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Korea Electric Power (KEP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$7.60 -0.04 (-0.46%)
As of 10:18 AM Eastern
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About Korea Electric Power Stock (NYSE:KEP)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$7.60
$7.62
50-Day Range
$7.00
$8.18
52-Week Range
$6.68
$9.43
Volume
4,186 shs
Average Volume
139,887 shs
Market Capitalization
$9.76 billion
P/E Ratio
3.52
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
N/A

Company Overview

Korea Electric Power Corporation, an integrated electric utility company, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity in South Korea and internationally. The company operates through Transmission and Distribution, Nuclear Power Generation, Thermal Power Generation, and Others segments. It generates power from nuclear, coal, oil, liquefied natural gas, internal combustion, combined-cycle, integrated gasification combined cycle, hydro, wind, solar, fuel cell, biogas, and other sources. As of December 31, 2022, the company had a total of 770 generation units, including nuclear, thermal, hydroelectric, and internal combustion units with an installed generation capacity of 82,723 megawatts; transmission system consisted of 35,451 circuit kilometers of lines of 765 kilovolts and others, including high-voltage direct current lines, as well as 895 substations with an installed transformer capacity of 347,426 megavolt-amperes; and distribution system included 139,265 megavolt-amperes of transformer capacity and 10,084,051 units of support with a total line length of 535,241 circuit kilometers. The company provides electricity to residential, commercial, educational, industrial, agricultural, street lighting, and overnight power usage. It also provides engineering and construction services for utility plant and others; utility plant maintenance, electric power information technology, resources development, facility maintenance, electric meter reading, and security services; and engages in nuclear fuel, fly ashes recycling, utility plants construction and operation, and wood pellet utilization businesses. Korea Electric Power Corporation was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Naju-si, South Korea.

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Korea Electric Power Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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37th Percentile Overall Score

KEP MarketRank™: 

Korea Electric Power scored higher than 37% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 78th out of 92 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    There is not enough analysis data for Korea Electric Power.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Korea Electric Power is 3.54, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.66.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Korea Electric Power is 3.54, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 15.06.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Korea Electric Power has a P/B Ratio of 0.33. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Korea Electric Power's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.03% of the float of Korea Electric Power has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Korea Electric Power has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Korea Electric Power has recently decreased by 13.12%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Korea Electric Power does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Korea Electric Power does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Korea Electric Power is 25.50%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about Korea Electric Power's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.03% of the float of Korea Electric Power has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Korea Electric Power has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Korea Electric Power has recently decreased by 13.12%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Korea Electric Power has a news sentiment score of 0.05. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.72 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Korea Electric Power this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 1 people have searched for KEP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -80% compared to the previous 30 days.
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KEP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Korea Electric Power's stock was trading at $6.88 at the beginning of the year. Since then, KEP stock has increased by 11.3% and is now trading at $7.6550.
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Korea Electric Power Co. (NYSE:KEP) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March, 11th. The utilities provider reported $0.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.55 by $0.02. The utilities provider earned $16.82 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $17.04 billion. Korea Electric Power had a net margin of 4.03% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.64%.

Korea Electric Power's top institutional shareholders include Donald Smith & CO. Inc. (0.09%), Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. (0.07%), Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership (0.06%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.05%).

Shares of KEP stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Korea Electric Power investors own include Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Arista Networks (ANET), CrowdStrike (CRWD), Adobe (ADBE) and ServiceNow (NOW).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
3/11/2025
Today
3/26/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
5/08/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Utilities
Industry
Electric services
Sub-Industry
Utilities
Current Symbol
NYSE:KEP
Employees
48,800
Year Founded
1898

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
3.54
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$-3,858,040,000.00
Pretax Margin
5.42%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$93.40 trillion
Cash Flow
$5.21 per share
Price / Cash Flow
1.47
Book Value
$23.22 per share
Price / Book
0.33

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
1,283,928,000
Free Float
1,271,089,000
Market Cap
$9.83 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.99

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This page (NYSE:KEP) was last updated on 3/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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