{
  "id": 446912,
  "title": "Korean chipmakers face growing calls to improve shareholder returns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/korean-chipmakers-face-growing-calls-to-improve-shareholder-returns-446912",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-10T07:37:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20260810/korean-chipmakers-face-growing-calls-to-improve-shareholder-returns"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, two leading Korean chipmakers, are under increasing pressure to devise strategies to boost shareholder returns. This comes after their shares experienced significant declines last month. Samsung's stock fell by around 36.3% from its June 18 peak of 362,500 won, trading at 231,000 won as of Aug. 7. SK hynix's shares declined by approximately 51.3% from their June 22 high of 2.919 million won, ending at 1.422 million won on Aug. 7. While the recent downturn has somewhat stabilized, the stocks have remained range-bound, trading within a relatively narrow band. As of Monday, the two companies closed at 230,000 won and 1.42 million won, down 0.43% and 0.14% from the previous trading session. Despite posting record earnings in the second quarter, investors are eagerly awaiting fresh momentum to propel the companies' share prices higher. Analysts believe that large-scale shareholder return plans, possibly announced soon, could help reinvigorate investor interest.",
  "summary": "Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, two major Korean chipmakers, are facing increasing pressure from investors to implement shareholder return policies that could potentially boost their share prices. Following record second-quarter earnings, analysts are optimistic that the announcement of such policies, potentially as early as this month, could provide a much-needed momentum for the companies' stocks. Currently, Samsung Electronics shares are trading at 231,000 won, down about 36.3 percent from their peak closing price of 362,500 won in June, while SK hynix shares are at 1.422 million won, down approximately 51.3 percent from their June peak of 2.919 million won. Despite recent easing of the selloff, the shares have remained relatively stagnant, fluctuating within a narrow price range.",
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Korean chipmakers face growing calls to improve shareholder returns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/korean-chipmakers-face-growing-calls-to-improve-shareholder-returns",
        "published": "2026-08-10T07:27:02.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}