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Naver

KRX: 035420 · KOSPI · Internet & information services
₩191,100 −1,100 (−0.57%)
At close: Oct 6, 2026 · KRW · Korea Exchange
Market cap₩29.1T
PE ratio14.83
Forward PE15.35
PB ratio0.97
EPS₩12,885
Dividend (yield)₩2,630 (1.38%)
Analysts (1–5)4.00 · Buy
Price target₩325,348 (+70.25%)
Volume468,968
Trading value₩90.0B
Day’s range₩190,300 – ₩194,700
52-week range₩181,100 – ₩304,000
Foreign ownership KR35.52%
Foreign net buy (Oct 2) KR−43,338 sh
Book value / share₩197,363
Founded1999
37.7%34.4%Apr 23, 2026Oct 6, 2026High ₩280,500 · Low ₩183,200

Close (KRW) Foreign ownership, % of shares (right axis)

Foreign, institutional and retail net buying KR data

Shares by trading day; positive means net buying. Korea publishes investor-type flows for every stock — global sites such as Yahoo or StockAnalysis do not show them.

DateCloseForeignersInstitutionsRetailForeign ownership
Oct 2₩192,200−43,338−75,184+117,66635.52%
Oct 1₩191,200−179,323−187,182+365,76735.53%
Sep 30₩193,700−1,310−95,755+97,98135.67%
Sep 29₩194,800−7,317−126,375+132,21835.66%
Sep 28₩197,700+180,834+85,691−265,72535.76%

Financials

Annual, consolidated where available, KRW. Columns ending in E are analyst consensus estimates. Source: company filings (DART) via Naver Finance.

ItemFY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026E
Revenue₩9.7T₩10.7T₩12.0T₩13.8T
Operating income₩1.5T₩2.0T₩2.2T₩2.2T
Net income₩985.0B₩1.9T₩1.8T₩2.0T
Operating margin15.39%18.43%18.35%15.70%
Return on equity4.41%7.90%7.36%6.73%
Debt-to-equity47.45%41.36%41.90%–
EPS₩6,180₩11,913₩12,376₩12,450
Dividend per share₩1,205₩1,130₩2,630₩2,634

Peers

Kakao 035720₩33,500+0.15%
Dear U 376300₩18,710−0.21%
SOOP 067160₩36,750+1.24%
KidariStudio 020120₩7,140−13.87%
Flitto 300080₩8,950−1.65%
Messe eSang 408920₩3,005−1.15%

About

Naver was founded in 1999 and spun off its game business into a separate company in 2013. Built on Korea's No. 1 internet search portal, it earns revenue from search, advertising, commerce and local place services, and from payment and financial platforms. It has 95 consolidated subsidiaries as of 2026 and is expanding its global C2C portfolio, including the acquisition of Wallapop.

Naver Corporation is listed on the KOSPI market of the Korea Exchange under the ticker 035420. Industry: Internet & information services.

www.navercorp.com

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Data: Korea Exchange regular-session closing prices, volume and day’s range via Daum Finance, checked against a Naver Finance snapshot at the close; investor flows, foreign ownership and ratios via Naver Finance; company information from DART (Financial Supervisory Service). Updated after each Korean market close; ratios as of Oct 6, 2026; investor flows as of Oct 2, 2026. Delayed data, not investment advice.