Daewoo E&C, Simtek Target Prices and Response Strategies

Park Cheol-soon, CEO of Financial Research, believes Daewoo E&C's stock has sufficient room for further upside in the current situation and recommended holding it. He analyzed that the momentum across the construction industry and growing expectations for overseas orders would positively impact Daewoo E&C's performance. The possibility of receiving orders related to semiconductor factories in the Jeollanam-do region was also mentioned as a potential positive factor.

Daewoo E&C's annual order forecast is consistently being revised upward by securities firms. CEO Park Cheol-soon stated that the global order backlog is increasing from 18 trillion won to the late 20 trillion won range, which has also raised performance expectations. Daewoo E&C, which recorded an operating loss last year, is expected to achieve an operating profit turnaround this year.

CEO Park Cheol-soon advised that it would be good to set Daewoo E&C's target price at 25,000 won or more. However, he added that technical resistance might occur around the June high. He recommended a strategy of securing profits through partial selling if the return on investment begins to decline after reaching 25,000 won or higher.

Although the timing of purchase was a bit late, he recommended continuing to hold Simtek.

Simtek is a company that competes for 1st and 2nd place with major rivals in the memory socket substrate market. CEO Park Cheol-soon explained that while their existing substrate business is performing well, socket substrates are superior in performance and more expensive, categorizing them as high-value-added products. He added that an increase in the sales proportion of these products is highly likely to further improve operating profit margins and profitability.

CEO Park Cheol-soon analyzed that technical resistance could occur for Simtek around 145,000 won, which was the high point in July. He recommended a strategy of realizing profits by selling at least half of the shares if the stock reaches this price or if its upward trend reverses.

Choi Jin-wook, Head of Young & Research, suggested that if Simtek's stock reaches its target price and encounters resistance, investors should either realize profits or sell half and hold the rest. He also advised considering a replacement trade with stocks like TLB, which still have significant upside potential to their highs.

Head Choi Jin-wook set Simtek's first target price at 150,000 won, the June high. He advised that since break-even selling pressure might emerge in the 145,000 to 150,000 won range, potentially slowing stock price appreciation, it's wise to secure about half of the profits if resistance appears in this zone. He emphasized that given the possibility of index and stock adjustments due to selling pressure before Chuseok, quickly securing a certain level of profit is an important strategy.

Head Choi Jin-wook explained that Doosan Enerbility had accumulated an order backlog of over 7 trillion won in the first half of this year alone. The company's annual guidance of 13 trillion won is fully achievable even if second-half orders are less than the first half. Ultimately, the crucial factor is how quickly Doosan Enerbility recognizes its secured order backlog as revenue, and this will be the key momentum driver, he analyzed.

Head Choi Jin-wook suggested 80,000 won to the early 70,000 won range as an appropriate zone for additional purchases of Doosan Enerbility. He advised splitting the purchase into two 5% increments rather than buying 10% all at once to effectively adjust the average purchase price. If the stock does not reach this range and continues an upward trend from the current price, he recommended a strategy of selling 5% of the held shares at the average price to secure initial profits, and holding the remaining 5% up to 126,000 won.

In particular, confirmed order achievements, such as ESS contracts for North American data centers, positively impacted the stock price. The fact that SK Innovation's performance forecast was superior among the top three domestic battery cell companies was cited as the reason for its faster stock price increase compared to competitors.

Since the current holding ratio is high at 30%, he suggested a portfolio diversification strategy to reduce the proportion somewhat upon further rise and move to other stocks. Specifically, he recommended taking profits on half the shares at 160,000 won and holding the remaining quantity.

Head Choi Jin-wook mentioned that LOT Vacuum, a vacuum pump manufacturer, holds approximately 7% of Samsung Electronics shares and assessed it as having long-term appeal. It successfully turned profitable in Q2 this year, entering a phase of verifying its profitability. Since the current holding ratio is low at 5%, he personally believes now is an opportune time for additional purchases.

Head Choi Jin-wook advised that if LOT Vacuum's stock falls below 9,000 won, rather than making an immediate additional purchase at 9,000 won, it would be better to wait until it reaches the mid to early 8,000 won range before proceeding. This strategy can help lower the average purchase price to 12,000-13,000 won to facilitate profit-taking. Key resistance levels are identified at 16,000 won and 19,500 won.

Head Choi Jin-wook advised a viewer who had made a margin trade on Gaon Cable to respond by selling based on tomorrow's market trend. Gaon Cable faces strong selling pressure resistance in the 260,000 to 270,000 won range. He believes that if a negative candle trend continues from the opening of tomorrow's market until the end of the morning session, failing to absorb selling pressure, a correction will be unavoidable. Conversely, if a positive candle trend is maintained, a strategy of selling after a short-term sharp rise could be considered.

Daou Technology holds excellent subsidiaries like Kiwoom Securities, and its price-to-earnings ratio (PER) last year was only 3. He suggested a target price of around 50,000 won and advised that phased buying and targeting pullbacks are effective strategies.