Seoul The share price of SK Hynix has experienced a sharp downturn in recent trading, leaving roughly half of its individual investors holding losses, according to a recent report.
In 2025 SK Hynix had drawn considerable investor optimism. The company had become a hot name in AI-related memory chips and saw its shares surge at one point rallying nearly 240 % on the year.
But optimism has given way to caution. Despite posting a record quarterly profit and forecasting that HBM sales could more than double in 2025, SK Hynix’s shares fell reacting to a sobering outlook for commodity memory chips used in smartphones and PCs, as well as concerns over softer-than-expected capital expenditure plans.
Analysts also warn of intensifying competition in the HBM market, and fear that pricing pressures could erode profit margins in the near-to-mid term. As a result, many who bought at the peak of SK Hynix’s rally now find themselves facing paper losses. The recent stock drop has shaken the confidence of those who had bet heavily on an unbroken rise in AI-chip demand.
