SK hynix (NASDAQ:SKHY) Stock Price Down 2.4% – Here’s Why

Shares of SK hynix Inc. (NASDAQ:SKHY – Get Free Report) were down 2.4% on Wednesday. The stock traded as low as $176.70 and last traded at $178.25. Approximately 18,672,914 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 32% from the average session volume of 27,512,221 shares. The stock had previously closed at $182.56.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have issued reports on SKHY. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $250.00 target price on shares of SK hynix in a research report on Wednesday, September 23rd. William Blair assumed coverage on shares of SK hynix in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. They issued an “outperform” rating on the stock. UBS Group started coverage on shares of SK hynix in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. They set a “buy” rating and a $204.00 price target on the stock. Needham & Company LLC upped their price objective on shares of SK hynix from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 24th. Finally, Wedbush upgraded shares of SK hynix to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $253.22.

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SK hynix Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a quick ratio of 2.29 and a current ratio of 2.59. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.30 trillion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.11. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $169.09.

SK hynix (NASDAQ:SKHY – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 18th. The memory chip maker reported $8.48 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $51.19 billion for the quarter. On average, equities analysts anticipate that SK hynix Inc. will post 25.69 earnings per share for the current year.

SK hynix Company Profile

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SK hynix Inc is a South Korean semiconductor company that develops and manufactures memory products for data centers, personal computers, mobile devices, automotive systems and other technology applications. Its portfolio includes dynamic random-access memory (DRAM), high-bandwidth memory (HBM), NAND flash memory, solid-state drives and related semiconductor solutions.

The company serves customers worldwide through manufacturing, research and development, sales and support operations across Asia, North America, Europe and other markets.

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