UBS keeps KRW 440,000 target for Samsung Electronics stock
Published on 10/19/2026 at 09:02 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSTargets and earnings dates
- UBS maintained a KRW 440,000 target on October 16, 2026.
- Third-quarter revenue guidance reached KRW 195.00 trillion on October 8, 2026.
- Samsung Electronics stock stood at EUR 2,835.00 at 8:35 a.m. CEST at Frankfurt Stock Exchange on October 19, 2026.
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (ISIN KR7005930003) faces a KRW 440,000 share-price target from UBS as its third-quarter guidance points to operating profit of KRW 107.40 trillion. Markets Insider reported on October 18, 2026, that UBS maintained its Buy rating and target of KRW 440,000 in a report dated October 16, 2026.
Three results set the backdrop
Samsung's chronology shows a sharp earnings acceleration. On June 30, 2026, second-quarter revenue reached KRW 171.50 trillion and operating profit reached KRW 89.50 trillion, up 28.00 percent and 56.00 percent quarter over quarter, respectively, according to Yahoo Finance. On October 8, 2026, the company guided to third-quarter revenue of KRW 195.00 trillion and operating profit of KRW 107.40 trillion. On October 16, 2026, UBS maintained its KRW 440,000 target, as reported by Markets Insider.
What does the profit surge mean?
The guidance sets a demanding benchmark for Samsung's memory business. Seoul Economic Daily reported on October 8, 2026, that third-quarter operating profit exceeded a KRW 106.00 trillion consensus estimate by 1.32 percent, while revenue of KRW 195.00 trillion fell 2.64 percent short of a KRW 200.28 trillion consensus estimate. The same report put the operating margin at 55.10 percent, up from 52.20 percent in the second quarter.
Next date is October 29
Samsung's investor-relations page schedules the third-quarter earnings conference call for October 29, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. KST. The page also identifies October 8, 2026, as the date of the third-quarter guidance announcement, linking the upcoming call to the figures now shaping expectations.
Frankfurt quote before the results
Samsung Electronics stock stood at EUR 2,835.00 at Frankfurt Stock Exchange on October 19, 2026, at 8:35 a.m. CEST. The quote was EUR 690.00 below its 52-week high of EUR 3,525.00, while market capitalization stood at EUR 1,044.0 billion.
Samsung Electronics stock facts
- Company: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
- ISIN: KR7005930003
- Ticker: 005930
- Primary exchange: Korea Exchange
- Price Frankfurt Stock Exchange (as of October 19, 2026, 8:35 a.m. CEST): EUR 2,835.00
- Market capitalization: EUR 1,044.0 billion (as of October 19, 2026)
- 52-week range: EUR 1,036.00-EUR 3,525.00 (as of October 19, 2026)
- Sector / Industry: Technology / Consumer Electronics
- Index membership: KOSPI
Market context: Market report KOSPI.
