NAVER Corporation
035420 · KOSPI · Communication Services · ₩25.8T (approx. $19.4B)· Nat'l Pension stake 8.94% (2024-12-31)
₩172,300-1.5%vs prev closeclose of 2026-10-30 · not real-time
Valuation summary
Looks fairly valued
NAVER Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides online search portal and information services in South Korea and internationally. It is involved in the electronic financial; film and audio content production and distribution; Webtoon service development and…· Source: company profile (yfinance/Yahoo Finance)
Valuation summary43/100Downside rigidity40/100Upside potential20/100
vs. fair value27 analysts
+67%Undervalued
Price ₩172,300Fair value ₩287,778
vs. analyst consensus target. The target is an opinion, not a prediction or buy signal.
Score summary
A summary of valuation factors — not a buy recommendation. You decide.
Data as of: 2026-10-30 · end-of-day, not real-timeData as of — price/valuation/technicals: the close date above · NPS stake: US=quarterly SEC 13F, Korea=annual · short interest: exchange's latest settlement · fundamentals: latest filing
Themes:Internet platforms
Peers
| Company | PER | PBR | ROE | Div | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAVER | 13.3 | 0.9 | 6% | 1.5% | 43 |
| SK텔레콤 | 21.4 | 1.0 | 5% | 4.3% | 54 |
| 카카오 | 37.3 | 1.1 | 4% | 0.3% | 59 |
| KT | 9.0 | 0.6 | 7% | 5.3% | 60 |
| 크래프톤 | 10.2 | 1.1 | 12% | 1.2% | 68 |
| LG유플러스 | 11.4 | 0.7 | 6% | 4.9% | 66 |
Same sector, nearest by market cap · – = no data (value traps excluded)
Price chart
View on Naver Finance →· Chart: Naver Finance
The chart (long-term trend, Ichimoku cloud) is for observation only — not a buy or sell signal.
Structure analysis · observation only
Shows only where the current price sits within the channel structure (based on past swings).
Position: 0.0~0.5 zone · Downtrend channelStructure as of 2026-10-30
Channel levels (price by multiple)
- Baseline (0)₩181,598
- Current price₩172,300
- ×0.5₩158,118
- ×1₩134,638
- ×1.5₩111,158
- ×2₩87,678
- ×2.5₩64,198
- ×3₩40,718
Unfilled gaps
- Gap downabove price₩177,500–₩178,000 · Gap width 0.28% · 2026-10-29
- Gap downabove price₩188,400–₩189,000 · Gap width 0.32% · 2026-10-08
The channel, levels and gaps are observational geometry showing where the current price sits within past swing structure. They are not a rebound/bottom probability, a price target, or a buy/sell signal — plain chart patterns carry no reliable predictive edge (our backtest conclusion).
A highlight of the key metrics detailed below.
Undervalued vs sector 29/100 within Communication Services — higher means lower multiples (PER·PB·EV/EBITDA·PSR) than sector peers. Growth sectors carry higher multiples, so this is a same-sector relative view, not absolute cheapness (observational).
PER vs its own history PER is in the bottom 2% of its own 8-year range (historically cheap)Range 14–73.5 · median 29Observational only — a lower PER can reflect slowing growth, so 'cheap' isn't always undervalued.
Why it looks cheap
- EV/EBITDA7.9
- EV/Sales1.8
- P/CF (Price/Cash Flow)8.2
Why it might be risky
- PEG25.8
Strategy ranks
Top-tier in 0 of 7 evaluated strategies
Ranks within the Korea market — tap to open that ranking (ranks are per market).
Valuation
- P/E (Price/Earnings)
- 13.3
- Forward P/E
- 13.9
- P/B (Price/Book)
- 0.9
- PEG
- 25.8
- P/S (Price/Sales)
- 2.0
- Dividend Yield
- 1.5%
- FCF Yield
- 3.5%
- EV/EBITDA
- 7.9
- EV/Sales
- 1.8
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- -1.11
- P/CF (Price/Cash Flow)
- 8.2
Quality & growth
- ROE (Return on Equity)
- 6.4%
- ROA (Return on Assets)
- 3.3%
- Rule of 40
- 31.6
- Earnings Growth
- -4.8%
Past returns
1M
-11.1%
3M
-14.5%
6M
-19.5%
1Y
-31.6%
3Y
-23.5%
5Y
-58.6%
Past returns — they do not guarantee future results.
Enterprise value
Market cap
₩25.8T
Enterprise value (EV)
₩23.9T
Net cash
₩3.4T
vs market cap
92.8%
EV as reported by our data provider (Yahoo Finance) · net debt is our own calc (total debt − cash) · definitions differ, so EV need not equal market cap + net debt (minority interest, preferred stock)
More indicators
Sortino
-0.66
Downside vol
36.71%
Max drawdown (3y)
-40.07%
Moderate drop from peak
Volatility (annual.)
55.11%
Large price swings
RSI(14) daily
34.50
RSI(14) weekly
33.40
RSI(14) monthly
42.10
vs 200d MA
-20.60%
Below 200-day avg
Trend slope (annualized)
7.26%
No clear trend
FCF margin
6.96%
Beta
1.19
Moves with market
Payout ratio
19.64%
Sustainable
Price/Graham
0.72
Undervalued
Golden cross
✕ not aligned
Color: green = healthy, red = caution (absolute thresholds, value/quality metrics only). Downside vol & Sortino are annualized. Max drawdown = largest drop from a 3-year peak; volatility = 1-year annualized. Price/Graham < 1 = below Graham fair value (profitable, positive-equity names only). RSI < 30 = oversold. For reference only.
Long-term trend (Ichimoku)
A Japanese trend tool. Price above the 'cloud' is supportive; below is weak. A strong uptrend doesn't mean it's cheap — stocks that have run up are usually more expensive.
D
Below the cloud (weak)
W
Below the cloud (weak)
M
Below the cloud (weak)