Best Momentum Leaders in South Korea for 2026
Stocks with strong 12-1 month price momentum backed by solid fundamentals.
South Korea listings on the Korea Exchange (KRX) include both the main board and KOSDAQ growth segment. IFRS reporting; technology, autos, and chemicals dominate composite-score leaders. Universe filters apply a minimum KRW 500 share price.
Data as of (updated daily)
Top 20 South Korea stocks by composite score
| # | Ticker | Name | Composite |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 006345.KO | Daewon Cable Co. Ltd. Preference Shares | 67.3 |
| 2 | 001620.KO | Dongkook Ind | 67.7 |
| 3 | 005850.KO | SL Corp | 65.3 |
| 4 | 278470.KO | APR LTD | 63.8 |
| 5 | 35320K.KO | DAEDUCK ELECTRONICS Co.Ltd | 62.3 |
| 6 | 016360.KO | Samsung Securities | 60.4 |
| 7 | 192080.KO | DoubleU Games Co Ltd | 68.3 |
| 8 | 402340.KO | SK Square Co Ltd | 69.8 |
| 9 | 001800.KO | ORION Holdings Corp | 67.6 |
| 10 | 025560.KO | Mirae Corporation | 71.3 |
| 11 | 071050.KO | Korea Investment Holdings Co | 60.4 |
| 12 | 071055.KO | Korea Investment Holdings Co Ltd | 65.5 |
| 13 | 088790.KO | Jindo.Co. Ltd | 67.0 |
| 14 | 005930.KO | Samsung Electronics Co Ltd | 68.7 |
| 15 | 036570.KO | NCsoft Corp | 61.6 |
| 16 | 103590.KO | Iljin Electric Co | 60.8 |
| 17 | 000430.KO | Daewonkangup | 66.1 |
| 18 | 016740.KO | Dual Co Ltd | 61.7 |
| 19 | 000270.KO | Kia Corp | 60.4 |
| 20 | 267250.KO | Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co Ltd | 66.4 |
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Methodology: How we score stocks. Data refreshed nightly around 03:30 ET. This page lists the top 20 by composite score within South Korea; use the screener for the full ranked list.