Nomura Says Samsung Electronics Is 'Seriously Cheap', Sees 670,000 Won Samsung Electronics and 4.7 Million Won SK Hynix

670,000 Samsung Electronics, 4.7 million SK Hynix are coming, Nomura says Samsung Electronics is 'seriously cheap' | Chesley Investment Advisory Executive Director Park Se-ik [What a New Idea / 26.09.04.Fri]
Watch on YouTube ↗  |  September 04, 2026 at 11:02  |  1:34:01  |  Chesley Investment Advisory (체슬리투자자문)
Speakers
Park Se-ik — CEO, ex-Chief Strategist

Summary

Park Se-ik reviews the September market setup, expecting a contained KOSPI correction followed by an October rally. He discusses viewer pension strategy, warns against unregistered finfluencer scams, and reviews articles on robotics and physical AI, Korean department stores, AI infrastructure software, and Nomura's memory supercycle call. The core market conclusion is that Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are seriously cheap amid a memory supply shortage into 2028, while AI leadership may broaden from hardware to software.

  • Park expects September KOSPI weakness to be mild and sees a hammer-type bottom before an October test of 7,500.
  • He advises staying invested in Korean equities and the Korea-China-US Focus Fund rather than moving to cash.
  • The episode highlights a regulatory crackdown on unregistered stock influencer channels as investor protection news.
  • Robotics and physical AI are flagged as a potential tenbagger theme, but Park prefers waiting for a third-wave momentum entry.
  • Korean department stores are discussed as beneficiaries of foreign tourist spending shifting toward premium and luxury goods.
  • The Samsung Active manager's portfolio view favors AI infrastructure software such as Palantir and Snowflake as the next leadership.
  • Nomura sees memory supply shortage lasting until 2028 and long-term contracts supporting Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix earnings.
Ideas
Park Se-ik CEO, ex-Chief Strategist 3:14
Buy KOSPI late September for October rally.
Park expects September's seasonal correction to be mild, with a lower tail but not a 10% decline, and sees a hammer-shaped bullish candle forming. He then expects a rally from late September into October-November that will test KOSPI 7,500, and advises waiting until late September to deploy rather than chasing immediately.
Park Se-ik CEO, ex-Chief Strategist 8:11
Stay invested in Korean equities.
Park tells a viewer not to convert investments to cash. He expects the market to improve from year-end into next year and says well-chosen sectors could produce 50-100% returns, so staying invested in equities and targeting around 15% annual returns is wiser than settling for low cash pension payouts.
Park Se-ik CEO, ex-Chief Strategist 18:01
Add to Korea-China-US Focus Fund.
Park says the Samsung Securities Korea-China-US Focus Fund is being managed conservatively across Korea, China, and US portfolios, so investors do not need to wait for a deeper pullback. He suggests the portfolio construction matters more than precise entry timing and that adding into it now is fine.
Park Se-ik CEO, ex-Chief Strategist 26:56
Buy US mega-cap tech for ten years.
Park argues Korean stocks often behave like cyclical first-tier subcontractors and are not ideal 10-year holds. In contrast, US mega-cap technology such as Apple, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon can be bought now and held for 10 years because of durable global competitive positions.
Park Se-ik CEO, ex-Chief Strategist 28:20
Hold TSMC as ten-year compounder.
Park says that while many Korean stocks are too cyclical for 10-year holding, companies with monopolistic competitiveness such as TSMC can be held for 10 years despite volatility. He advises checking whether a holding has that kind of durable competitive quality before setting a long-term strategy.
Park Se-ik CEO, ex-Chief Strategist 50:06
Watch Korean robotics for third-wave entry.
The article's interviewees see robotics and physical AI as a potential tenbagger industry whose total market can eventually exceed semiconductors, with Korea holding manufacturing data advantages. Park personally says he avoids first-wave speculation and prefers to wait for the second-wave adjustment to finish, then buy the robotics value chain on third-wave momentum using CANSLIM, making this a watchlist theme rather than an immediate buy.
Park Se-ik CEO, ex-Chief Strategist 54:42
Korean department stores benefit from premium tourism.
Park reviews a column arguing foreign tourist spending is shifting from duty-free cosmetics purchases to premium and luxury spending at department stores. Shinsegae, Lotte, and Hyundai Department Store posted strong second-quarter results with sharply higher foreign sales, resembling the Japan department store re-rating, though won strength is flagged as a later risk.
Park Se-ik CEO, ex-Chief Strategist 69:39
Buy AI infrastructure software leaders.
Park relays the Samsung Active manager's view that the AI-led rally is not over, but leadership may broaden from hardware to software. Infrastructure software such as Palantir and Snowflake is seen as an under-owned 'empty house' because the market fears AI substitution, yet their Q2 results showed AI-driven growth as enterprises adopt AI. The manager's ETF has Palantir and Snowflake as its top two holdings.
Park Se-ik CEO, ex-Chief Strategist 84:32
Buy Samsung/SK Hynix memory supercycle.
Nomura expects memory supply shortages to last until 2028 because AI demand is overwhelming supply. Long-term contracts with premiums of up to 20% and strong penalty clauses give Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Micron unprecedented earnings visibility. The firm sees Samsung and SK Hynix as seriously cheap, with targets of 670,000 won and 4.7 million won respectively; won strength is a near-term risk but rising memory ASPs should offset it.
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This Chesley Investment Advisory (체슬리투자자문) video, published September 04, 2026, features Park Se-ik discussing EWY, Korean equities, Korea-China-US Focus Fund, AAPL, MSFT, META, AMZN, TSM, Korean robotics/physical AI sector, 004170.KS, 023530.KS, 069960.KS, PLTR, SNOW, 005930.KS, 000660.KS, MU. 9 trade ideas extracted by AI with direction and confidence scoring.

Speakers: Park Se-ik  · Tickers: EWY, Korean equities, Korea-China-US Focus Fund, AAPL, MSFT, META, AMZN, TSM, Korean robotics/physical AI sector, 004170.KS, 023530.KS, 069960.KS, PLTR, SNOW, 005930.KS, 000660.KS, MU