LIG Defense&Aerospace Gets Provisional Suspension of 2-Year Bidding Ban
Predicted impact: Medium
Two-year bidding ban suspended; a major ruling, but the restriction was already reported.
LIG Defense&AerospaceLIG디펜스앤에어로스페이스
079550 · KOSPI · ₩079550 · LIG디펜스앤에어로스페이스
₩416,000▼ ₩11,500 (2.69%)End-of-day · Oct 30, 2026 · End-of-day prices.
Price · 1Y −18.91%
- Market cap
- ₩9.2T
- Enterprise value
- ₩11T
- P/E
- 31.9×
- P/B
- 5.7×
- Dividend yield
- 0.7%
- ROE
- 18.0%
- Net margin
- 6.1%
Trailing 12 months from filed financial statements, as of H1 2026. Dividend yield: the 2025 dividend per share from the annual report ÷ today's price.
52-week range−62.8% from the high
₩360,000Today: ₩407,000 – ₩422,000₩1,118,000
Returns
- 1W−12.5%
- 1M−39.0%
- 3M−40.5%
- 6M−55.8%
- YTD−1.2%
- 1Y−18.9%
- Volume today
- 93,418
- 0.6× the 20-day average
- Traded today
- ₩39B
- Listed shares
- 22,000,000
- EPS (12 months)
- ₩13,022
- Earnings yield 3.1%
AI research · Update noteLIG Defense&Aerospace: Shares Fall 17.2% in Five Days on Elevated VolumeThe sharp fall on heavy volume is a market event whose cause the data does not establish.Read the full report →
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Signals
Quiet- BuzzQuietBuzz 40 of 100 (50 is a normal day for this stock).
- SentimentMixedNews: Routine filings about an investor event and an earnings preview, with no clear good or bad news. Community: 0 bullish, 0 bearish posts this week.
- MomentumWeak-38.6% over the last month; the price is below its 20-day average.
- News impactHigh10 news items and filings in two weeks; 1 rated high impact, 4 medium.
- StreetSteady2 brokers, average target 161% from the price; last 30 days: 0 raised, 0 cut.
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Knock-on effects
LIG Defense & Aerospace shares fall 7% on possible additional sanctions
RFHICContract with LIG D&A, ~17% of revenue (FY26 report); moved with LIG D&A on 12 of its 18 biggest days
Hanwha AerospaceMoves with LIG D&A (corr 0.71); moved with LIG D&A on 15 of its 18 biggest days
Korea Aerospace IndustriesMoves with LIG D&A (corr 0.62); moved with LIG D&A on 14 of its 18 biggest days
Knock-on from news elsewhere
Korea Aerospace Industries · Korea Aerospace Industries: ₩250bn of bonds due in the next 6 months vs ₩164bn cash
Moves with KAI (corr 0.63); moved with KAI on 14 of its 18 biggest days
Korea Aerospace Industries · Korea Aerospace Industries: ₩250bn of bonds due in the next 6 months vs ₩164bn cash
Moves with KAI (corr 0.62); moved with KAI on 14 of its 18 biggest days
News about other companies that has, in the past, moved this stock too. Evidence-based, not a prediction.
Leveraged ETF flows
Estimated leveraged-ETF rebalance on Oct 30: sell ₩1.7B at the close (2.1% of 20-day average trading value)
On its 32 biggest days of the last 60 (moves of 3%+), the estimated pressure averaged 1.9% of trading value and pointed the same way 24 of 32 times.
- 2× KODEX Leverage −₩831M
- -2× KODEX 200 Futures Inverse 2X −₩548M
- -1× KODEX Inverse −₩129M
- 2× TIGER 200IT Leverage −₩65M
- 2× TIGER Leverage −₩64M
Mostly via futures: index funds hedge with KOSPI 200 / KOSDAQ 150 futures, spread here over the index's largest members by market value.
Final after the close. An intraday "if the close were now" estimate needs real-time prices, which we don't have yet.
Estimate based on ETF size and daily moves; actual trades may differ.
ETFs holding this
All ETFs →Held by 32 funds.
- TREX 2000.2%
- WON 2000.2%
- ACE 2000.2%
- ACE 200 TR0.2%
- ACE Leverage2×0.2%
- DAISHIN K2000.2%
- FOCUS 2000.2%
- HANARO 2000.2%
Estimated from the funds' index or underlying stock.
Futures and options
All stock futures →Futures (2026-11): 418,500
Basis +0.60% · implied rate +16.8%
Open interest 69,509 contracts
Futures and options can lose more than you put in. Figures describe the market; they are not predictions or recommendations. Paper trading only.
