"Even an 'L' Stock Is Having a Day Like This" — Why This Share Jumped 23% in a Single Day

[Financial News] Expectations for the physical AI business are rising, sending LG Electronics shares more than 20% higher in a single day. 98% on the day.
Investor demand surged as the market interpreted that LG Electronics is strengthening its competitiveness in physical AI. 3%, from 140,000 won to 160,000 won.
The expansion potential of its physical AI and robotics platforms was cited as the key reason for the higher target. There are also projections that LG Electronics’ operating profit for the first quarter of this year will far exceed market expectations.
Analysts say the company has improved its profit structure by increasing the share of production in North America and Mexico in response to U. S.
tariff policies, while raising prices on its premium product lineup. 7 times, reinforcing the perception that the stock was undervalued and helping to fuel buying interest.
Park Kang-ho, an analyst at Daishin Securities, said, "EXAONE, the AI model developed by LG AI Research, is diversifying its business beyond the home robot CLOi into logistics and industrial robots," adding, "If upward revisions to first-quarter 2026 earnings and the expansion of the physical AI business are reflected, there is considerable upside potential for the share price.
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hsg@fnnews.com Han Seung-gon Reporter