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

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$11.92 -0.26 (-2.09%)
Closing price 06/10/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$12.04 +0.11 (+0.92%)
As of 06/10/2026 07:32 PM Eastern
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About Korea Electric Power Stock (NYSE:KEP)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$11.89
$12.19
50-Day Range
$11.93
$15.79
52-Week Range
$10.08
$23.41
Volume
1.14 million shs
Average Volume
1.30 million shs
Market Capitalization
$15.31 billion
P/E Ratio
2.54
Dividend Yield
4.36%
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
Reduce

Company Overview

Korea Electric Power Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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65th Percentile Overall Score

KEP MarketRank™: 

Korea Electric Power scored higher than 65% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 59th 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

    Korea Electric Power has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.75, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Korea Electric Power has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Korea Electric Power's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Korea Electric Power are expected to grow by 3.95% in the coming year, from $3.29 to $3.42 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Korea Electric Power is 2.54, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.41.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Korea Electric Power is 2.54, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 20.12.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Korea Electric Power has a PEG Ratio of 1.81. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Korea Electric Power has a P/B Ratio of 0.44. 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

    0.08% 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 0.86, 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 61.97%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Korea Electric Power is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.29%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • 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 11.06%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Korea Electric Power will have a dividend payout ratio of 15.20% next year. This indicates that Korea Electric Power will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Korea Electric Power's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Korea Electric Power has a news sentiment score of 0.77. 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 0.51 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Korea Electric Power this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    3 people have added Korea Electric Power to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    1.00% of the stock of Korea Electric Power is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    Korea Electric Power has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

  • Read more about Korea Electric Power's insider trading history.
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KEP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Korea Electric Power's stock was trading at $16.49 at the start of the year. Since then, KEP stock has decreased by 27.7% and is now trading at $11.9250.

Korea Electric Power Corporation (NYSE:KEP) released its quarterly earnings data on Saturday, February, 14th. The utilities provider reported ($0.10) EPS for the quarter. The utilities provider earned $13.61 billion during the quarter. Korea Electric Power had a net margin of 8.80% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 18.76%.
Read the conference call transcript
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Korea Electric Power's top institutional shareholders include Assetmark Inc. (0.05%), Quantinno Capital Management LP (0.04%), Bank of America Corp DE (0.02%) and Kopernik Global Investors LLC (0.02%).

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
2/14/2026
Today
6/10/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/07/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Utilities
Industry
UTIL - ELEC PWR
Sub-Industry
Utilities
Current Symbol
NYSE:KEP
CIK
887225
Employees
48,650
Year Founded
1898

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$4.70
Trailing P/E Ratio
2.54
Forward P/E Ratio
3.62
P/E Growth
1.81
Net Income
$5.98 billion
Net Margins
8.80%
Pretax Margin
12.00%
Return on Equity
18.76%
Return on Assets
3.42%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.70
Current Ratio
0.46
Quick Ratio
0.31

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$68.57 billion
Price / Sales
0.22
Cash Flow
$11.93 per share
Price / Cash Flow
1.00
Book Value
$26.89 per share
Price / Book
0.44

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
1,283,930,000
Free Float
1,271,089,000
Market Cap
$15.31 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.93

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This page (NYSE:KEP) was last updated on 6/11/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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