{"id":122240,"date":"2026-08-17T15:27:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T15:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/122240\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T15:27:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T15:27:33","slug":"why-sk-hynix-stock-popped-today-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/122240\/","title":{"rendered":"Why SK Hynix Stock Popped Today"},"content":{"rendered":"

Key Points<\/p>\n

The Trump Administration does not want Apple to buy memory chips from China.<\/p>\n

It would prefer Apple buy from Micron and Sandisk.<\/p>\n

Buying some memory from Korea’s SK Hynix might be a fair compromise.<\/p>\n

Korean memory chip manufacturer SK Hynix (NASDAQ: SKHY) stock jumped 4% through 10 a.m. ET Monday — and it has Donald Trump to thank for it.<\/p>\n

Over the weekend, Trump Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told The Wall Street Journal that the Trump administration “is not in favor” of plans floated by Apple(NASDAQ: AAPL) to solve its supply problems by buying memory chips from Yangtze Memory Technologies and CXMT in China<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Image source: Getty Images.<\/p>\n

What this means for SK Hynix<\/p>\n

The Trump Administration<\/a> doesn’t necessarily favor Apple buying memory chips from Korea. White House spokesman Kush Desai is quoted as assuring investors that “reshoring semiconductor manufacturing [to America] is a top priority” — which sounds like good news for DRAM specialist Micron(NASDAQ: MU) and flash memory expert Sandisk(NASDAQ: SNDK).<\/p>\n

Still, given his druthers, I suspect the President would prefer Apple (and others) buy their memory chips from a friendly country such as South Korea rather than from China, which has a habit of underpricing rivals to drive them out of business — then turning around and cutting off supply<\/a> for geopolitical purposes.<\/p>\n

Long story short, the President’s policy could well benefit not just Micron and Sandisk, but their rival SK Hynix as well.<\/p>\n

What’s next for SK Hynix stock<\/p>\n

So does this mean it’s time for you to buy SK Hynix stock? Perhaps.<\/p>\n

Priced today at 8.1 times trailing earnings, SK Hynix costs less than either Sandisk (at 21.4x) or Micron (at 21.7x earnings). Analysts polled by S&P Global Market Intelligence<\/a> will tell you all three stocks are “buys,” given Sandisk is expected to grow its earnings at nearly 40% annually over the next five years, and Micron might average closer to 173% per year. SK’s right in the middle at a projected 86% growth rate.<\/p>\n

That’s good enough for me<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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