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NYSE · KEP
Korea Electric Power Corporation
Utilities · Regulated Electric
$10.69
Down-$0.06 (-0.56%)
Updated Oct 16, 2026, 10:49 PM
SID Score
6.1/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
58/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 21.49B
- P/E ratio
- 5.04
- Dividend yield
- 0.70%
- 52-week range
- $10.43 – $23.41
- Volume
- 920.22K
- Avg. volume
- 429.65K
Price performance · KEP
KEP price history
1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Oct 15, 2026
KEP closed at $10.69 after 21 trading sessions, down 5.57% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $10.69
- Period change
- -5.57%
- Period low
- $10.60
- Period high
- $11.32
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | $10.49 | $10.69 | $10.429 | $10.69 | 920.22K |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $10.77 | $10.82 | $10.62 | $10.66 | 783.61K |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $10.93 | $10.93 | $10.755 | $10.84 | 1.03M |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $10.73 | $10.775 | $10.575 | $10.60 | 1M |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $10.98 | $11.055 | $10.945 | $11.03 | 411.28K |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $10.90 | $11.015 | $10.83 | $10.92 | 1.29M |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $11.12 | $11.145 | $11.05 | $11.13 | 578.63K |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $11.29 | $11.365 | $11.11 | $11.32 | 750.3K |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $11.12 | $11.3359 | $11.12 | $11.17 | 589.08K |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $11.20 | $11.20 | $11.005 | $11.08 | 418.21K |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $10.98 | $11.005 | $10.805 | $10.97 | 767.68K |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $11.01 | $11.04 | $10.945 | $10.96 | 648.08K |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $11.07 | $11.11 | $10.94 | $11.10 | 666.52K |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $11.14 | $11.212 | $11.035 | $11.07 | 777.65K |
| Sep 25, 2026 | $11.00 | $11.02 | $10.91 | $11.01 | 697.14K |
| Sep 24, 2026 | $10.88 | $10.945 | $10.775 | $10.85 | 867.29K |
| Sep 23, 2026 | $11.11 | $11.11 | $10.85 | $10.89 | 816.44K |
| Sep 22, 2026 | $11.28 | $11.38 | $11.23 | $11.30 | 629.89K |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $11.26 | $11.28 | $11.14 | $11.23 | 745.03K |
| Sep 18, 2026 | $11.12 | $11.13 | $10.99 | $11.01 | 892.41K |
| Sep 17, 2026 | $11.43 | $11.44 | $11.30 | $11.32 | 709.39K |
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Company profile
Korea Electric Power Corp is an electric utility company in which the government of South Korea holds a controlling stake. The firm operates in the following segments: Transmission and distribution, Electric power generation (Nuclear), Electric power generation (Non-Nuclear), Plant maintenance & engineering service, and Others. The majority of the energy produced by the company comes from its nuclear and coal-fired assets. Korea Electric Power generates revenue through the Transmission and distribution segment. Geographically, it derives maximum revenue from Domestic operations.
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- Consensus
- Buy
- Average target
- $19.87
- Implied upside
- —
- Analysts
- 23
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2016 | Bank of America | Neutral | — |
| Oct 24, 2016 | UBS | Neutral | — |
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