Yuanta keeps KRW 73,000 target for Samsung Eng stock

Published on 10/19/2026 at 01:24 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Samsung Eng stock stood at KRW 43,600 on October 16, 2026. Third-quarter revenue was projected at KRW 2.2674 trillion, up 8.10 percent year over year.

Order pipeline and earnings date

Yuanta maintained a KRW 73,000 target and Buy rating on October 16, 2026.
Third-quarter operating profit was projected at KRW 252.5 billion, up 43.00 percent year over year.
The second-quarter earnings release reported KRW 273.1 billion in operating profit on July 23, 2026.

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Samsung Eng (KR7028050003) retained a KRW 73,000 target and a Buy rating after Yuanta Securities Korea reviewed the company on October 16, 2026, according to EDAILY. The assessment puts the next earnings update at the center of the Samsung Eng stock story.

Yuanta projected third-quarter revenue of KRW 2.2674 trillion, an 8.10 percent year-over-year increase, and operating profit of KRW 252.5 billion, up 43.00 percent. The projected operating margin was 9.00 percent, while the market consensus for operating profit was KRW 247.1 billion, according to EDAILY.

Orders build the earnings case

The order outlook is the key support for the rating. Yuanta said Samsung Eng had already exceeded its annual order target after securing the SAN-7 fertilizer plant project in Saudi Arabia in September 2026. It also said group-affiliate order guidance had risen from KRW 3.0 trillion to KRW 7.0 trillion, with KRW 4.0 trillion expected to flow through the third and fourth quarters, according to EDAILY.

What does the margin forecast mean?

The 9.00 percent projected margin gives investors a measurable test for the order thesis. Samsung Eng's official investor-relations page reported KRW 273.1 billion of operating profit for the second quarter of 2026, up 51.00 percent year over year, and KRW 188.2 billion for the first quarter, up 19.60 percent. Those figures and dates appear on the company website, Samsung E&A.

Three dates show the progression

On April 23, 2026, Samsung Eng reported first-quarter operating profit of KRW 188.2 billion. On July 23, 2026, it reported second-quarter operating profit of KRW 273.1 billion. On October 16, 2026, Yuanta projected third-quarter operating profit of KRW 252.5 billion, according to EDAILY.

Next reporting step

The next dated company figure in the sequence is the second-quarter earnings release of July 23, 2026. Yuanta's October 16 assessment points to third-quarter results as the next test of whether project intake can translate into the projected 9.00 percent margin.

KRW price remains the market reference

Samsung Eng last stood at KRW 43,600 on the Korea Stock Exchange on October 16, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. KST. The quotation was 3.32 percent above the previous session close, while the company carried a 52-week range of KRW 23,150 to KRW 67,300, according to Stock Analysis.