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Stock market before the storm, questions asked by ‘Black Monday’ and Samsung Group’s reorganization
Created date: June 08, 2026 | IT/media specialist current affairs critic column
There is tension in the stock market as if the clock has stopped. A strong downturn in the U.S. semiconductor sector crossed the Pacific and hit the domestic stock market, awakening investors who had been intoxicated by the AI craze to the cold reality. The situation in which the global semiconductor index recorded its largest drop since 2020, and Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are facing a 10% plunge in the premarket raises fears beyond a simple correction. However, even amid market turmoil, it is still important to have a keen insight into the company's intrinsic value and future growth drivers. Is what we are witnessing now a simple decline in stock prices, or are we in the throes of the process of reorganizing a new order?
The epicenter of this stock market plunge is the disappointing guidance from the US semiconductor market. As it was assessed that the growth of Broadcom, a key player in AI semiconductors, did not meet market expectations, sales poured in across technology stocks, including Nvidia. In addition, strong employment indicators stimulated concerns about inflation and lowered expectations of an interest rate cut, further chilling investment sentiment. The domestic stock market was also not free from these external variables and was exposed to extreme volatility, with large semiconductor stocks under selling pressure even before the market started. Experts believe that this situation is not a fundamental slowdown in demand in the AI industry, but rather a profit-making reflection of disappointment over overly high expectations.
Despite this chaos, the KOSPI landscape is rapidly being reorganized around Samsung Group stocks. With the advent of the AI era, the rapid rise of Samsung Electro-Mechanics, a semiconductor-related component stock, is attracting market attention. The case of Samsung Electro-Mechanics, which rose several dozen places in the market capitalization ranking thanks to the favorable factors of rapid demand for MLCC and rising prices, shows that the expansion of AI infrastructure is being proven by concrete performance. On the other hand, the secondary battery, shipbuilding, and defense sectors that led the market in the past suffered relative marginalization and lost their positions at the top. This suggests that investors’ interests are shifting from ‘future expectations’ to ‘the actual parts supply chain within the AI ecosystem’.
Samsung C&T is evaluated as the holding company that stands out the most for its undervalued appeal at the center of this market reorganization. Hana Securities raised Samsung C&T's target stock price to 650,000 won and pointed out that the current stock price does not properly reflect the value of the company's shares in key affiliates such as Samsung Electronics and Samsung Life Insurance. According to market consensus, the value of the controlling stake is estimated to be around KRW 52 trillion, but the actual value of the shares held is estimated to be undervalued, exceeding KRW 100 trillion. The PBR figure of 0.7 times is significantly lower than that of other holding companies or construction companies, which serves as a strong basis for a future re-rating of the stock price.
Samsung C&T's growth strategy does not stop at just equity value. The nuclear power plant momentum, which will begin in earnest in the second half of the year, is a key driving force that will increase Samsung C&T's business premium. The roadmap, which includes participation in a nuclear power plant bid in Vietnam, winning orders for a large nuclear power plant in Romania, and expanding the SMR (small modular reactor) business in the European market, is solidifying the future profitability of the construction sector. In addition, sales growth through the construction of Samsung Electronics' Pyeongtaek and Taylor semiconductor fabs and the U.S. solar power operation project (IPP) signal an improvement in the company's structure beyond a simple construction company to a comprehensive energy and infrastructure company. This diversified business portfolio will serve as a driving force to defend against market volatility and continuously increase corporate value.
In some corners of the market, there is constant noise about transparency, including suspicions of stock price manipulation and controversy over stock price suppression during the management succession process. Suspicions recently raised in the political circles of suppressing stock prices through the issuance of exchangeable bonds by KOSDAQ-listed companies once again remind us of the ‘Korea discount’, a chronic problem in our stock market. However, apart from these negative issues, the attitude shown by NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang has important implications for us. He defined the plunge in stock prices as an ‘opportunity to buy at a discounted price’ and emphasized that the huge trend of AI itself will never change. In the end, it is a time when cool-headedness to look at corporate fundamentals and pursue long-term value amid market noise is needed more than ever.
■ Conclusion and analysis outlook
The current stock market plunge may be a short-term shock, but behind it is a textbook phenomenon that shows how the huge technological paradigm called AI is reorganizing our industry. The re-evaluation of value stocks such as Samsung C&T and the rise of key parts companies in the AI ecosystem such as Samsung Electro-Mechanics suggest the direction investors should take. Companies with substantial growth engines that lead to semiconductors, nuclear power plants, and infrastructure will overcome the market waves and eventually find their true value. Who will be the real winner after the storm passes depends on what kind of company we focus on now.
* This post is an analysis column that is automatically recreated in the style of a current affairs critic's commentary by analyzing real-time Google Trends popular search words and related major articles.
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