[Featured Stock] SK Hynix Hits 52-Week High on Continued HBM Competitive Advantage Outlook

SK Hynix's stock price is on the rise. Expectations that it will maintain its competitive edge as a leader in high-bandwidth memory (HBM) appear to be influencing the stock price.

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As of 9:53 a.m. on the 19th, SK Hynix is trading at 238,000 KRW, up 1.49% from the previous day. During the session, it rose to 240,000 KRW, marking a 52-week high.

Kim Kwang-jin, a researcher at Hanwha Investment & Securities, stated, "The market penetration of latecomers into the HBM3E market has not proceeded as smoothly as expected, so SK Hynix's competitive advantage as the leading company in the HBM market is expected to continue for the time being. This year, it will effectively maintain a monopoly in the HBM3E market and fully benefit from price increases due to generational transitions."

Kim added, "In particular, regarding HBM4, where the concept of custom HBM is emerging, SK Hynix is preparing to collaborate with TSMC targeting the second half of 2025. Custom HBM is characterized by the application of logic dies tailored to customers, and collaboration with TSMC is very positive." He also noted, "It will not be easy for latecomers to narrow the technological gap."