Why Korea Electric Power Corporation’s (KEP) Stock Is Up 9.79%

By Cynthia McLaughlin
December 11, 2025
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Avoid the stress of overpaying for a stock or missing an opportunity by using the right tools and insights to evaluate Korea Electric Power Corporation before investing.

In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding Korea Electric Power Corporation’s stock price such as:

  • Korea Electric Power Corporation’s current stock price and volume
  • Why Korea Electric Power Corporation’s stock price changed recently
  • Upgrades and downgrades for KEP from analysts
  • KEP’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEP)

Before we jump into Korea Electric Power Corporation’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently dip, let’s take a look at some background.

Korea Electric Power Corporation, an integrated electric utility company, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity in South Korea and internationally. It operates through Transmission and Distribution, Nuclear Power Generation, Thermal Power Generation, and Others segments. The company generates power from nuclear, coal, oil, liquefied natural gas, internal combustion, combined-cycle, integrated gasification combined cycle, hydro, wind, solar, fuel cell, biogas, and other sources. As of December 31, 2024, the company had a total of 848 generation units, including nuclear, thermal, hydroelectric, and internal combustion units with an installed generation capacity of 85,424 megawatts; transmission system consisted of 35,856 circuit kilometers of lines of 765 kilovolts and others, including high-voltage direct current lines, as well as 925 substations with an installed transformer capacity of 368,758 megavolt-amperes; and distribution system included 148,176 megavolt-amperes of transformer capacity and 10,251,345 units of support with a total line length of 547,850 circuit kilometers. It also provides electricity to residential, commercial, educational, industrial, agricultural, street lighting, and overnight power usage. In addition, the company offers engineering and construction services for utility plant and others; utility plant maintenance, electric power information technology, resources development, facility maintenance, electric meter reading, and security services; and engages in nuclear fuel, fly ashes recycling, utility plants construction and operation, and wood pellet utilization businesses. Korea Electric Power Corporation was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Naju-Si, South Korea.

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Korea Electric Power Corporation’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of December 11, 2025, 4:00 PM, CST, Korea Electric Power Corporation’s stock price was $16.740.

Korea Electric Power Corporation is down 0.71% from its previous closing price of $16.860.

During the last market session, Korea Electric Power Corporation’s stock traded between $16.600 and $16.780. Currently, there are approximately 0.46 million shares outstanding for Korea Electric Power Corporation.

Korea Electric Power Corporation’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 1.8, which is low compared to the Electric Utilities industry median of 20.3. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

Korea Electric Power Corporation Stock Price History

Korea Electric Power Corporation’s (KEP) price is currently down 8.07% so far this month.

During the month of December, Korea Electric Power Corporation’s stock price has reached a high of $17.830 and a low of $16.600.

Over the last year, Korea Electric Power Corporation has hit prices as high as $18.290 and as low as $6.680. Year to date, Korea Electric Power Corporation’s stock is up 143.31%.

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What Caused Korea Electric Power Corporation Stock’s Price to Dip?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of December 11, 2025, there were analysts who downgraded Korea Electric Power Corporation’s stock and analysts who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate Korea Electric Power Corporation’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on Korea Electric Power Corporation’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

Korea Electric Power Corporation’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a A, which means it is considered to be Deep Value.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEP) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of Korea Electric Power Corporation

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of December 11, 2025, Korea Electric Power Corporation has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of 18.33%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 90 and is considered to be Very Strong.

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Korea Electric Power Corporation Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of December 11, 2025, Korea Electric Power Corporation’s stock price is $16.740, which is down 0.71% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like Korea Electric Power Corporation stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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