Are Korea Electric Power ADR (KEP) stocks a prudent buy?

Korea Electric Power ADR [KEP] stock prices are up 7.20% to $9.97 at the moment. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The KEP shares have gain 6.18% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 17.29%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Korea Electric Power ADR [NYSE: KEP] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on February 26, 2024, when Citigroup upgraded its rating to a Buy. Previously, Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight on August 12, 2022. On November 05, 2021, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Overweight. Credit Suisse downgraded its rating to a Neutral. Citigroup downgraded its rating to a Sell. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on December 17, 2020. In a note dated December 02, 2019, Goldman initiated an Sell rating.

The stock price of Korea Electric Power ADR [KEP] has been fluctuating between $6.68 and $9.67 over the past year. Korea Electric Power ADR [NYSE: KEP] shares were valued at $9.97 at the most recent close of the market.

Analyzing the KEP fundamentals

The Korea Electric Power ADR [NYSE:KEP] reported sales of 68.54B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 2.19%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.12% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.09%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.06%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.04%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.01, Equity is 0.09 and Total Capital is 0.05. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of3.42.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 9.46 points at the first support level, and at 8.95 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 10.35, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 10.73.

Ratios To Look Out For

It’s worth pointing out that Korea Electric Power ADR [NYSE:KEP]’s Current Ratio is 0.46. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.30 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.04. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.19, the price to book ratio is 0.47 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 5.00.

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