External broker reports(aggregated public sources), Mirae Asset Securities

Mirae Asset Securities

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

Leading full-service brokerage firm in Vietnam. 

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Equity Bottom-Up

Woori Financial Group  / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>We raise our target price for Woori Financial Group to W34,000 (from W31,000), which we derived by applying a P/B of 0.65x (unchanged) to our 2026F BPS.</li><li>We kept our target multiple unchanged because we expect the group to exceed its CET1 ratio target of 13% throughout 2026, paving the way for meaningful shareholder return ratio improvement.</li><li>With our target price implying 33.9% upside, we reiterate our Buy rating.</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

We raise our target price for Woori Financial Group to W34,000 (from W31,000), which we derived by applying a P/B of 0.65x (unchanged) to our 2026F BPS.We kept our target multiple unchanged because we expect the group to exceed its CET1 ratio target of 13% throughout 2026, paving the way for meaningful shareholder return ratio improvement.With our target price implying 33.9% upside, we reiterate our Buy rating.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Woori Financial Group (316140 KS/Buy)CET1 Ratio Likely to Exceed 13% Throughout 2026

<ul><li>We maintain our Buy rating on Woori Financial Group and lift our target price to W31,000 (from W29,000).</li><li>We have slightly raised our target P/B from 0.6x to 0.65x (applied to 2025F BPS), as we believe the firm’s CET1 ratio continued rising in 3Q25 despite won weakness and should comfortably exceed the year-end target of 12.5%.</li><li>This means that the upper end of Woori Financial Group’s shareholder return range will likely be lifted from 35% to 40%. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

We maintain our Buy rating on Woori Financial Group and lift our target price to W31,000 (from W29,000).We have slightly raised our target P/B from 0.6x to 0.65x (applied to 2025F BPS), as we believe the firm’s CET1 ratio continued rising in 3Q25 despite won weakness and should comfortably exceed the year-end target of 12.5%.This means that the upper end of Woori Financial Group’s shareholder return range will likely be lifted from 35% to 40%. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Woori Financial Group (316140 KS/Buy)Capital Ratio Improvement Remains on Track

Derivatives and Quantitative Strategist

Gaudenz Schneider

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Context: This article provides an update on a previously identified pair trading opportunity between <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/samsung-fire-marine-insuranc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27499:1" rel="noopener">Samsung Fire &amp; Marine Insuranc (000815 KS)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/woori-financial-group-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27995:1" rel="noopener">Woori Financial Group (316140 KS)</a>.</li>
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Key Insights: The pair has not mean-reverted.  This Insight discusses the use of a Stop Loss in a statistical pair trading context and why one might be considered at this point.</li>
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Why Read It: For investors interested in quantitative strategies, this article demonstrates some of the mechanics of statistical arbitrage and which indicators can be used to decide on exiting a position.</li>
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Context: This article provides an update on a previously identified pair trading opportunity between Samsung Fire &amp; Marine Insuranc (000815 KS) and Woori Financial Group (316140 KS).

Key Insights: The pair has not mean-reverted.  This Insight discusses the use of a Stop Loss in a statistical pair trading context and why one might be considered at this point.

Why Read It: For investors interested in quantitative strategies, this article demonstrates some of the mechanics of statistical arbitrage and which indicators can be used to decide on exiting a position.


Samsung F&M (000815 KS) Vs. Woori (316140 KS): No Mean Reversion (Yet), Time to Reassess the Pair

Financials & FinTech research, Galliano’s Financials Research

Victor Galliano

Financials & FinTech research

Financials & FinTech, EM & Developed Markets

Galliano’s Financials Research

Galliano's Financials Research provides fundamental research in Emerging Markets financials, including FinTech, as well as financials in select Developed Markets.

The investment style applied is generally value oriented, although Growth At Reasonable Price (GARP) strategies can also be used where appropriate. 

Our investment research approach aim is often contrarian, looking to capitalise on overly sceptical or optimistic consensus views. In terms of valuation techniques, the focus is on PBV ratio to ROE, PE multiples and dividend yield, as well as the application of PEG ratios and, where appropriate, Sum of the Parts (SOTP) valuations.

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<li>The “Value Up” initiative which kicked off in February 2024 has been intended to bring about corporate governance and market reforms which minority and especially foreign investors have long sought</li>
<li>So far, these voluntary reforms have brought positive albeit limited benefits to South Korean equities; presidential elections, with potential legislative change, should act as a positive valuation driver</li>
<li>We reiterate our positive views on Woori and Hana Financial which are the top banks based on our scorecard; these attributes are due to  attractive valuations and balance sheet credentials</li>
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The “Value Up” initiative which kicked off in February 2024 has been intended to bring about corporate governance and market reforms which minority and especially foreign investors have long sought
So far, these voluntary reforms have brought positive albeit limited benefits to South Korean equities; presidential elections, with potential legislative change, should act as a positive valuation driver
We reiterate our positive views on Woori and Hana Financial which are the top banks based on our scorecard; these attributes are due to  attractive valuations and balance sheet credentials


Korean Banks; Presidential Election Drives Positive View on Hana (086790 KS) And Woori (316140 KS)

Korea / Special Situations, Clepsydra Capital

Sanghyun Park

Korea / Special Situations

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing

Clepsydra Capital

Investigate special situations, pairs, and index rebalancing trades in Korea.

Event-Driven

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<li>The index focuses on qualitative factors like capital efficiency and shareholder returns, but efforts to impose sector balance may have overextended its market benchmark role.</li>
<li>Some companies not fitting the 'value-up' narrative got included, while market favorites were sidelined by sector rankings, which is puzzling given the index's original goal.</li>
<li>Still, with rebalancing cut down to once a year, we should expect the flow impact on the index names to hit harder than initially thought compared to their sector peers.</li>
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The index focuses on qualitative factors like capital efficiency and shareholder returns, but efforts to impose sector balance may have overextended its market benchmark role.
Some companies not fitting the 'value-up' narrative got included, while market favorites were sidelined by sector rankings, which is puzzling given the index's original goal.
Still, with rebalancing cut down to once a year, we should expect the flow impact on the index names to hit harder than initially thought compared to their sector peers.


All the Scoop on the Korea Value-Up Index

South Korea

Woori Financial Group Inc. provides commercial banking services. The Company offers deposit services, loan services, bill services, settlement services, credit card, international, online banking, and other related services. Woori Financial Group also operates banking and retail banking businesses.

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Woori Financial Group (316140 KS)