Park Systems (140860) traded more than 1% lower during the session on the 26th, showing weakness. The stock had risen for two consecutive trading days before turning lower as profit-taking selling emerged.

Park Systems is currently trading at 263,000 won, down 5,000 won (1.87%) from the previous trading day. After a two-day rally, the stock has reversed to the downside, appearing to enter a short-term consolidation phase.

Shinhan Investment Securities Expects 'Growth and Profitability Improvement Together' in Second Half

On the 25th, Shinhan Investment Securities released a new report on Park Systems titled 'Second Half to Feature Both Top-Line Growth and Profitability Improvement,' presenting an investment opinion of 'Buy' and a target price of 370,000 won.

The securities firm placed weight on the possibility that Park Systems' revenue growth and profitability improvement will appear simultaneously in the second half. The assessment is that the company will not merely expand in scale, but can also raise its profit margins through improvements in product mix and cost structure.

Semiconductor Miniaturization and Advanced Packaging Draw Attention to Precision Metrology Demand

Park Systems is a company specializing in atomic force microscopes (AFM), and it is seen as a potential beneficiary of increasing precision metrology demand amid semiconductor process miniaturization and the expansion of advanced packaging. In particular, as production of high-performance semiconductors increases, the importance of equipment that precisely measures and analyzes microstructures is expected to grow.

The market cites new equipment orders in the second half, whether customers expand investment, and changes in the share of revenue from high-value equipment as key variables that will determine earnings. Analysts note that if top-line growth and profitability improvement are confirmed in actual results, the possibility of a re-rating of the company's value also opens up.

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