driven by the securities industry's upward revision of its target price.

As of the afternoon of the 17th, SK Square's stock price was trading at 1,594,000 won, up 93,000 won (6.19%) from the previous trading day, showing strength. The market analyzes that the increase in the enterprise value of its major subsidiary, SK Hynix, and the resulting expectations for expanded shareholder returns have stimulated investor sentiment.

On this day, SK Securities maintained its 'Buy' investment opinion on SK Square and presented a target price of 1,850,000 won. This analysis suggests an additional upside potential of approximately 23.3% compared to the previous day's closing price.

SK Securities paid attention to SK Hynix's earnings improvement and the possibility of expanding its shareholder return policy. As the value of SK Hynix shares held by SK Square increases, dividend income growth is expected, and based on this, SK Square is also expected to strengthen its shareholder return policy. In addition, it assessed that the increase in subsidiary value would positively contribute to the expansion of Net Asset Value (NAV), explaining that the target price was raised by reflecting the increase in equity value compared to the previous target price.

Recently, with growing expectations for a semiconductor industry recovery driven by expanded artificial intelligence (AI) investment and increased demand for high bandwidth memory (HBM), semiconductor-related stocks, including SK Hynix, are showing strength. Accordingly, SK Square, which holds SK Hynix as a core asset, is also seeing expectations for beneficiary effects significantly highlighted.

The market expects that SK Hynix's future earnings trends and changes in its shareholder return policy will serve as key variables in determining whether SK Square's enterprise value will be revalued.

[This article was written using AI assistive technology and is based on provided market data. The content of the article is not intended to solicit investment, and investment decisions and any resulting responsibilities lie with the investor. The stock market may involve high volatility, so caution is required when investing.]