SK hynix (SKHY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

SK hynix Inc. is a South Korean semiconductor company that develops and manufactures memory products for data centers, personal computers, mobile devices, automotive systems and other technology applications. Its portfolio includes dynamic random-access memory (DRAM), high-bandwidth memory (HBM), NAND flash memory, solid-state drives and related semiconductor solutions.

The company serves customers worldwide through manufacturing, research and development, sales and support operations across Asia, North America, Europe and other markets. Its products are used in servers, artificial intelligence systems, smartphones, consumer electronics, enterprise storage and automotive applications.

SK hynix was established in 1983 as Hyundai Electronics and adopted the Hynix name in 2001. Following its acquisition by SK Telecom in 2012, the company was renamed SK hynix. It operates as part of the SK Group and is led by a management team focused on memory semiconductor technology, advanced packaging and expansion in high-performance computing markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $190.42 to $195.97
• 50-Day Range: $126.79 to $198.63
• 52-Week Range: $124.80 to $199.87
• Volume: 7.30 million shs
• Average Volume: 27.71 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.42 trillion
• P/E Ratio: 15.41
• Dividend Yield: 0.04%
• Price Target: $253.22
• Consensus Rating: Buy

SK hynix Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

SK hynix scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 9th out of 598 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

SK hynix has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.13, and is based on 4 strong buy ratings, 9 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

SK hynix has a consensus price target of $253.22, representing about 30.0% upside from its current price of $194.79.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

SK hynix has been the subject of 15 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 27.13%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for SK hynix are expected to grow by 27.13% in the coming year, from $25.69 to $32.66 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of SK hynix is 15.42, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.95.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of SK hynix is 15.42, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 81.95.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.38% of the float of SK hynix has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

SK hynix has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.57, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in SK hynix has recently increased by 5.43%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

SK hynix has a dividend yield of 0.04%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

SK hynix does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of SK hynix is 0.55%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, SK hynix will have a dividend payout ratio of 0.21% next year. This indicates that SK hynix will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.32

News Sentiment

SK hynix has a news sentiment score of 0.32. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.46 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 18 news articles for SK hynix this week, compared to 29 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

159 people have searched for SKHY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 36% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

109 people have added SK hynix to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 79% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, SK hynix insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

SK hynix has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/18/2026
• Today: 10/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
• Sub-Industry: Semiconductors
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:SKHY
• CIK: 2120882
• Web: www.skhynix.com
• Phone: 823151854114
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 35,929
• Year Founded: 1983

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for SK hynix: $253.22
• High Price Target: $320.00
• Low Price Target: $200.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +29.9%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.13
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.45
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.59
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.06
• Current Ratio: 2.59
• Quick Ratio: 2.29

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $68.39 billion
• Price / Sales: 20.83
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 7,304,920,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $1.42 trillion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: N/A