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

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$13.89 +0.14 (+1.02%)
Closing price 08/15/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$13.89 0.00 (0.00%)
As of 08/15/2025 06:20 PM Eastern
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About Korea Electric Power Stock (NYSE:KEP)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$13.81
$13.92
50-Day Range
$10.23
$14.85
52-Week Range
$6.68
$15.19
Volume
406,364 shs
Average Volume
593,488 shs
Market Capitalization
$17.83 billion
P/E Ratio
4.76
Dividend Yield
0.36%
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
N/A

Company Overview

Korea Electric Power Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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29th Percentile Overall Score

KEP MarketRank™: 

Korea Electric Power scored higher than 29% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 84th out of 96 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 4.76, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.79.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Korea Electric Power is 4.76, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 15.47.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Korea Electric Power has a P/B Ratio of 0.62. 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

    0.10% 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 1.9, 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 increased by 48.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Korea Electric Power has a dividend yield of 0.35%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • 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 1.71%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

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

    0.10% 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 1.9, 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 increased by 48.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Korea Electric Power has a news sentiment score of 0.33. 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 0.77 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Korea Electric Power this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    4 people have added Korea Electric Power to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% 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 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, KEP stock has increased by 101.9% and is now trading at $13.89.

Korea Electric Power Corporation (NYSE:KEP) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, June, 17th. The utilities provider reported $1.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.90 by $0.35. The utilities provider earned $16.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $17.04 billion. Korea Electric Power had a net margin of 5.53% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.16%.

Korea Electric Power's top institutional shareholders include Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership (0.09%), American Century Companies Inc. (0.04%), Bank of America Corp DE (0.03%) and Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. (0.03%).

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
6/17/2025
Today
8/17/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
9/08/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Utilities
Industry
UTIL - ELEC PWR
Sub-Industry
Utilities
Current Symbol
NYSE:KEP
CIK
887225
Employees
48,440
Year Founded
1898

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.92
Trailing P/E Ratio
4.76
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$2.44 billion
Net Margins
5.53%
Pretax Margin
7.91%
Return on Equity
13.16%
Return on Assets
2.18%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
2.09
Current Ratio
0.47
Quick Ratio
0.32

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$68.46 billion
Price / Sales
0.26
Cash Flow
$9.65 per share
Price / Cash Flow
1.44
Book Value
$22.55 per share
Price / Book
0.62

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
1,283,930,000
Free Float
1,271,089,000
Market Cap
$17.83 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.95

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This page (NYSE:KEP) was last updated on 8/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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