Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEP)Utilities | Utilities - Regulated Electric | Naju-si, South Korea | NYSE
15.91 USD
+0.65
(4.259%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 1:09 p.m.
EDT)
Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:24 p.m. EDT
KEP is a utility stock with a low beta and a history of dividends, indicating relative stability. However, the recent price movements show a downtrend, and the stock is currently trading near its 52-week low. While the fundamentals are solid, the short-term price forecast is weak, and the options activity indicates mixed sentiment. For short-term traders, there might be some opportunities to buy dips or calls, but the overall outlook remains cautious. Long-term investors might consider holding or buying if the fundamentals remain strong, but the dividend yield is modest and not the highest in the sector. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.226709 |
| AutoETS | 0.258749 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.261993 |
| MSTL | 0.276265 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 40% |
| H-stat | 218.44 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.098 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.55 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Utilities |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2024-12-30 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2024-12-30 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 269.566 |
| Revenue per Share | 75883.8 |
| Market Cap | 20,427,296,768 |
| Trailing P/E | 3.52 |
| Forward P/E | 2.57 |
| Beta | 0.99 |
| Profit Margins | 8.77% |
| Website | https://www.kepco.co.kr |
As of April 11, 2026, 1:24 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing mixed signals. For calls, there is significant OTM positioning with high open interest at strikes above the current price, suggesting potential bullish sentiment for future price increases. However, the ATM strikes have low open interest and low implied volatility, indicating uncertainty. For puts, there is notable OTM positioning at lower strikes, which could indicate caution or hedging against downside risk. Overall, the options activity suggests a cautious outlook with some potential for upward movement, but not strong enough to signal a clear trend.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-31 | 0.075 | 1.090116 |
| 2005-12-27 | 0.556 | 2.888960 |
| 2004-12-28 | 0.095 | 0.750936 |
| 2003-12-26 | 0.336 | 3.372052 |
| 2002-12-26 | 0.229 | 2.907508 |
| 2001-12-26 | 0.231 | 2.799642 |
| 2000-12-27 | 0.250 | 2.887721 |
| 1999-12-28 | 0.267 | 1.937761 |
| 1998-12-28 | 0.150 | 1.082309 |
| 1997-12-26 | 0.150 | 1.601466 |
| 1996-12-26 | 0.297 | 1.723617 |
| 1995-12-27 | 0.324 | 1.525444 |
| 1994-12-23 | 0.078 | 0.473233 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.74399996 |
| Address1 | 55, Jeollyeok-ro |
| All Time High | 28.37 |
| All Time Low | 5.76 |
| Ask | 15.99 |
| Ask Size | 300 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 732,350 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 752,237 |
| Average Volume | 752,237 |
| Average Volume10Days | 732,350 |
| Beta | 0.991 |
| Bid | 15.97 |
| Bid Size | 500 |
| Book Value | 49.823414 |
| City | Naju-si |
| Country | South Korea |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 15.91 |
| Current Ratio | 0.458 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 16.19 |
| Day Low | 15.725 |
| Debt To Equity | 269.566 |
| Display Name | Korea Electric Power |
| Dividend Date | 1,745,884,800 |
| Dividend Rate | 0.07 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.45 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,772,139,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,772,139,600 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.303 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.303 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,772,112,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,675,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,675,400 |
| Ebitda | 26,685,313,384,448 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.27389 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 4.816 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.319 |
| Enterprise Value | 128,517,014,552,576 |
| Eps Current Year | 3.48314 |
| Eps Forward | 6.2016 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 4.52 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,735,603,200 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 82 2 3456 4298 |
| Fifty Day Average | 17.6686 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -1.7586002 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.099532515 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 74.399994 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 23.41 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -7.5 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.32037592 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 8.73 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 7.1800003 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.8224514 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 8.73 - 23.41 |
| Financial Currency | KRW |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 783,264,600,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 2.91 |
| Float Shares | 304,297,392 |
| Forward Eps | 6.2016 |
| Forward P E | 2.565467 |
| Free Cashflow | 4,298,089,431,040 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.16978 |
| Gross Profits | 16,541,247,602,688 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.0 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.01814 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 1,283,928,154 |
| Industry | Utilities - Regulated Electric |
| Industry Disp | Utilities - Regulated Electric |
| Industry Key | utilities-regulated-electric |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,735,603,200 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.075 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Korea Electric Power Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity in South Korea and internationally. The company operates through five segments: Electricity Sales, Nuclear Power Generation, Thermal Power Generation, Power Support, and Other. It builds and operates overhead and underground transmission power grids; offers digital substations, grid stabilization equipment, and predictive diagnostic system; high voltage direct current transmission; distribution network construction, distributed energy, and smart distribution network; power outage prevention, insulated sticks, and scheduled power shutdowns; and smart metering service. The company also engages in electricity sale and demand management; electric vehicle charging; microgrid; urban energy planning platform; solar power generation projects; and clean hydrogen businesses, as well as research and development. In addition, it is involved in thermal, nuclear, wind, solar, and hydro power generation; power grid consulting/EPC projects; HVDC submarine transmission; power plant engineering and maintenance; nuclear fuel design and manufacturing; power IT services; investment activities; coal ash industrial materials resource manufacturing; facility management and service; wood pellet utilization; and securitization. The company was formerly known as Korea Electric Company and changed its name to Korea Electric Power Corporation in January 1982. Korea Electric Power Corporation was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Naju-si, South Korea. |
| Long Name | Korea Electric Power Corporation |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 20,427,296,768 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_380884 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 8,544,918,175,744 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 19,919,212,764 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 1 |
| Open | 15.72 |
| Operating Cashflow | 20,880,153,378,816 |
| Operating Margins | 0.082320005 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 82 6 1345 3114 |
| Previous Close | 15.26 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 4.5677176 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.31932777 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.00020966267 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0877 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.269 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.6499996 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 4.2594995 |
| Regular Market Day High | 16.19 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 15.725 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 15.725 - 16.19 |
| Regular Market Open | 15.72 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 15.26 |
| Regular Market Price | 15.91 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,445,756 |
| Regular Market Volume | 535,880 |
| Return On Assets | 0.03361 |
| Return On Equity | 0.19114 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.007 |
| Revenue Per Share | 75,883.8 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.36506534 |
| Sector | Utilities |
| Sector Disp | Utilities |
| Sector Key | utilities |
| Shares Outstanding | 1,283,928,154 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0007 |
| Shares Short | 878,985 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 721,918 |
| Short Name | Korea Electric Power Corporatio |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0014 |
| Short Ratio | 1.05 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | KEP |
| Target High Price | 16.0 |
| Target Low Price | 16.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 16.0 |
| Target Median Price | 16.0 |
| Total Cash | 5,603,512,025,088 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 8,728.7 |
| Total Debt | 132,957,733,912,576 |
| Total Revenue | 97,429,345,009,664 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 1,542.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 101.04849 |
| Trailing Eps | 4.52 |
| Trailing P E | 3.5199115 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 16.00415 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.09415054 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.005882883 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 535,880 |
| Website | https://www.kepco.co.kr |
| Zip | 58,322 |