Korea Electric Power Co. (NYSE:KEP - Get Free Report)'s stock price hit a new 52-week high on Monday . The company traded as high as $9.69 and last traded at $9.52, with a volume of 382 shares. The stock had previously closed at $9.64.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Separately, StockNews.com raised Korea Electric Power from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, April 11th.
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Korea Electric Power Stock Up 0.2%
The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.10, a current ratio of 0.43 and a quick ratio of 0.30. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $8.36 and a 200 day moving average price of $7.85. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 4.62 and a beta of 0.76.
Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 11th. The utilities provider reported $0.57 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.55 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $16.82 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $17.04 billion. Korea Electric Power had a return on equity of 9.64% and a net margin of 4.03%.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Korea Electric Power
Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Korea Electric Power in the fourth quarter worth about $525,000. American Century Companies Inc. increased its stake in Korea Electric Power by 6.4% during the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 416,155 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $2,863,000 after acquiring an additional 25,018 shares during the period. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Korea Electric Power by 14.1% during the fourth quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 19,308 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $133,000 after acquiring an additional 2,392 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in Korea Electric Power during the fourth quarter valued at about $530,000. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp increased its stake in Korea Electric Power by 19.0% during the fourth quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 14,700 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $101,000 after acquiring an additional 2,350 shares during the period.
About Korea Electric Power
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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.
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