What are the best Momentum Leaders stocks in South Korea?

Stocks with strong 12-1 month price momentum backed by solid fundamentals. This page ranks South Korea stocks meeting the Momentum Leaders criteria by momentum score, drawn from ShareValue.ai's coverage of 52,000+ globally-listed equities.

How many Momentum Leaders stocks does ShareValue.ai find in South Korea?

The leaderboard on this page shows the top 20 South Korea stocks meeting the Momentum Leaders criteria, ranked by momentum score. Use the screener (with both the Momentum Leaders preset and South Korea filter applied) for the full ranked list.

What is the top Momentum Leaders stock in South Korea right now?

As of the most recent scoring run, Hyosung Heavy Industries Corp (298040.KO) ranks first among South Korea stocks meeting the Momentum Leaders criteria with a composite score of 61.2 out of 100. Rankings refresh every weekday night.

What criteria does the Momentum Leaders screen use?

Stocks with strong 12-1 month price momentum backed by solid fundamentals. Every stock also receives four underlying pillar scores (Valuation, Quality, Growth, Health) on a 0-100 scale; detailed pillar weights are documented on the /methodology page. The same Momentum Leaders criteria apply across every country ShareValue.ai covers, so this South Korea list is directly comparable to the same preset applied elsewhere.

How often does this South Korea list update?

Every weekday night, after the scoring pipeline completes around 03:30 ET. The dateModified stamp on this page reflects the actual last-refresh time so you can verify freshness. Markets-closed weekends and holidays show the most recent weekday's rankings.

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 Sep 25, 2026 (updated daily)

Top 20 South Korea stocks by momentum score

#	Ticker	Name	Sector	Momentum	P/E
1	298040.KO	Hyosung Heavy Industries Corp	Industrials	100.0	-
2	078930.KO	GS Holdings	Industrials	100.0	-
3	278470.KO	APR LTD	Consumer Defensive	99.8	-
4	044820.KO	Cosmax	Consumer Defensive	99.6	-
5	031820.KO	Comtec Sys	Technology	99.5	-
6	03473K.KO	SK Holdings 1p Pref	Industrials	99.5	-
7	003230.KO	Sam Yang Foods	Consumer Defensive	99.3	-
8	033250.KO	Chasys	Consumer Cyclical	98.1	-
9	006345.KO	Daewon Cable Co. Ltd. Preference Shares	Industrials	95.5	-
10	034730.KO	SK Holdings Co Ltd	Industrials	94.1	-
11	073240.KO	Kumho Tire	Consumer Cyclical	94.0	-
12	322000.KO	Hyundai Energy Solutions Co Ltd	Technology	93.2	-
13	005180.KO	Binggrae	Consumer Defensive	91.8	-
14	001515.KO	SK Securities Co Ltd Preference Shares	Financial Services	89.3	-
15	001620.KO	Dongkook Ind	Consumer Cyclical	87.9	-
16	000660.KO	SK Hynix Inc	Technology	85.9	-
17	402340.KO	SK Square Co Ltd	Technology	83.0	-
18	033240.KO	Jahwa Electron	Technology	80.9	-
19	001800.KO	ORION Holdings Corp	Consumer Defensive	80.4	-
20	207940.KO	Samsung Biologics Co Ltd	Healthcare	79.9	-

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Methodology: How we score stocks. Data refreshed nightly around 03:30 ET. This page lists the top 20 by momentum score within South Korea; use the screener for the full ranked list.