Hailock Korea is showing strong performance.
U.S. President Donald Trump stated in his inaugural address that "the record inflation in recent years was caused by massive spending and rising energy prices," explaining the background for declaring a national energy emergency. President Trump reiterated his position that the European Union (EU) countries must purchase more U.S. oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) to avoid tariffs.
Expectations for a large-scale expansion of U.S. LNG export terminals appear to be influencing Hailock Korea's stock price.
As of 1:44 PM on the 21st, Hailock Korea is trading at 30,000 won, up 5.82% from the previous day.
During the session, it traded as high as 30,500 won, setting a new 52-week high.
S&P Global projected that over the next five years, U.S. LNG industry exports will exceed $2.5 trillion (approximately 3,650 trillion won) and add an additional $1.3 trillion (approximately 1,900 trillion won) in value to the U.S. economy. This forecast is based on expectations that the industry will double export capacity over the next five years following President Trump's lifting of approval suspensions and his commitment to expedite new export terminal processing.
Venture Global, one of the largest U.S. LNG developers, is raising $2.3 billion (approximately 3.34 trillion won) through an initial public offering (IPO). At the time of listing, the market capitalization is expected to reach up to $110 billion (approximately 160 trillion won) based on the issue price. Venture Global's IPO is the largest in the energy sector in over a decade.
Researcher Baek Gi-yeon of Meritz Securities explained, "The upcycle in the fitting industry is the first in 12 years," and added, "Since the launch of the second Trump administration, the expansion of U.S. LNG export terminals has accelerated, and fitting companies are attempting to enter the upcycle this year." He emphasized, "Considering that the input timing for instrumentation fittings is later than that for welding fittings, there is likely a time lag in expectations for the expansion of U.S. LNG export terminals."
Researcher Baek has raised the target price for Hailock Korea to 44,000 won.
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