The most gifted Samsung item isn't what you'd expect

Samsung devices make for great gifts. You can give someone a new Galaxy Watch or have them see the future of technology with a foldable phone.

As great as those products may be as gifts, it turns out that people in South Korea prefer something else from Samsung as presents.

According to a report from South Korea, shares of Samsung Electronics were the most gifted stocks among retail traders in South Korea this year.

Samsung Electronics is the crown jewel of the Samsung conglomerate. Some of the company's most lucrative businesses are under this division, such as semiconductor, mobile, and consumer electronics.

It's no surprise, then, that Samsung Electronics stock was the most gifted by the sheer number of transactions among retail investors through the stock-gifting service offered by local brokerage houses.

It's added that transactions involving Samsung Electronics shares, including its preferred shares, accounted for over 10% of all stock gifting transactions in South Korea.

This hardly comes as a surprise, since Samsung's stock remains a popular choice for retail investors in the country. Samsung Electronics is one of the country's largest and most profitable companies. It's remains a highly sought after destination for employment among the public.

There's an element of national pride attached to it as well, which is why you see so many people gifting the company's stock to their loved ones.

Those who will have received the stock as a gift this year would be happy, as the stock price of Samsung Electronics has surged towards the end of this year on the back of higher memory chip prices and a broader recovery in its semiconductor business.