NH Investment kept KRW 226,000 target for KB Financial Group stock

Published on 10/08/2026 at 17:23 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Third-quarter profit is forecast at KRW 1.8175 trillion, up 7.80 percent. KB Financial Group stock costs EUR 108.00 on October 8, 2026 after EUR 111.00.

Key points in brief

NH Investment kept a KRW 226,000 target and Buy rating for KB Financial Group on October 2, 2026.
Third-quarter net income was forecast at KRW 1.8175 trillion, up 7.80 percent year over year.
KB Financial Group stock was trading at EUR 108.00 at Lang & Schwarz on October 8, 2026 at 5:11 p.m. CEST, down 2.70 percent versus EUR 111.00.
KB Financial Group is listed on the NYSE under ticker KB, with a market capitalization of USD 42.7 billion as of October 8, 2026.

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NH Investment kept its KRW 226,000 target and Buy rating for KB Financial Group on October 2, 2026, while forecasting third-quarter net income attributable to shareholders of KRW 1.8175 trillion, up 7.80 percent year over year. KB Financial Group stock was trading at EUR 108.00 at Lang & Schwarz on October 8, 2026 at 5:11 p.m. CEST, down 2.70 percent versus the prior close of EUR 111.00.

Target holds at KRW 226,000

As Edaily reported on October 2, 2026, NH Investment linked its unchanged target to improved earnings resilience despite concerns about weaker non-interest income as capital-market activity slows.

The KRW 226,000 target stood 2.29 percent above the KRW 220,947 average target cited in the same October 2, 2026 report. NH Investment forecast third-quarter earnings per share growth of 11.10 percent year over year and projected interest income of KRW 3.3 trillion, down 0.90 percent year over year.

What does the target imply?

The comparison points to a narrow gap between NH Investment's view and the broader target average. Newspim reported on October 2, 2026 that the KRW 226,000 target was unchanged from the prior KRW 226,000 target, while the six-month average target was KRW 220,947.

Three earnings milestones

KB Financial Group's first-quarter 2026 net income attributable to common shareholders was KRW 1.916 trillion, followed by KRW 2.011 trillion in the second quarter of 2026. The second-quarter figure was 4.91 percent higher than the first-quarter result, based on the reported financial statement periods.

The October 2, 2026 analyst forecast of KRW 1.818 trillion for the third quarter completes the latest earnings sequence. It is 9.60 percent below the second-quarter result, reflecting the expected quarter-to-quarter decline in non-interest income even as the year-over-year forecast remains positive.

Stock trades below yearly high

The NYSE-listed stock was trading at EUR 108.00 at Lang & Schwarz on October 8, 2026 at 5:11 p.m. CEST. The same-day euro quote was down 2.70 percent versus the Lang & Schwarz prior close of EUR 111.00, while the primary-exchange quote was USD 121.71 at 3:21 p.m. UTC on October 8, 2026.

KB Financial Group's USD 42.7 billion market capitalization and USD 77.44 to USD 133.29 52-week range were quoted as of October 8, 2026. The current market value sits below the year's USD 133.29 high, leaving earnings resilience and shareholder returns as the key numerical tests for the target view. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of KB Financial Group stock.