LIG Defense&Aerospace stock overview
LIG Defense&Aerospace (LIG디펜스앤에어로스페이스, KRX: 079550) is listed on KOSPI, in the Aerospace & Defense sector. LIG Nex1 is a major Korean defense contractor, founded in 1976 as Geumseong Precision Industry, that researches, develops and mass-produces advanced weapons systems including precision-guided missiles, surveillance and reconnaissance, command, control and communications, avionics and electronic warfare. Its shares closed at ₩416,000 on Oct 30, 2026, down 2.69% on the day, giving it a market value of ₩9.2T.
Key facts
- Market cap
- ₩9.2T
- Sector
- Aerospace & Defense
- Latest price change
- −2.69%
- As of
- Oct 30, 2026
- Main business
- LIG Nex1 is a major Korean defense contractor, founded in 1976 as Geumseong Precision Industry, that researches, develops and mass-produces advanced weapons systems including precision-guided missiles, surveillance and reconnaissance, command, control and communications, avionics and electronic warfare.
Quick answers about LIG Defense&Aerospace
- What does LIG Defense&Aerospace do?
- LIG Nex1 is a major Korean defense contractor, founded in 1976 as Geumseong Precision Industry, that researches, develops and mass-produces advanced weapons systems including precision-guided missiles, surveillance and reconnaissance, command, control and communications, avionics and electronic warfare. Its main products fall into precision strike (PGM), ISR, AEW/electronic warfare, and C4I categories, sold largely to the South Korean defense ministry and its agencies as well as to export customers. S.
- What is the market cap of LIG Defense&Aerospace?
- The market capitalisation of LIG Defense&Aerospace was ₩9.2T at the close on Oct 30, 2026.
- What is the analyst target price for LIG Defense&Aerospace?
- The average target price of 2 brokers covering LIG Defense&Aerospace is ₩1,085,000 (range ₩1,050,000 to ₩1,120,000), 160.8% above versus the latest price, based on each broker's latest public report within six months.
- Who are the largest shareholders of LIG Defense&Aerospace?
- According to the latest official filings, the largest reported holders are LIG (38.21%, as of Aug 28, 2026); National Pension Service (10.74%, as of Oct 2, 2026); THEGOVERNMENTOFSINGAPORE (4.74%, as of Apr 9, 2025).
- When is the next earnings report from LIG Defense&Aerospace?
- Korean companies rarely announce results dates in advance. Based on when LIG Defense&Aerospace filed the same report in past years, its next 3q results is expected around Nov 14, 2026.
- Does the National Pension Service own LIG Defense&Aerospace?
- Yes. The National Pension Service held 10.74% of LIG Defense&Aerospace shares as of Oct 2, 2026.
Company profile
LIG Nex1 is a major Korean defense contractor, founded in 1976 as Geumseong Precision Industry, that researches, develops and mass-produces advanced weapons systems including precision-guided missiles, surveillance and reconnaissance, command, control and communications, avionics and electronic warfare. Its main products fall into precision strike (PGM), ISR, AEW/electronic warfare, and C4I categories, sold largely to the South Korean defense ministry and its agencies as well as to export customers. Its subsidiaries include a defense electronics maker in Korea, a U.S. robotics investment vehicle, and a bakery operated as a disability-employment enterprise in Gumi, and its main production sites are in Gumi, Gimcheon and Daejeon.
Written by AI from the company's latest annual report.
- Korean name
- LIG디펜스앤에어로스페이스
- Sector
- Aerospace & Defense
- Business group
- LIG
- CEO
- 신익현
- Founded
- Feb 1998
- Listed
- Oct 2015
- Listed shares
- 22,000,000
- Fiscal year ends
- Month 12
- Website
- www.lignex1.com
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Recent news
LIG Defense & Aerospace shares fall 7% on possible additional sanctions
High impactPredicted impact: High
Possible additional sanctions and bidding restrictions on a large company; repeat sanction topic lowers it.
Knock-on:Hanwha AerospaceContract with LIG D&A, ~3% of revenue (FY26 report); moved with LIG D&A on 15 of its 18 biggest daysKorea Aerospace IndustriesContract with LIG D&A, ~7% of revenue (FY26 report); moved with LIG D&A on 14 of its 18 biggest daysRFHICContract with LIG D&A, ~17% of revenue (FY26 report); moved with LIG D&A on 12 of its 18 biggest days
LIG D&A faces bidding restriction over indictment alone — why is the DAPA's penalty excessive?
Predicted impact: Medium
Bidding restriction from indictment could limit defense contracts; impact size unknown, company revenue about 4.7T won.
Recent filings
See all- Investor relations (IR) eventOct 29, 2026
- Investor relations (IR) eventOct 29, 2026
- Advance Notice of Earnings Results Disclosure (Informational Disclosure)Oct 29, 2026
- [Corrected] Suspension of Transactions with Business PartnerOct 27, 2026
- Suspension of Transactions with Business PartnerOct 22, 2026
Titles in Korean until English translations are added.
Also known as: LIG Defense&Aerospace / LIG디펜스앤에어로스페이스 / 079550 / KRX:079550
Source: KRX statistical information