Korea Electric Power (KEP) Competitors $9.27 +0.23 (+2.54%) Closing price 05/2/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.25 -0.02 (-0.22%) As of 05/2/2025 04:53 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock KEP vs. VST, XEL, CQP, FTS, VG, EBR, EVRG, LNT, WES, and SBSShould you be buying Korea Electric Power stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Korea Electric Power include Vistra (VST), Xcel Energy (XEL), Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP), Fortis (FTS), Venture Global (VG), Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás (EBR), Evergy (EVRG), Alliant Energy (LNT), Western Midstream Partners (WES), and Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP (SBS). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. Korea Electric Power vs. Vistra Xcel Energy Cheniere Energy Partners Fortis Venture Global Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás Evergy Alliant Energy Western Midstream Partners Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP) and Vistra (NYSE:VST) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and earnings. Is KEP or VST a better dividend stock? Korea Electric Power pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Vistra pays an annual dividend of $0.89 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Korea Electric Power pays out 2.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vistra pays out 12.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Does the media refer more to KEP or VST? In the previous week, Vistra had 40 more articles in the media than Korea Electric Power. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Vistra and 2 mentions for Korea Electric Power. Vistra's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Korea Electric Power's score of 0.61 indicating that Vistra is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Korea Electric Power 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Vistra 25 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable earnings and valuation, KEP or VST? Vistra has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Korea Electric Power. Korea Electric Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vistra, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKorea Electric Power$92.58T0.00-$3.86B$2.004.64Vistra$17.22B2.75$1.49B$7.0519.75 Is KEP or VST more profitable? Vistra has a net margin of 12.51% compared to Korea Electric Power's net margin of 4.03%. Vistra's return on equity of 57.63% beat Korea Electric Power's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Korea Electric Power4.03% 9.64% 1.53% Vistra 12.51%57.63%6.02% Which has more volatility & risk, KEP or VST? Korea Electric Power has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vistra has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in KEP or VST? 90.9% of Vistra shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Korea Electric Power shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Vistra shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate KEP or VST? Vistra has a consensus price target of $166.17, suggesting a potential upside of 19.34%. Given Vistra's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Vistra is more favorable than Korea Electric Power.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Korea Electric Power 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Vistra 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.77 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KEP or VST? Vistra received 70 more outperform votes than Korea Electric Power when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.32% of users gave Vistra an outperform vote while only 55.32% of users gave Korea Electric Power an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformKorea Electric PowerOutperform Votes23955.32% Underperform Votes19344.68% VistraOutperform Votes30967.32% Underperform Votes15032.68% SummaryVistra beats Korea Electric Power on 18 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Korea Electric Power News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KEP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KEP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKorea Electric PowerElectric services IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$11.90B$14.30B$15.95B$19.21BDividend Yield0.53%4.77%5.66%4.00%P/E Ratio4.2919.2715.7533.45Price / Sales0.0016.9022.1829.18Price / Cash1.4710.0718.5317.52Price / Book0.402.232.054.55Net Income-$3.86B$690.28M$667.57M$1.02B7 Day Performance4.75%2.24%0.62%2.18%1 Month Performance26.81%3.57%1.32%-2.05%1 Year Performance17.94%21.28%9.84%5.45% Korea Electric Power Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KEPKorea Electric Power2.3491 of 5 stars$9.27+2.5%N/A+17.9%$11.90B$92.58T4.2948,800News CoverageVSTVistra3.6166 of 5 stars$129.57+2.3%$166.17+28.2%+74.4%$44.07B$17.22B24.174,910Upcoming EarningsDividend IncreaseShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionPositive NewsXELXcel Energy4.3097 of 5 stars$69.58+0.8%$74.82+7.5%+31.6%$40.08B$13.44B20.2312,000Analyst UpgradePositive NewsCQPCheniere Energy Partners1.7684 of 5 stars$60.05+0.9%$52.80-12.1%N/A$29.07B$8.70B14.101,550Dividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsFTSFortis2.0888 of 5 stars$48.62+0.1%N/A+22.0%$24.39B$11.51B20.609,200Short Interest ↑Positive NewsVGVenture Global4.386 of 5 stars$8.62-0.1%$17.17+99.1%N/A$20.86B$4.97B0.001,400Analyst ForecastEBRCentrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás2.9624 of 5 stars$7.70+1.0%N/A+0.8%$17.29B$40.18B9.3912,100Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageEVRGEvergy2.6405 of 5 stars$69.02+1.7%$70.92+2.7%+29.3%$15.88B$5.85B18.654,510Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionLNTAlliant Energy3.2558 of 5 stars$60.90+0.3%$63.55+4.4%+20.3%$15.64B$3.98B22.643,130Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsWESWestern Midstream Partners1.5772 of 5 stars$38.95+0.3%$38.43-1.3%+3.6%$14.85B$3.61B9.941,220Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageSBSCompanhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP2.1965 of 5 stars$20.30+0.1%N/A+26.7%$13.88B$36.15B7.9912,500News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Vistra Competitors Xcel Energy Competitors Cheniere Energy Partners Competitors Fortis Competitors Venture Global Competitors Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás Competitors Evergy Competitors Alliant Energy Competitors Western Midstream Partners Competitors Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:KEP) was last updated on 5/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink NVDA’s run was epic? 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