SKHY shows elite fundamental quality (61% ROE, wide moat, Rule of 40 of 218) and explosive 198% YoY growth, best-in-class among peers, but the engine's own cycle-peak gate failed on a forward P/E of 3.8x and a depressed forward/trailing ratio of 0.18x, flagging that current earnings likely represent a cyclical peak rather than a sustainable run-rate.
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- Explosive Yoy Growth—
- Elite Quality Metrics—
- Semiconductor Cycle Peak Risk—
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
SK hynix Inc. (SKHY) Stock Analysis
Technology · Semiconductors
DATA_ISSUE. No current price available — cannot compute entry, target, or stop. Upstream data source (Alpaca/yfinance) did not return a price for this run.
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
DATA_ISSUE. No current price available — cannot compute entry, target, or stop. Upstream data source (Alpaca/yfinance) did not return a price for this run. Score 6.9/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/9 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 87d clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on cycle peak fwd=4.3x,ratio=0.21x. Suitability: aggressive.
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updated 2026-08-01Recent Developments — SK hynix Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS SK Hynix, Meta, Apple, and More: 5 Stocks Investors Couldn't Stop Buzzing About this Week — benzinga Aug 1, 2026 positive
- NEWS Wonder Boy Blowup Sparks Massive Semiconductor Rally; Kospi Up 18%; Amazon Helps, Apple Disappoints — benzinga Jul 31, 2026 neutral
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DATA_ISSUE. No current price available — cannot compute entry, target, or stop. Upstream data source (Alpaca/yfinance) did not return a price for this run. Target $0.00 (-100.0%), stop $0.00 (−0.0%), A.R:R 0.0:1. Score 6.9/10, moderate confidence.
Semi cycle peak: fwd P/E 4.3× (below 10) + fwd/trail 0.21× (below 0.30). EPS just expanded off a trough — likely peak cyclical earnings.; Price unavailable this run — no trade setup.
SK hynix Inc. trades at a P/E of 20.5 (forward 4.3). TrendMatrix value score: 9.2/10. Verdict: DATA_ISSUE.
47 analysts cover SKHY with a consensus score of 4.3/5. Average price target: $246.
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.