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

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$13.21 -0.02 (-0.15%)
Closing price 03:57 PM Eastern
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$13.84 +0.64 (+4.81%)
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About Korea Electric Power Stock (NYSE:KEP)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$13.11
$13.39
50-Day Range
$8.85
$14.67
52-Week Range
$6.68
$14.79
Volume
356,287 shs
Average Volume
241,927 shs
Market Capitalization
$16.96 billion
P/E Ratio
4.52
Dividend Yield
0.38%
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
N/A

Company Overview

Korea Electric Power Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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37th Percentile Overall Score

KEP MarketRank™: 

Korea Electric Power scored higher than 37% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 238th out of 294 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    There is not enough analysis data for Korea Electric Power.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Korea Electric Power is 4.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.53.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Korea Electric Power is 4.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 20.45.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Korea Electric Power has a P/B Ratio of 0.59. 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 2.4, 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 17.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Korea Electric Power has a dividend yield of 0.36%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • 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 1.71%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about Korea Electric Power's dividend.
  • 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 2.4, 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 17.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Korea Electric Power has a news sentiment score of 0.91. 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 0.63 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Korea Electric Power this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 3 people have searched for KEP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    3 people have added Korea Electric Power to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.
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KEP Stock News Headlines

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KEP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Korea Electric Power's stock was trading at $6.88 at the start of the year. Since then, KEP shares have increased by 92.0% and is now trading at $13.21.

Korea Electric Power Corporation (NYSE:KEP) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, June, 17th. The utilities provider reported $1.25 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.90 by $0.35. The utilities provider had revenue of $16.67 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $17.04 billion. Korea Electric Power had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.16% and a net margin of 5.53%.

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
6/17/2025
Today
7/03/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/11/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Utilities
Industry
UTIL - ELEC PWR
Sub-Industry
Utilities
Current Symbol
NYSE:KEP
Employees
48,440
Year Founded
1898

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
4.52
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$2.44 billion
Pretax Margin
7.91%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$68.46 billion
Cash Flow
$9.64 per share
Price / Cash Flow
1.37
Book Value
$22.55 per share
Price / Book
0.59

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
1,283,930,000
Free Float
1,271,089,000
Market Cap
$16.96 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.93

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This page (NYSE:KEP) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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