Kakao is trading at 379,000 KRW as of 12:30 PM on the 7th, down 0.66% from the previous day. The trading volume is 250,435 shares, which is about 33.09% of the previous day's volume. Kakao is known as the largest mobile communication platform company in South Korea.


On October 7, Minjung Kim, a researcher at Hi Investment & Securities, stated, "Sales from new businesses, including Pay and Mobility, continue to show high growth. Due to the strong performance of Pay and Mobility businesses, new business sales this year are estimated to have increased by 110% year-on-year to 549.1 billion KRW. Although internet banks currently hold a minimal share in the overall banking sector, Kakao Bank is expected to gain a competitive edge in the next-generation financial services market by providing financial services closely linked to users' daily lives and leveraging customer and small business data." She set Kakao's target price at 450,000 KRW.


Over the past five days, individual investors have net sold 425,106 shares of Kakao, while foreign investors and institutions have net bought 271,222 shares and 154,252 shares, respectively.



※ Source: AI Investment Assistant AI Rassiro


※ This article was generated in real-time by an automated article generation algorithm jointly developed by Asia Economy and the financial AI specialist company Thinkpool.


This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.

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