Korea Electric Power Co. (NYSE:KEP) Short Interest Down 8.4% in September

Korea Electric Power Co. (NYSE:KEP - Get Free Report) saw a significant decrease in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 260,600 shares, a decrease of 8.4% from the September 15th total of 284,400 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 111,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.3 days.

Korea Electric Power Trading Up 1.1 %

NYSE KEP traded up $0.08 on Wednesday, reaching $7.58. The company had a trading volume of 68,870 shares, compared to its average volume of 108,038. The firm has a market cap of $9.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.29 and a beta of 1.01. Korea Electric Power has a fifty-two week low of $5.93 and a fifty-two week high of $9.55. The business has a 50 day moving average of $7.80 and a two-hundred day moving average of $7.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 0.37 and a quick ratio of 0.24.

Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, September 9th. The utilities provider reported $0.04 earnings per share for the quarter. The business had revenue of $14.93 billion during the quarter. Korea Electric Power had a return on equity of 6.93% and a net margin of 2.95%.

Institutional Trading of Korea Electric Power

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its position in Korea Electric Power by 270.3% during the second quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 16,862 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $120,000 after acquiring an additional 12,309 shares during the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in Korea Electric Power by 10.4% during the first quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 51,570 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $430,000 after acquiring an additional 4,842 shares during the last quarter. PDS Planning Inc boosted its position in Korea Electric Power by 11.5% during the first quarter. PDS Planning Inc now owns 23,462 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $195,000 after acquiring an additional 2,425 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its position in Korea Electric Power by 10.7% during the first quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 30,899 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $257,000 after acquiring an additional 2,992 shares during the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Korea Electric Power by 91.4% during the first quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 6,063 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $46,000 after acquiring an additional 2,895 shares during the last quarter.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded Korea Electric Power from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, September 5th.

Korea Electric Power Company Profile

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.