July 9th, 2026 | 07:10 CEST
Three Stocks for a Strategic Portfolio? Samsung, Rock Tech Lithium, and SpaceX
This week saw a significant warning sign on global stock markets. In the Persian Gulf, the warring parties are once again exchanging fire. The price of oil rose, temporarily halting its downward trend. Meanwhile, some surprising developments are also unfolding in South Korea. The Kospi, the country's leading index, which is heavily weighted toward semiconductor stocks, is showing enormous volatility. Trading halts are occurring almost daily because share prices are moving too sharply up or down. And on Wall Street, volatility in the chip sector has recently increased, too. Share prices have seen significant profit-taking. Meanwhile, the space exploration stock SpaceX is becoming Wall Street's darling. Today, we take a look at the stocks of Samsung Electronics, Rock Tech Lithium, and SpaceX.
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Tarik Dede
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SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP | US84615Q1031 | NASDAQ: SPCX , ROCK TECH LITHIUM | CA77273P2017 , SAMSUNG EL./25 GDRS NV PF | US7960502018
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Tarik Dede
Even as a high school student in northern Germany, he developed a strong interest in the “Neuer Markt” and the dynamics of the equity markets. Small- and mid-cap companies were at the center of his focus from the very beginning. After completing his training as a certified bank clerk, he deepened his economic expertise through formal studies in economics as well as through various positions within Frankfurt’s financial sector. Today, he has been actively involved in the capital markets for more than 25 years, both professionally and as a private investor.
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SpaceX Is Winning Over Wall Street
While Elon Musk may no longer be the world's first trillionaire, his aerospace company SpaceX continues to attract strong interest from Wall Street. Analyst coverage has expanded in recent weeks, particularly following the company's inclusion in the Nasdaq 100, which requires index-tracking ETFs to add the stock to their portfolios. The shares are currently trading just below USD 150. Analyst sentiment remains broadly positive. Several major investment banks see meaningful upside from current levels. UBS has set a price target of USD 210, followed by JPMorgan Chase at USD 225 and Wells Fargo at USD 230. Deutsche Bank is even more optimistic, assigning a fair value estimate of USD 255. Smaller research firms have published substantially higher targets, including USD 401 from Arete Research and as much as USD 800 from Raymond James. It remains to be seen whether some banks are positioning themselves here to do business with SpaceX in the future. But critics claim exactly that. What is clear is that the rocket manufacturer's financial needs are enormous. According to the documents filed for the IPO, SpaceX posted a loss of USD 4.93 billion last year on revenue of USD 18.67 billion (+33%). The company's market capitalization stands at a whopping USD 1.12 trillion. If the market takes a turn for the worse, SpaceX will be the first stock to fall!
Rock Tech Lithium: Bet on Geopolitics
Anyone looking to make money in the commodities sector over the past two years could have bet on gold stocks. But those seeking quick profits were better off with stocks that benefited from geopolitics. The US, Europe, Japan, and other countries are now massively building up their own supply chains. The biggest gains came when the Trump administration itself took a stake in a company. In many cases, share prices jumped 50% or more in a single trading day. Critical minerals were particularly sought after, including lithium. China dominates not only the mining of the metal but also its processing.
Rock Tech Lithium could be among the beneficiaries of this trend. The German-Canadian company is advancing its Georgia Lake project in northern Ontario, a hard-rock lithium deposit that hosts spodumene, the primary ore used in lithium production.
The ore is to be concentrated on-site using the company's own processing plant. But management has even bigger plans. The material is to be transported from the property to the planned Red Rock Converter, where it will undergo chemical processing. From there, both the Canadian and US markets can be served. As a result, the lithium hydroxide produced there will be 100% compliant with both the requirements of the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the relevant provisions of free trade agreements.
In addition, Rock Tech Lithium plans to build a converter in Germany. In Guben, Brandenburg, the material will be processed for the European market. This could supply batteries for 500,000 electric vehicles per year.
The market is currently providing a tailwind. On one hand, analysts assume that the era of large inventories is over. This overcapacity caused the lithium market to crash in recent years. On the other hand, demand for electric vehicles is growing steadily. In Norway, China, and Denmark, battery-powered vehicles have dominated new registrations for years. But sales are also picking up in other countries. The war in the Persian Gulf is likely to have contributed to this trend, driven by high diesel and gasoline prices.
Rock Tech Lithium's stock has recently begun trading on Xetra in Frankfurt. In addition, management is exploring a listing on Nasdaq, which could provide a boost to the share price. In any case, the market capitalization, equivalent to about EUR 55 million, leaves plenty of room for growth.
Samsung Electronics: Higher Profits Than Nvidia
It is unbelievable what is happening in the semiconductor sector right now. Stocks like Micron, SanDisk, and Samsung Electronics are skyrocketing. Recent profit-taking led to extremely volatile trading days, with record-breaking trading volume on stock exchanges.
Investors would do well to consider Samsung Electronics. A statement made during the presentation of the second-quarter results caused quite a stir. Kim Yong-kwan, head of the semiconductor division, said that this business unit would generate more profit this year than in the previous 40 years combined. Samsung entered this business in the 1980s.
The numbers themselves look fantastic. Samsung posted an operating profit equivalent to USD 58.4 billion. That is more than industry leader Nvidia reported. And it represents an increase of over 1,800% compared to the same quarter last year. Revenue came in at around USD 90 billion. Analysts and brokers expect Samsung to post an operating profit of nearly USD 200 billion for the full year 2026. The chip division is benefiting in particular from the current AI boom, driven by high prices for HBM memory and NAND flash memory.
Shares of Samsung Electronics, which are traded in Germany as a so-called GDR (Global Depository Receipt), have risen about fivefold from their 2025 low. Recently, however, profit-taking has set in despite these positive prospects. The expected forward P/E ratio for the full year 2026 ranges between 5.6 and 6.8, making the stock significantly cheaper than the AI beneficiaries on Wall Street. However, the South Korean market is currently exhibiting extreme volatility. Finding the right time to enter the market here is likely a matter of luck.
SpaceX is arguably the most hyped stock on the market. Given the high losses and enormous capital requirements, no one should take analysts' price targets seriously. Rock Tech Lithium is a solid mid-term play with significant potential. Building its own supply chain, including in Europe, could deliver strong returns to shareholders in the coming years. Samsung Electronics is one of the fastest-growing and cheapest chip stocks worldwide. However, the market's high volatility is currently a deterrent. This is where speculators come into play.
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