Korea Electric Power (KEP) Competitors $8.55 +0.01 (+0.12%) (As of 12:50 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends KEP vs. XEL, EXC, CQP, FTS, LNT, EVRG, WES, EBR, AGR, 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), Exelon (EXC), Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP), Fortis (FTS), Alliant Energy (LNT), Evergy (EVRG), Western Midstream Partners (WES), Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás (EBR), Avangrid (AGR), 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 Exelon Cheniere Energy Partners Fortis Alliant Energy Evergy Western Midstream Partners Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás Avangrid 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 compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation. Do analysts prefer XEL or KEP? Xcel Energy currently has a consensus price target of $66.38, suggesting a potential downside of 6.33%. Given Xcel Energy's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly 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) 6 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.54Korea Electric Power 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media favor XEL or KEP? In the previous week, Xcel Energy had 13 more articles in the media than Korea Electric Power. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Xcel Energy and 3 mentions for Korea Electric Power. Xcel Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Korea Electric Power's score of 0.70 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 11 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Korea Electric Power 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is XEL or KEP a better dividend stock? Xcel Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Korea Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Xcel Energy pays out 65.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Korea Electric Power pays out 32.5% 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 increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years. Korea Electric Power is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the MarketBeat Community favor XEL or KEP? Korea Electric Power received 195 more outperform votes than Xcel Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.42% of users gave Korea Electric Power an outperform vote while only 30.30% of users gave Xcel Energy an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformXcel EnergyOutperform Votes4030.30% Underperform Votes9269.70% Korea Electric PowerOutperform Votes23555.42% Underperform Votes18944.58% Which has more risk and volatility, XEL or KEP? Xcel Energy has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Korea Electric Power has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in XEL or KEP? 78.4% of Xcel Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Xcel Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Korea Electric Power shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, 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$14.21B2.86$1.77B$3.3721.03Korea Electric Power$91.66T0.00-$3.86B$1.575.45 Is XEL or KEP more profitable? Xcel Energy has a net margin of 13.67% compared to Korea Electric Power's net margin of 2.95%. Xcel Energy's return on equity of 10.76% beat Korea Electric Power's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Xcel Energy13.67% 10.76% 2.93% Korea Electric Power 2.95%6.93%1.08% SummaryXcel Energy beats Korea Electric Power on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Colonial MetalsTrump’s IRS Hands Massive ‘Victory Gift’ To 401K OwnersTrump quietly left open an "off the books" wealth-protection loophole hidden in the 6,871 pages of the IRS Tax Code… And since then… "In the know" patriots have quietly used this same "Trump revenge loophole" to shield their life savings from Bidenomics…Get Your Free Gold Guide 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$10.98B$14.06B$13.64B$20.10BDividend YieldN/A4.38%4.05%3.49%P/E Ratio5.4513.7899.2637.65Price / Sales0.008,294.9432.9518.50Price / Cash1.668.8518.2221.28Price / Book0.372.252.314.64Net Income-$3.86B$666.62M$615.42M$985.06M7 Day Performance3.39%3.14%0.29%1.43%1 Month Performance12.06%2.42%-1.29%2.09%1 Year Performance23.38%29.22%10.42%26.15% Korea Electric Power Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KEPKorea Electric Power2.0618 of 5 stars$8.55+0.1%N/A+23.5%$10.98B$91.66T5.4548,696Short Interest ↓XELXcel Energy4.2475 of 5 stars$70.87+1.2%$66.38-6.3%+16.6%$40.70B$14.21B20.7911,311Positive NewsEXCExelon4.3784 of 5 stars$39.22+1.3%$41.33+5.4%-0.9%$39.41B$21.73B15.9419,962Positive NewsCQPCheniere Energy Partners0.8895 of 5 stars$53.67+0.7%$46.00-14.3%N/A$25.98B$9.66B11.511,605FTSFortis2.0168 of 5 stars$44.64-0.1%N/A+9.0%$22.20B$8.53B18.789,600Ex-DividendPositive NewsLNTAlliant Energy4.3139 of 5 stars$62.95+1.2%$63.06+0.2%+26.7%$16.15B$4.03B24.123,281Positive NewsEVRGEvergy3.6517 of 5 stars$64.23-0.2%$61.88-3.7%+27.5%$14.77B$5.51B17.154,658WESWestern Midstream Partners1.5585 of 5 stars$37.87+1.1%$37.88+0.0%+30.8%$14.41B$3.11B9.551,377EBRCentrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás0.4595 of 5 stars$6.08-2.4%N/A-25.5%$13.99B$7.44B0.008,328Gap DownAGRAvangrid3.5475 of 5 stars$36.10+0.1%$34.67-4.0%+15.9%$13.97B$8.31B12.407,999SBSCompanhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP2.2503 of 5 stars$16.57-3.2%N/A+29.1%$11.33B$5.12B6.7311,170Positive NewsGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Xcel Energy Competitors Exelon Competitors Cheniere Energy Partners Competitors Fortis Competitors Alliant Energy Competitors Evergy Competitors Western Midstream Partners Competitors Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás Competitors Avangrid Competitors Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:KEP) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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