Stock Deep Dive · 2026-08-03
Samsung Electronics (005930) closed at ₩239,500, down 8.76% on the day. Year-to-date return is +100.4%, sitting at 56% of its 52-week range. Earnings for the quarter were reported on 2026-07-29 (EPS ₩10,849 vs ₩11,032 consensus, -2%). Listed in Seoul — for USD-based investors, KRW moves add an FX layer on top of the stock’s local return.
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Close
₩239,500
-8.76% · YTD +100.4%
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Market Cap
₩1,572.69T
Consumer Electronics
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Forward P/E
3.6x
PER 18.9x
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52-wk Range
56%
High ₩374,500 · Low ₩67,500
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🔍 At a Glance
Samsung Electronics has been one of 2025-26’s standout Korean growth stories, up 100.4% YTD and 60.7% over six months as AI-driven memory demand reignited its Device Solutions business — reflected in a startling +130% YoY quarterly revenue jump, 24.2% operating margin, and 30.8% ROE. Yet the stock just fell 8.76% in a single session and is down 16.3% over the past month, sitting 18.9% below its 60-day average even while still 23.8% above its 200-day average — a sharp reminder that after such a run, volatility cuts both ways and the “cheap on trailing earnings” story (PER 18.9, forward PER just 3.6) still needs to be delivered on.
🏢 How It Makes Money
Samsung operates across four divisions: Device Solutions (memory chips, foundry), Device eXperience (smartphones, TVs, appliances), SDC (displays), and Harman (auto audio/electronics). The current rally is overwhelmingly a DS story — AI infrastructure buildouts are driving memory (DRAM/HBM) pricing and volume, which explains the outsized revenue growth and margin expansion versus the more mature DX consumer businesses.
📈 Quarterly Results — Is Business Growing?
| Quarter | Revenue | Op. Income | Net Income | Op. Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25Q1 | ₩79.14T | ₩6.69T | ₩8.03T | 8.4% |
| 25Q2 | ₩74.57T | ₩4.68T | ₩4.93T | 6.3% |
| 25Q3 | ₩86.06T | ₩12.17T | ₩12.01T | 14.1% |
| 25Q4 | ₩93.84T | ₩20.07T | ₩19.29T | 21.4% |
| 26Q1 | ₩133.87T | ₩57.23T | ₩47.10T | 42.8% |
| 26Q2* | ₩171.50T | ₩89.49T | — | 52.2% |
* 26Q2 figures come from the company’s preliminary earnings disclosure filed with Korea’s DART on 2026-07-30. They are unaudited and will be replaced once the reviewed quarterly or half-year report is filed.
Latest-quarter revenue up +130.0% versus the same quarter a year ago.
💡 Korea Market 101
⚖️ Valuation — Cheap or Expensive?
| Metric | Value | How to read it |
|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 18.9x | Price vs last 12 months’ earnings |
| P/E (forward) | 3.6x | Price vs next 12 months’ expected earnings — growth hopes baked in |
| P/S | 4.0x | Price vs revenue — for high-growth names with thin profits |
| P/B | 3.7x | Price vs book value — below 1x means priced under liquidation value |
| PEG | 0.2x | P/E ÷ growth — near 1 is fair for the growth; above 2 is demanding |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.9x | Enterprise value (incl. debt) vs cash generation |
Peer comparison
| Name | Mkt Cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | P/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SamsungElec | ₩1,572.69T | — | 3.6x | 3.2x |
| SK hynix | ₩1,112.34T | — | 3.5x | 5.9x |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactur | $2,096.63B | 35.6x | 18.7x | 0.5x |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | $929.52B | 18.6x | 5.3x | 10.3x |
💡 Korea Market 101
🎯 Street Consensus
- Price target (mean): ₩470,630
- Target high / low: ₩725,000 / ₩210,000
- Implied upside: +96.5%
- Rating: Strong Buy (1.4/5)
- Analysts covering: 37
- Last earnings: 2026-07-29 — reported
💡 Korea Market 101
📉 Price Action — Technical Check
| Indicator | Value | How to read it |
|---|---|---|
| RSI (14d) | 46.8 | Above 70 overbought · below 30 oversold |
| vs 60-day MA | -18.9% | Above/below the medium-term trend |
| vs 200-day MA | +23.8% | Above/below the long-term trend |
| Golden/death cross | 50-day above 200-day (bullish alignment) | 50-day MA crossing above (golden) or below (death) the 200-day |
| Volume (vs 20d avg) | 0.9x | 2x+ means a spike in market attention |
💡 Korea Market 101
📰 Recent News
- Samsung Electronics (KOSE:A005930) Stock Looks Cheap On Earnings While 306% Returns Raise Questions — simplywall.st
- SK Hynix, Samsung shares skyrocket to clock best days as AI rally roars back — CNBC
- Samsung Electronics Announces Second Quarter 2026 Results — samsung.com
- Samsung: What We Think of the Stock After Earnings — Morningstar
- Samsung, SK Hynix shares jump nearly 30%; Kospi posts record daily gain — KED Global
- Samsung Electronics (KOSE:A005930) Stock Looks Undervalued While Its 205% Return Raises Questions — Yahoo Finance
How to read these headlines
The common thread across headlines is a broad AI-driven memory rally lifting both Samsung and SK Hynix to record Kospi gains, alongside recurring valuation-versus-return tension in analyst commentary. This matters because Samsung’s near-term earnings are now heavily levered to AI infrastructure memory demand, so any wobble in that narrative — or in chip pricing — could quickly reprice the stock, as this week’s sharp drop after a huge run suggests is already happening.
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💡 Korea Market 101
🔭 Scenarios & What to Watch
Bulls point to a PEG of 0.2 and EV/EBITDA of 6.9, alongside a strong_buy consensus from 37 analysts (average target ₩470,630, more than 90% above current price). Bears will watch whether the recent pullback (RSI 46.8, well off overbought levels) signals AI-memory sentiment cooling, or is just profit-taking after a 306%-plus multi-year run cited in recent commentary. Next earnings on 2026-10-28 will be the key checkpoint for confirming memory pricing trends and margin durability. USD-based investors should also track KRW/USD moves given Samsung’s global export exposure.
💡 Korea Market 101
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Stock report · published 2026-08-03 16:00 KST
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