SK hynix is a best-in-class semiconductor company with 93% ROE, 70% margins and a 3.0x forward P/E, with 78.1% upside to the analyst target, but momentum is weak and the latest quarter missed estimates.
Thesis pillars
- Explosive Revenue Expansion→Stable
- Exceptional Margins And Returns→Stable
- Deep Value And Analyst Upside→Stable
- +2 more pillars — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pillars as of Nov 8, 2026
SK hynix Inc. (SKHY) Stock Analysis
Temporary headwind edge
Technology · Semiconductors
Wait for pullback to $120.87. Weak momentum — blocks BUY_NOW at $127.34. Engine's entry $120.87 (Default 5pct Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8; Negative momentum.
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 $120.87. Weak momentum — blocks BUY_NOW at $127.34. Engine's entry $120.87 (Default 5pct Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8; Negative momentum. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. V9 Gate blocked: Momentum 2.4 < 4.5 minimum. Wait for improvement. Score 7.6/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/8 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity 79d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear, sector concentration cap sector=technology 4/10). Fails on weak momentum. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated Nov 5, 2026Recent Developments — SK hynix Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS Why SK Hynix Plunged Today - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance Nov 5, 2026 negative
- NEWS Why SK Hynix Plunged Today - The Motley Fool — The Motley Fool Nov 5, 2026 negative
- NEWS Micron Vs. SK hynix: Close The Pair, Keep The Better Floor (NASDAQ:MU) - Seeking Alpha — Seeking Alpha Nov 4, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Why SK Hynix Plunged in October - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance Nov 4, 2026 negative
- NEWS Why SK Hynix Plunged in October - The Motley Fool — The Motley Fool Nov 4, 2026 negative
Latest item Nov 5, 2026 · Generated 2026-11-09T11:27:47Z.
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Rating Breakdown
1 floor-breaker·4 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 $120.87. Weak momentum — blocks BUY_NOW at $127.34. Engine's entry $120.87 (Default 5pct Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8; Negative momentum. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. V9 Gate blocked: Momentum 2.4 < 4.5 minimum. Wait for improvement. Target $226.76 (+78.1%), stop $112.41 (−13.3%), A.R:R 5.2:1. Score 7.6/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $226.76 (+78.1% upside). Target $226.76 (+78.1%), stop $112.41 (−13.3%), A.R:R 5.2:1. Stop-loss: $112.41.
Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8; Negative momentum.
SK hynix Inc. trades at a P/E of 8.1 (forward 3.0). TrendMatrix value score: 9.7/10. Verdict: Buy (Wait for Entry).
48 analysts rate SKHY, with a consensus score of 4.3/5. 14 analysts publish price targets averaging $261.
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.