[Featured Stock] AFACT Surges Over 9% on Earnings Improvement Outlook

Affect is showing early strength in trading following securities analysts' forecasts that its performance will improve in the second half of the year due to an increased testing share driven by rising DDR5 demand.

As of 9:38 AM on the 26th, Affect is trading at 3,155 KRW, up 9.36% compared to the previous trading day.

Earlier, Kwak Min-jung, a researcher at Hyundai Motor Securities, stated, "According to market research firm Omdia, DDR5 is expected to surpass DDR4's market share by recording 51% in 2024, compared to DDR4's 49%. With the rise in the average selling price (ASP) of DDR5, performance improvement is expected as we move into the second half of the year."

Researcher Kwak added, "In the second half of this year, the total number of system semiconductor test equipment will increase by six units, enabling us to respond to securing volume. Accordingly, through responding to orders received last year from two domestic automotive semiconductor fabless companies, stable sales are expected to occur in the non-memory semiconductor sector related to automotive semiconductors starting from 2025."