In today’s briefing:
- Top 10 Korean Stock Picks Bi-Weekly (17 February 2025)
- Hugel Inc (145020 KS): Record High Performance in 2024; Continued Global Expansion to Drive Growth

Top 10 Korean Stock Picks Bi-Weekly (17 February 2025)
- In this insight, we provide the top 10 stocks picks in the Korean stock market for the two weeks starting 17 February.
- The top 10 stock picks (bi-weekly) include Hyundai G.F. Holding, Binggrae, Cheil Worldwide, Hana Tour, Samsung Electronics (pref), Samsung E&A, Hyundai Elevator, KT Corp, Orion Corp, and Samsung Life Insurance.
- We started to incorporate top negative catalysts along with positive catalysts in our top stock picks bi-weekly. Top negative catalyst is tariffs. We tried to exclude companies exposed to tariffs.
Hugel Inc (145020 KS): Record High Performance in 2024; Continued Global Expansion to Drive Growth
- Hugel Inc (145020 KS) reported record high sales, operating profit, and net profit in 2024, with the strong performance of botulinum toxin and fillers backed by the company’s global expansion.
- Hugel aims to launch botulinum toxin in the U.S. within 1H25. The company aims for a 10% U.S. market share for aesthetic purposes within three years from the product release.
- Hugel aims to expand its presence in more than 80 toxin markets (from 67 now), 70 dermal filler markets (current 52), and more than 10 cosmetics markets by 2028.
