KB Securities maintained its investment opinion of 'Buy' and the target price of 105,000 won.
The securities said, "Poor semiconductor earnings in the first quarter was concerns for Samsung Electronics. They are are expected to be resolved from the second quarter."
The securities expected "Samsung Electronics'second-quarter semiconductor operating profit to rise 52% to 5.3 trillion won compared to the first quarter, confirming the bottom of its first-quarter earnings."
The securities analyzed, "Production lines in the Austin plant, which had been suspended due to a power outage since the second quarter, are expected to be in full operation, and the issue of yield for the pre-processing in foundry and the increase in costs stemming from the initial operation of (P2) will also be resolved."
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