SK hynix pairs exceptional margins, a very low forward multiple and surging revenue with a temporary momentum slump, though weak earnings-to-cash conversion is a flag.
Thesis pillars
- Revenue Surge Multiple Quarters→Stable
- Elite Margins And Returns→Stable
- Deep Value Forward Multiple→Stable
- +2 more pillars — see the Why tab for full reasoning
SK hynix Inc. (SKHY) Stock Analysis
Temporary headwind edge
Technology · Semiconductors
Wait for pullback to $136.74. Weak momentum — blocks BUY_NOW at $142.87. Engine's entry $136.74 (Default 5pct Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8; Earnings in 7 days (event risk).
SK hynix Inc. through its subsidiaries, engages in research, develops, manufactures, distributes, and sells semiconductor devices in Korea, China, rest of Asia, the United States, Europe, and internationally. It offers DRAM, such as server memory, graphics memory, mobile memory,... Read more
Wait for pullback to $136.74. Weak momentum — blocks BUY_NOW at $142.87. Engine's entry $136.74 (Default 5pct Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8; Earnings in 7 days (event risk). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. V9 Gate blocked: Momentum 2.1 < 4.5 minimum; Earnings in 7 days (≤7d hard window). Wait for improvement. Score 6.9/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/9 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear, sector concentration cap sector=technology 4/10). Fails on weak momentum and earnings proximity 7d<=7d. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-10-20Recent Developments — SK hynix Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS SKHY Reportedly Revives China NAND Plant After 4-Year Pause, Days After $39B Korean Fabs Investment - Stocktwits — Stocktwits positive
- NEWS SKHY Reportedly Revives China NAND Plant After 4-Year Pause, Days After $39B Korean Fabs Investment - stocktwits.com — stocktwits.com positive
- NEWS SK hynix (NASDAQ:SKHY) Stock Falls 1.4% - What's Next? - MarketBeat — MarketBeat negative
- NEWS SK hynix (NASDAQ:SKHY) Stock Falls 1.4% - What's Next? - marketbeat.com — marketbeat.com negative
- NEWS SK Hynix (NasdaqGS:SKHY) IPO Talk Around US Unit Raises Ownership Questions - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance neutral
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Rating Breakdown
1 floor-breaker·3 ceiling hits
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
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Wait for pullback to $136.74. Weak momentum — blocks BUY_NOW at $142.87. Engine's entry $136.74 (Default 5pct Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8; Earnings in 7 days (event risk). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. V9 Gate blocked: Momentum 2.1 < 4.5 minimum; Earnings in 7 days (≤7d hard window). Wait for improvement. Target $214.89 (+50.4%), stop $132.14 (−8.1%), A.R:R 4.2:1. Score 6.9/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $214.89 (+50.4% upside). Target $214.89 (+50.4%), stop $132.14 (−8.1%), A.R:R 4.2:1. Stop-loss: $132.14.
Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8; Earnings in 7 days (event risk); Negative momentum.
SK hynix Inc. trades at a P/E of 9.1 (forward 4.1). TrendMatrix value score: 9.6/10. Verdict: Buy (Wait for Entry).
48 analysts cover SKHY with a consensus score of 4.3/5. Average price target: $247.
What does SK hynix Inc. do?SK hynix Inc. through its subsidiaries, engages in research, develops, manufactures, distributes, and sells...
SK hynix Inc. through its subsidiaries, engages in research, develops, manufactures, distributes, and sells semiconductor devices in Korea, China, rest of Asia, the United States, Europe, and internationally. It offers DRAM, such as server memory, graphics memory, mobile memory, PC memory, consumer memory; NAND flash memory; SSD; and MCP products. It also engages in foundry business, produces non-memory semiconductors. The company serves its products for server, networking, mobile, personal computer, consumer, and automotive applications. The company was formerly known as Hynix Semiconductor Inc. and changed its name to SK hynix Inc. in March 2012. SK hynix Inc. was incorporated in 1949 and is headquartered in Icheon-si, South Korea.