LG Display Co., Ltd. (LPL)Technology | Consumer Electronics | Seoul, South Korea | NYSE
2.66 USD
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Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 8:12 a.m. EDT
The investment case here is severely compromised by deteriorating fundamentals and a lack of shareholder returns. The company is currently losing money, with negative profit margins and a return on equity of -17.6%, indicating that capital is being destroyed rather than generated. The balance sheet is fragile, carrying debt nearly eight times its equity, which leaves little room for error in a volatile sector. Despite a recent price bounce that ended the streak of annual declines, the long-term trajectory remains deeply concerning. Over the last nine years, the stock has lost more than 60% of its value, reflecting a persistent failure to deliver consistent growth or stability. The recent news of new laptop panel production offers a glimmer of operational progress, but it is insufficient to offset the massive debt load and ongoing losses. There is no dividend to provide income or a floor for the price, making this a pure speculative play on a turnaround that the market currently doubts. The options market confirms this skepticism, with traders placing heavy bets on further downside. With a forward P/E of 27 despite negative earnings, the valuation is stretched relative to the current reality. This is a high-risk situation where the odds favor the bears until the debt is reduced and profitability is restored. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.034763 |
| MSTL | 0.104257 |
| AutoETS | 0.106641 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.106642 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 40% |
| H-stat | 5.07 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.206 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.26 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2021-12-29 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 175.895 |
| Revenue per Share | 25303.893 |
| Market Cap | 2,660,000,000 |
| Forward P/E | 24.99 |
| Beta | 1.32 |
| Profit Margins | -5.34% |
| Website | https://www.lgdisplay.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 8:12 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume at the $5.00 strike, creating a significant wall of resistance against upside moves. While there is some call interest at deep out-of-the-money strikes ($7.50), the overwhelming open interest in puts suggests a bearish bias where traders are betting on continued weakness rather than a recovery to analyst targets.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.48449612 |
| Address1 | LG Twin Towers |
| Address2 | 128 Yeoui-daero Yeongdeungpo-gu |
| All Time High | 31.29 |
| All Time Low | 2.43 |
| Ask | 2.76 |
| Ask Size | 15,000 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 2,295,730 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,637,909 |
| Average Volume | 2,637,909 |
| Average Volume10Days | 2,295,730 |
| Beta | 1.322 |
| Bid | 2.66 |
| Bid Size | 11,400 |
| Book Value | 4.700552 |
| City | Seoul |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | South Korea |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 2.66 |
| Current Ratio | 0.635 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 2.68 |
| Day Low | 2.56 |
| Debt To Equity | 175.895 |
| Display Name | LG Display |
| Dividend Date | 1,429,056,000 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,784,664,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,784,664,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,784,664,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,908,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,908,800 |
| Ebitda | 3,961,413,959,680 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.15654999 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 3.334 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.522 |
| Enterprise Value | 13,207,591,714,816 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.51302 |
| Eps Forward | 0.10644 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.93 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,640,822,400 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 20 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 82 2 3777 0797 |
| Fifty Day Average | 3.1458 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.48580003 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.15442812 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -48.44961 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 5.83 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -3.1699998 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.54373926 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 2.56 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.10000014 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.039062556 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 2.56 - 5.83 |
| Financial Currency | KRW |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,090,503,000,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 1.91 |
| Float Shares | 622,170,000 |
| Forward Eps | 0.10644 |
| Forward P E | 24.990606 |
| Free Cashflow | 671,788,105,728 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 23,490 |
| Fullday Change | 0.029999971 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 1.1278185 |
| Fullday Price | 2.69 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.14446999 |
| Gross Profits | 3,655,550,894,080 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.00208 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.07788 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 1,000,000,000 |
| Industry | Consumer Electronics |
| Industry Disp | Consumer Electronics |
| Industry Key | consumer-electronics |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | LG Display Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the research, development, manufacture, and sale of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) and thin-film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels in South Korea, China, the rest of Asia, North America, and Europe. The company offers display panels for televisions; monitors; IT products comprising notebook computers, desktop monitors, and tablet computers; laptops; smartphones and smartwatches; mobile phones and watches; automobiles; and other products with display devices. It also engages in the operation and management of welfare facilities; management of intellectual properties; production and sale of LCD modules and monitor sets; and investment in venture businesses and technologies. The company exports its products. The company was formerly known as LG.Philips LCD CO., Ltd. and changed its name to LG Display Co., Ltd. in March 2008. LG Display Co., Ltd. was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. |
| Long Name | LG Display Co., Ltd. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 2,660,000,000 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_5471044 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -1,352,107,032,576 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 3,142,535,719 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 2.6 |
| Operating Cashflow | 3,106,261,958,656 |
| Operating Margins | -0.019199999 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 6.56 |
| Phone | 82 2 3777 1010 |
| Pre Market Change | 0.01999998 |
| Pre Market Change Percent | 0.74906296 |
| Pre Market Price | 2.69 |
| Pre Market Time | 1,792,152,448 |
| Previous Close | 2.66 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -5.1849833 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 0.565891 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.00010512217 |
| Profit Margins | -0.05343 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.346 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.0 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Regular Market Day High | 2.68 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 2.56 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 2.56 - 2.68 |
| Regular Market Open | 2.6 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 2.66 |
| Regular Market Price | 2.66 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,094,402 |
| Regular Market Volume | 2,530,186 |
| Return On Assets | 0.01439 |
| Return On Equity | -0.17635 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.004 |
| Revenue Per Share | 25,303.893 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.16207206 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Shares Outstanding | 1,000,000,000 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0064999997 |
| Shares Short | 6,542,302 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 5,388,659 |
| Short Name | LG Display Co, Ltd AMERICAN DEP |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.010299999 |
| Short Ratio | 2.62 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | LPL |
| Target High Price | 5.16 |
| Target Low Price | 3.45 |
| Target Mean Price | 4.305 |
| Target Median Price | 4.305 |
| Total Cash | 1,599,008,014,336 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1,599.008 |
| Total Debt | 13,455,305,211,904 |
| Total Revenue | 25,303,892,099,072 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.93 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 3.9598 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -1.2997999 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.3282489 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 2,530,186 |
| Website | https://www.lgdisplay.com |
| Zip | 7,336 |