Korea Electric Power Co. (NYSE:KEP - Get Free Report)'s share price gapped up prior to trading on Friday . The stock had previously closed at $10.83, but opened at $11.12. Korea Electric Power shares last traded at $11.33, with a volume of 195,795 shares traded.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Separately, Wall Street Zen raised 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 Stock Up 5.4%
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 company has a market cap of $14.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.28 and a beta of 0.76. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $8.75 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $7.96.
Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 11th. The utilities provider reported $0.57 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.55 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $16.82 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $17.04 billion. Korea Electric Power had a net margin of 4.03% and a return on equity of 9.64%.
Institutional Trading of Korea Electric Power
A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its holdings in Korea Electric Power by 4.3% in the first quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 49,141 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $364,000 after buying an additional 2,029 shares during the last quarter. Compound Planning Inc. increased its position in Korea Electric Power by 14.7% during the first quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 16,105 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $119,000 after buying an additional 2,065 shares during the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp boosted its stake in shares of Korea Electric Power by 19.0% during the 4th quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 14,700 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $101,000 after acquiring an additional 2,350 shares in the last quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Korea Electric Power by 14.1% in the 4th 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 in the last quarter. Finally, PDS Planning Inc raised its stake in shares of Korea Electric Power by 10.2% in the 1st quarter. PDS Planning Inc now owns 26,817 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $199,000 after acquiring an additional 2,473 shares in the last quarter.
Korea Electric Power Company Profile
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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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