Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP) was downgraded by investment analysts at Macquarie from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, The Fly reports.
Separately, Morgan Stanley lowered shares of Korea Electric Power from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. The stock has an average rating of “Hold”.
Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP) traded down $0.44 during trading on Friday, hitting $16.14. 203,953 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 337,346. Korea Electric Power has a 12-month low of $16.07 and a 12-month high of $21.59. The company has a market capitalization of $21,338.88 and a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 0.92 and a quick ratio of 0.63.
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About Korea Electric Power
Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) is an integrated electric utility company engaged in the transmission and distribution of electricity in the Republic of Korea. Its segments include transmission and distribution, nuclear power generation and thermal power generation and all others . The transmission and distribution segment, which is operated by KEPCO, comprise operations related to the transmission, distribution and sale to end-users of electricity.