Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>In this insight, we discuss numerous gap trade opportunities involving Korean preferred and common shares in 3Q 2025.</li>
<li>In particular, five pairs of common and preferred stocks have experienced more than 20% widening of their share prices in the past six months. </li>
<li>These companies (Doosan Corp, Mirae Asset Securities, KIS Holdings, Daishin Securities, and LG Chem) are more likely to revert to closing their gaps in the coming weeks.</li>
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In this insight, we discuss numerous gap trade opportunities involving Korean preferred and common shares in 3Q 2025.
In particular, five pairs of common and preferred stocks have experienced more than 20% widening of their share prices in the past six months. 
These companies (Doosan Corp, Mirae Asset Securities, KIS Holdings, Daishin Securities, and LG Chem) are more likely to revert to closing their gaps in the coming weeks.


Gap Trade Opportunities in Korean Prefs Vs Common Share Pairs in 3Q 2025

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<li>We provide an analysis of the top 100 companies with the highest percentage of treasury shares as a percentage of market cap. </li>
<li>These 100 companies are prime targets of tender offers and M&amp;As. Many of these companies have low PBR ratios.</li>
<li>Number five in this list is Telcoware (078000 KS) which just announced a tender offer by the CEO who is trying to take the company private. </li>
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We provide an analysis of the top 100 companies with the highest percentage of treasury shares as a percentage of market cap. 
These 100 companies are prime targets of tender offers and M&amp;As. Many of these companies have low PBR ratios.
Number five in this list is Telcoware (078000 KS) which just announced a tender offer by the CEO who is trying to take the company private. 


Top 100 Korean Firms with Highest Treasury Shares as % of Market Cap (Tender Offer and M&A Targets)

Technical Analyst, Vermilion Research

Joe Jasper

Technical Analyst

Technical and Quantitative Research

Vermilion Research

Vermilion’s objective is to deliver timely, actionable, and unique technical research to professional investors through the application of our various technical indicators.

Our research strategists seek to highlight securities which we believe are at major inflection points, based on our various technical and quantitative indicators, and offer asymmetric risk/return profiles. Our unique research methodology, centered on relative strength, enables our strategists to deliver superior investment recommendations.

Our process begins by organizing the universe of actively traded stocks into discrete sectors, then into industry groups. We then apply our technical and quantitative tools to identify developing price trends. Once attractive trends are identified within a selected sector or group, we screen for individual stocks which we believe offer the best risk/reward profile. We provide a historical perspective that often reveals, through our long-term charts, how price patterns often repeat themselves over time.

Technical Analysis

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<li>We remain near-term bullish since our 4/22/25 Compass when we discussed SPX 5110-5120 as a bounce spot and a level to trade [long] against.</li>
<li>Possible that major lows are in at 4800-4820 SPX and $402-$412 on the Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), as discussed in 4/10/25 Int'l Compass. For now we want to remain near-term bullish</li>
<li>200-Day MAs on ACWI-US and SPX are spots where they <em>could</em> roll over. This is just a lean; if we see no reason to sell at those levels, we won't.</li>
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We remain near-term bullish since our 4/22/25 Compass when we discussed SPX 5110-5120 as a bounce spot and a level to trade [long] against.
Possible that major lows are in at 4800-4820 SPX and $402-$412 on the Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), as discussed in 4/10/25 Int'l Compass. For now we want to remain near-term bullish
200-Day MAs on ACWI-US and SPX are spots where they could roll over. This is just a lean; if we see no reason to sell at those levels, we won't.


