With the stock market booming, target prices were raised for 6 out of 10 domestically listed companies.
According to FnGuide on the 17th, as of the 9th, of 280 stocks for which three or more brokerages presented target prices, 185 saw their target prices raised from the end of last year. That is about 66% of the total.
The stock with the largest target price increase was Hyundai Motor. Its average target price rose 86% to 654,231 won on the 9th from 350,962 won at the end of last year. Expectations have grown for related momentum since Hyundai Motor unveiled its next-generation Humanoid Robot "Atlas" at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2026 in January.
The stock with the second-largest increase in target price was Hyundai AutoEver. Over the same period, its target price was raised 81% to 461,000 won from 254,583 won. It is cited as an investment play on Hyundai Motor Group's robot-related facilities.
The stock with the third-largest target price hike was SeAH Besteel Holdings. Over the same period, its target price was raised 74% to 710,63 won from 40,923 won. Expectations are that the U.S. specialty alloy subsidiary of SeAH Besteel Holdings will benefit from the initial public offering (IPO) of SpaceX, a U.S. space corporation.
They were followed by Hyosung TNC (64%), Satrec Initiative (63%), ISC (62%), RFHIC (60%), and SK hynix (56%) with large target price increases.
In contrast, 75 stocks (27%) saw target prices cut. The remaining 20 (7%) had target prices unchanged.
The stock with the biggest target price decline was PharmaResearch. It was cut 13.4% to 620,833 won as of the 9th from 717,000 won at the end of last year. Analysts say the slowdown in domestic demand for medical devices is to blame.
The stock with the second-largest target price cut was Krafton. Over the same period, it fell 13.1% to 354,778 won from 408,421 won. Analysts cite concerns about weak performance in key games, including "Battlegrounds."
Third and fourth were SK IE Technology and SK Innovation, both secondary battery plays, with target prices adjusted by 10.3% and 10.1%, respectively. The moves appear to reflect concerns stemming from a decline in U.S. electric vehicle sales.
They were followed by Dongwon Industries (-8.49%), LG Chem (-8.02%), CJ CheilJedang (-8.01%), KH VATEC (-7.25%), and LG Energy Solution (-7.16%) with large target price cuts.