Macquarie sold its last 8.3% of LG CNS in a January 2026 block trade, ending the selling pressure that dominated the stock's first year as a public company.
NAVER Corporation's (035420) cloud unit won a government cybersecurity artificial intelligence project, Korea Economic Daily reported Thursday.
Kakao Corp. (035720) and its consortium won selection for South Korea's AI for Everyone service project, Dailian reported Friday.
| Period | 064400 | KOSPI | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 week | -2.2% | -1.5% | -0.7% |
| 1 month | +8.8% | +5.2% | +3.6% |
| 3 months | -41.4% | -22.6% | -18.8% |
| 6 months | +28.0% | +31.3% | -3.3% |
| Year to date | +20.7% | +58.7% | -38.0% |
| 1 year | +10.1% | +108.9% | -98.8% |
Closed at 21% of the way from its 52-week low (₩55,400) to its 52-week high (₩143,700).
LG CNS fixed August 20, 2026 as the record date for an interim dividend, by board resolution on August 5 with four outside directors present. The filing names the date and the legal basis and nothing else — the amount comes in a separate declaration. For the IT services arm of the LG group, which reported 2025 revenue of ₩6.13tn and net income of about ₩439bn against a ₩7.22tn market capitalization, the size of the payment is what a reader would want and what this particular document is not built to carry. Entitled shareholders are determined by record date alone, with no closing of the share register.
LG CNS is the systems-integration and cloud arm of the LG group, building enterprise software, data platforms, and AI services for affiliates and outside clients. It also runs smart-factory and payments infrastructure businesses. The company listed on the Korean market only recently after years as a private subsidiary, so independent English-language research on it is scarce. US investors comparing Korean AI-infrastructure plays will meet it alongside Samsung SDS.
| Sector | IT Services | Employees | |
| Market | KOSPI | Founded | |
| Korean name | LG씨엔에스 | Head office |
| Symbol | Last Price |
|---|---|
| 018260Samsung SDS Co., Ltd. | ₩238,000 +5.3% |
| 307950Hyundai AutoEver Corporation | ₩395,000 +2.7% |
| 012750S-1 Corporation | ₩79,200 -1.4% |
| 030000Cheil Worldwide, Inc. | ₩18,930 -0.1% |
| 131970Doosan Tesna, Inc. | ₩74,300 -0.8% |
| 347700Sphere Corp. | ₩19,520 +5.1% |
| 032350Lotte Tour Development Co., Ltd. | ₩12,530 -0.2% |
| 124500Itcenglobal Co., Ltd. | ₩35,650 +9.0% |
| 214320Innocean Worldwide, Inc. | ₩18,770 -0.1% |
| 328130Lunit, Inc. | ₩9,000 +5.1% |