Invest As If the Lows Are In; EURO STOXX 50 and TOPIX Reclaim Key Levels

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal, Shenton Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China Biotech

Shenton Research

Shenton Research is an independent Asia Pacific equity specialist. Our quantitative research covers index rebalancing flows, alongside exchange data analytics accross Asia Pacific. On the equity capital markets side, we focus on Asia Pacific ECM, especially biotech and TMT. Our lead analyst is frequently cited by international media.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analysed the earning revision of component stocks of MS-South Korea in the past month.</li>
<li>We tabulated stocks with the top impact on index's EPS, stocks' EPS revision, and revenue revision.</li>
<li>We highlighted EPS revision on KEPCO, LG Display, SK Hynix, LG Energy Solution, SKSQUARE, POSCO INTERNATIONAL, Samsung Electronics, ECOPROBM.</li>
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We analysed the earning revision of component stocks of MS-South Korea in the past month.
We tabulated stocks with the top impact on index's EPS, stocks' EPS revision, and revenue revision.
We highlighted EPS revision on KEPCO, LG Display, SK Hynix, LG Energy Solution, SKSQUARE, POSCO INTERNATIONAL, Samsung Electronics, ECOPROBM.


MS-South Korea Index Earning Revision (Aug): KEPCO, LG Display, SK Hynix, LG Energy Solution

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of Aug 21st. The aggregated short interest was USD18.6bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in LG Electronics, Samsung Elec (PREF), Samsung Electronics, SAMSUNG BIOLOGICS, Hanmi Semi.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of Aug 21st. The aggregated short interest was USD18.6bn.
We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in LG Electronics, Samsung Elec (PREF), Samsung Electronics, SAMSUNG BIOLOGICS, Hanmi Semi.


KRX Short Interest Weekly (Aug 21st): LG Electronics, Samsung Elec (PREF), Samsung Electronics

South Korea

Mirae Asset Securities Co.,Ltd. provides comprehensive wealth management services. The Company offers fixed income securities brokerage, securities dealing, equity underwriting, and other services. Mirae Asset Securities also deals with mergers and acquisitions, foreign currency, and financial derivatives.

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Mirae Asset Securities (006800 KS)

Top 100 Korean Firms with Highest Treasury Shares as % of Market Cap (Tender Offer and M&A Targets)

We provide an analysis of the top 100 companies with the highest percentage of treasury shares as a percentage of market cap. These 100 companies...

Douglas Kim

Invest As If the Lows Are In; EURO STOXX 50 and TOPIX Reclaim Key Levels

Invest As If the Lows Are In; EURO $STOXX 50 and $TOPIX Reclaim Key Levels; Still near-term bullish since our 4/22/25 Compass report. Possible...

Vermilion Research

MS-South Korea Index Earning Revision (Aug): KEPCO, LG Display, SK Hynix, LG Energy Solution

We analyzed MS-South Korea's consensus for Aug 2026 and highlighted changes of EPS in KEPCO, LG Display, SK Hynix, LG Energy Solution, SKSQUARE,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

KRX Short Interest Weekly (Aug 21st): LG Electronics, Samsung Elec (PREF), Samsung Electronics

We analyzed KRX short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in LG Electronics, Samsung Elec (PREF), Samsung...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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Gap Trade Opportunities in Korean Prefs Vs Common Share Pairs in 3Q 2025

We discuss numerous gap trade opportunities involving Korean preferred and common shares in 3Q 2025. Five pairs have experienced more than 20%...

Douglas Kim

Top 100 Korean Firms with Highest Treasury Shares as % of Market Cap (Tender Offer and M&A Targets)

We provide an analysis of the top 100 companies with the highest percentage of treasury shares as a percentage of market cap. These 100 companies...

Douglas Kim

Invest As If the Lows Are In; EURO STOXX 50 and TOPIX Reclaim Key Levels

Invest As If the Lows Are In; EURO $STOXX 50 and $TOPIX Reclaim Key Levels; Still near-term bullish since our 4/22/25 Compass report. Possible...

Vermilion Research

MS-South Korea Index Earning Revision (Aug): KEPCO, LG Display, SK Hynix, LG Energy Solution

We analyzed MS-South Korea's consensus for Aug 2026 and highlighted changes of EPS in KEPCO, LG Display, SK Hynix, LG Energy Solution, SKSQUARE,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

KRX Short Interest Weekly (Aug 21st): LG Electronics, Samsung Elec (PREF), Samsung Electronics

We analyzed KRX short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in LG Electronics, Samsung Elec (PREF), Samsung...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM