Kenon (KEN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Kenon Holdings Ltd. is an investment holding company that develops, owns and operates businesses in the energy and infrastructure sectors. The company’s principal holding is OPC Energy Ltd., an electricity company involved in power generation and the supply of electricity to commercial and industrial customers.

Through OPC Energy and its investments, Kenon has exposure to power-generation facilities and related energy infrastructure in Israel and the United States. OPC’s activities include conventional and renewable power generation, as well as the development and operation of energy projects intended to serve businesses and other electricity users.

Kenon was established in 2014 as part of a restructuring of Israel Corporation. In earlier years, the company held interests in a broader range of businesses, including automotive and energy operations, but it has increasingly focused its portfolio on electricity generation and infrastructure. Kenon Holdings is incorporated in Singapore and its shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $59.50 to $60.80
• 50-Day Range: $59.40 to $69.94
• 52-Week Range: $45.13 to $95.93
• Volume: 15,820 shs
• Average Volume: 13,402 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.15 billion
• P/E Ratio: 33.77
• Dividend Yield: 6.37%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Kenon Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kenon scored higher than 30% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 89th out of 96 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Kenon has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Kenon has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Kenon is 33.77, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.65.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kenon is 33.77, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 23.86.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Kenon has a P/B Ratio of 0.99. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.11% of the float of Kenon has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Kenon has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.58, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kenon has recently increased by 40.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Kenon is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.48%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Kenon has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Kenon is 215.08%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.73

News Sentiment

Kenon has a news sentiment score of 0.73. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.55 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Kenon this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Kenon insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.14% of the stock of Kenon is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

13.38% of the stock of Kenon is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 9/08/2026
• Today: 10/04/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers
• Sub-Industry: Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders
• Current Symbol: NYSE:KEN
• CIK: 1611005
• Web: www.kenon-holdings.com
• Phone: (656) 351-1780
• Fax: 65-6351-1798
• Employees: 348
• Year Founded: 2014

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.79
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 33.77
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $66.27 million
• Net Margins: 10.03%
• Pretax Margin: 20.48%
• Return on Equity: 4.46%
• Return on Assets: 2.42%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.82
• Current Ratio: 3.22
• Quick Ratio: 3.22

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.19 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.65
• Cash Flow: $3.32 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 18.23
• Book Value: $61.12 per share
• Price / Book: 0.99

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 52,108,000
• Free Float: 52,035,000
• Market Cap: $3.15 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.16