Korea Electric Power Co. (NYSE:KEP - Get Free Report)'s share price gapped down before the market opened on Thursday . The stock had previously closed at $11.19, but opened at $10.96. Korea Electric Power shares last traded at $10.81, with a volume of 109,404 shares traded.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Separately, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Korea Electric Power from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Monday, May 19th.
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Korea Electric Power Price Performance
The business has a 50-day moving average of $9.03 and a 200 day moving average of $8.05. The company has a current ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 0.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.13 and a beta of 0.76.
Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 11th. The utilities provider reported $0.57 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.55 by $0.02. Korea Electric Power had a return on equity of 9.64% and a net margin of 4.03%. The firm had revenue of $16.82 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $17.04 billion.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Korea Electric Power by 443.7% in the 4th quarter. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 6,312 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 5,151 shares during the last quarter. Wealthstream Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Korea Electric Power during the 4th quarter worth approximately $71,000. XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Korea Electric Power in the fourth quarter worth approximately $78,000. Virtu Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Korea Electric Power in the first quarter valued at approximately $83,000. Finally, Vise Technologies Inc. bought a new position in shares of Korea Electric Power in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $89,000.
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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