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

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$15.20 +0.40 (+2.67%)
Closing price 10/24/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$15.31 +0.12 (+0.76%)
As of 10/24/2025 07:53 PM Eastern
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About Korea Electric Power Stock (NYSE:KEP)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$15.09
$15.23
50-Day Range
$12.50
$15.35
52-Week Range
$6.68
$15.45
Volume
257,307 shs
Average Volume
352,735 shs
Market Capitalization
$19.51 billion
P/E Ratio
4.33
Dividend Yield
0.33%
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Korea Electric Power Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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31st Percentile Overall Score

KEP MarketRank™: 

Korea Electric Power scored higher than 31% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 88th out of 96 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Korea Electric Power is 4.33, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.78.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Korea Electric Power is 4.33, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 19.49.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Korea Electric Power has a P/B Ratio of 0.67. 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

    0.09% of the outstanding shares of Korea Electric Power have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Korea Electric Power has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.3, 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 decreased by 1.74%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Korea Electric Power has a dividend yield of 0.32%, 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 1.42%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about Korea Electric Power's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.09% of the outstanding shares of Korea Electric Power have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Korea Electric Power has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.3, 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 decreased by 1.74%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Korea Electric Power has a news sentiment score of 0.89. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Utilities companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Korea Electric Power this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Korea Electric Power to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
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KEP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Korea Electric Power's stock was trading at $6.88 at the beginning of the year. Since then, KEP stock has increased by 120.9% and is now trading at $15.1950.

Korea Electric Power Corporation (NYSE:KEP) announced its earnings results on Monday, September, 15th. The utilities provider reported $0.63 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.60 by $0.03. The utilities provider earned $15.70 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.45 billion. Korea Electric Power had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.34% and a net margin of 6.58%.

Korea Electric Power's top institutional shareholders include Blue Trust Inc., PDS Planning Inc, Shilanski & Associates Inc. and Burns Matteson Capital Management LLC.

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
9/15/2025
Today
10/25/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/11/2025
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
CIK
887225
Employees
48,440
Year Founded
1898

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$3.51
Trailing P/E Ratio
4.33
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$2.44 billion
Net Margins
6.58%
Pretax Margin
9.16%
Return on Equity
15.34%
Return on Assets
2.60%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
2.05
Current Ratio
0.46
Quick Ratio
0.31

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$68.46 billion
Price / Sales
0.28
Cash Flow
$9.62 per share
Price / Cash Flow
1.58
Book Value
$22.55 per share
Price / Book
0.67

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
1,283,930,000
Free Float
1,271,089,000
Market Cap
$19.51 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.95

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This page (NYSE:KEP) was last updated on 10/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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