Samsung Electronics faces downside risk because its parabolic run has made market expectations unrealistic, so one mistake could release gravity. Wall Street Engine's Q3 highlights showed revenue, operating profit and net profit below estimates despite triple-digit year-over-year growth. x.com 

Samsung Electronics' history of compounding tangible equity suggests reinvested profits can add to the preferred shares' value alongside dividends. Tangible equity rose 65% in 2016-21 without the AI trade and over 250% in 2016-26. The preferred usually trades 25-30% below common despite the same economics. The case needs good 2027-28 earnings, dividends under the 50%-of-FCF return goal, and foundry and other projects not to become money pits; eight years of current profits is unlikely. x.com 

Samsung Electronics has reportedly prepared several large shareholder-return plans and submitted them to major shareholders for feedback, per a friend at a foreign bank. Three big announcements could follow in the coming months, so shorts should be careful. x.com 

Korean equities have a central role in the AI trade because Samsung and SK hynix supply most of the memory it needs. Despite the shakeout, the KOSPI leads the major markets shown at roughly +36% this year. The bullish lean faces a flow warning: Korean semiconductor ETF 20-day flows fell from nearly +$4B in June to about -$703M by October 18 as the index approaches rising support. x.com  x.com  x.com  x.com  x.com 

SK hynix's earnings and buybacks could drive a tripling by 2027 before a re-rating, on Jonah Lupton's assumptions. Its Q3 report expects memory demand to outpace supply through 2030 as advanced processes and fab lead times constrain growth. It plans about KRW 100 trillion in FY2026 shareholder returns, including KRW 60 trillion or more in share acquisitions or cancellations; the buybacks would first reduce shares outstanding. x.com  x.com  x.com  x.com  x.com  x.com 

Samsung's preliminary Q3 points to the most profitable GAAP quarter ever, yet the stock trades at about 3.5x 2027 EPS. Preliminary Q3 revenue is about $145 billion with operating profit near $80 billion. If revenue grows 8% and net income 12% quarter over quarter for 5+ quarters as expected, Q3 2027 net income could top $105-110 billion. Samsung could earn its whole market cap in net income from 2026 to 2030, and heavy buybacks could lift EPS growth to a 40-50% CAGR. Final numbers are still due. … Show more

Samsung Electronics preferred shares trade at a ridiculous discount to the common, and an activist is now pushing management to buy back and cancel them. The gap mainly reflects the preferreds' lack of voting rights and mutual funds and ETFs buying the common shares instead. x.com  x.com 

Samsung's 7.7% drop on the greatest quarterly profit in tech history shows the AI trade has run out of buyers at these levels. Profit was ₩89.4 trillion ($58.4 billion), up 1,810%, yet the stock is down 23.74% from its peak in just 15 days. The numbers had been anticipated for months, so once they confirmed expectations nobody was left to buy, the mark of a fully priced market. x.com 

Samsung Electronics' extraordinary profitability despite an FX hit and rising DRAM prices undermine the case for a memory-price crash. It is the world's most profitable company. Wall St Engine's Q3 summary reports $80.4B in operating profit, up 783% year over year, DRAM selling prices up about 20% quarter over quarter, and Samsung's expectation that memory supply stays tight into 2028. x.com 

A Samsung earnings miss should spark a rally that marks the start of the next leg up for memory stocks including Micron, SK hynix and SanDisk. A quoted post sums up the setup: Samsung just posted the most profitable quarter ever by any company, yet trades at a forward P/E of 4. x.com  x.com