Korea Electric Power (KEP) Competitors $8.60 +0.02 (+0.17%) As of 02:26 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock KEP vs. XEL, VST, CQP, FTS, VG, EBR, LNT, EVRG, WES, and SBSShould you be buying Korea Electric Power stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Korea Electric Power include Xcel Energy (XEL), Vistra (VST), Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP), Fortis (FTS), Venture Global (VG), Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás (EBR), Alliant Energy (LNT), Evergy (EVRG), Western Midstream Partners (WES), and Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP (SBS). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. Korea Electric Power vs. Xcel Energy Vistra Cheniere Energy Partners Fortis Venture Global Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás Alliant Energy Evergy Western Midstream Partners Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) and Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership. Which has better earnings & valuation, XEL or KEP? Xcel Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Korea Electric Power. Korea Electric Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Xcel Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioXcel Energy$13.44B3.04$1.94B$3.4420.63Korea Electric Power$93.40T0.00-$3.86B$2.004.30 Does the MarketBeat Community favor XEL or KEP? Korea Electric Power received 192 more outperform votes than Xcel Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.32% of users gave Korea Electric Power an outperform vote while only 32.87% of users gave Xcel Energy an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformXcel EnergyOutperform Votes4732.87% Underperform Votes9667.13% Korea Electric PowerOutperform Votes23955.32% Underperform Votes19344.68% Is XEL or KEP more profitable? Xcel Energy has a net margin of 14.40% compared to Korea Electric Power's net margin of 4.03%. Xcel Energy's return on equity of 10.65% beat Korea Electric Power's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Xcel Energy14.40% 10.65% 2.90% Korea Electric Power 4.03%9.64%1.53% Is XEL or KEP a better dividend stock? Xcel Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Korea Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Xcel Energy pays out 66.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Korea Electric Power pays out 25.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Xcel Energy has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Korea Electric Power is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media refer more to XEL or KEP? In the previous week, Xcel Energy had 29 more articles in the media than Korea Electric Power. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Xcel Energy and 3 mentions for Korea Electric Power. Xcel Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Korea Electric Power's score of 0.50 indicating that Xcel Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Xcel Energy 20 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Korea Electric Power 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts recommend XEL or KEP? Xcel Energy currently has a consensus target price of $73.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.85%. Given Xcel Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Xcel Energy is more favorable than Korea Electric Power.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Xcel Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80Korea Electric Power 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more risk and volatility, XEL or KEP? Xcel Energy has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Korea Electric Power has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in XEL or KEP? 78.4% of Xcel Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Xcel Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Korea Electric Power shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryXcel Energy beats Korea Electric Power on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Korea Electric Power News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KEP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KEP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKorea Electric PowerElectric services IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$11.05B$13.65B$15.71B$18.55BDividend YieldN/A5.05%5.94%4.23%P/E Ratio3.9818.4615.4931.22Price / Sales0.0016.1821.3626.47Price / Cash1.4710.0718.5317.54Price / Book0.372.081.994.31Net Income-$3.86B$690.28M$667.57M$1.02B7 Day Performance10.11%5.20%3.31%3.20%1 Month Performance11.25%-1.89%1.74%-7.50%1 Year Performance19.85%24.13%11.89%2.62% Korea Electric Power Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KEPKorea Electric Power1.6478 of 5 stars$8.61+0.2%N/A+16.9%$11.05B$93.40T3.9848,800XELXcel Energy3.8131 of 5 stars$67.06-1.2%$73.00+8.9%+31.5%$38.53B$13.44B19.4912,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeVSTVistra3.8151 of 5 stars$102.33+4.3%$161.23+57.6%+71.9%$34.81B$17.22B19.094,910Positive NewsGap UpCQPCheniere Energy Partners1.3108 of 5 stars$56.35-2.0%$51.50-8.6%N/A$27.28B$8.70B13.231,605Gap DownFTSFortis2.1328 of 5 stars$45.21-2.1%N/A+28.3%$22.58B$11.51B19.169,200Short Interest ↑Positive NewsGap DownVGVenture Global4.0747 of 5 stars$6.95-7.1%$17.25+148.2%N/A$16.82B$4.97B0.001,400Gap DownEBRCentrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás2.6498 of 5 stars$6.86-1.5%N/A-4.2%$15.40B$40.18B8.3612,100Positive NewsLNTAlliant Energy3.4554 of 5 stars$59.81-2.5%$63.55+6.3%+27.5%$15.35B$3.98B22.233,130Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeEVRGEvergy2.5572 of 5 stars$64.36-2.8%$69.08+7.3%+36.1%$14.80B$5.85B17.394,510News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeWESWestern Midstream Partners1.8321 of 5 stars$35.46-4.2%$38.43+8.4%+9.7%$13.52B$3.61B9.051,220Analyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeSBSCompanhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP2.5926 of 5 stars$17.11-3.1%N/A+21.2%$11.69B$26.17B6.7312,500Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Xcel Energy Competitors Vistra Competitors Cheniere Energy Partners Competitors Fortis Competitors Venture Global Competitors Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás Competitors Alliant Energy Competitors Evergy Competitors Western Midstream Partners Competitors Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:KEP) was last updated on 4/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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