In a report released on the 22nd, NH Investment Securities raised SK Square's target price by 145.5%, from the previous 1.1 million won to 2.7 million won.

Semiconductor Industry Improvement Is the Key Investment Point

NH Investment Securities assessed that SK Square's corporate value is continuously expanding. In particular, they cited as a key rationale that the rise in SK Hynix's stock price, linked through the stakes held by SK Square, directly leads to an increase in SK Square's Net Asset Value (NAV).

The securities firm analyzed that expectations for SK Hynix's earnings improvement are growing due to the spread of artificial intelligence (AI) and increasing demand for High Bandwidth Memory (HBM), and that the resulting benefits are being reflected in the investment holding company SK Square.

Indirectly Securing Semiconductor Growth at a Discounted Valuation

NH Investment Securities diagnosed that SK Square could be a viable alternative for investors looking to increase the proportion of semiconductor assets in their investment portfolios. In other words, instead of investing directly in semiconductor companies, investors can indirectly secure the growth potential of semiconductors at a discounted corporate value.

In fact, the target price presented by NH Investment Securities has risen from 165,000 won in August of last year to 1.1 million won in April of this year, and now to 2.7 million won. Over the past year, the target price has been continuously revised upward, reflecting the trend of growing expectations for a semiconductor industry recovery.

Expansion of AI Server Investment as Additional Upward Momentum

The market is closely watching the possibility that if the expansion of AI server investment and the recovery trend in the memory industry continue, the increase in SK Hynix's value will translate into an increase in SK Square's NAV. Accordingly, attention is focused on whether SK Square will garner market interest as a beneficiary stock of semiconductor investment.

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