Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) is trading at 21,400 KRW as of 2:30 PM on the 18th, down 1.15% from the previous day. The trading volume is 2,888,780 shares, which is about 36.02% of the previous day's volume. KEPCO is known as a special corporation established under the Korea Electric Power Corporation Act.


On November 13, Kang Dong-jin, a researcher at Hyundai Motor Securities, stated, "Profitability continues to improve due to low oil prices and favorable exchange rate conditions. SMP remains at a low level. Considering that LNG prices lag oil prices by 5 to 6 months, SMP is expected to stay low for the time being. Strong performance is also expected in Q4 due to low oil prices and a strong Korean won. Assuming a dividend payout ratio of 40% on a separate basis, an annual dividend of 800 KRW is expected, yielding a 3.8% dividend yield. Environmental costs such as ETS costs are not expected to be significant due to weak power demand. Conditions have entered a phase where renewable energy can be rapidly expanded. Moreover, fuel and power purchase costs are low due to low oil prices. Although there is uncertainty regarding tariff system improvements, strong performance is expected to continue. Maintaining a positive outlook," and set KEPCO's target price at 30,000 KRW.


Over the past five days, individual investors have net sold 2,303,242 shares of KEPCO, while foreigners and institutions have net bought 19,386 shares and 2,138,313 shares, respectively.



※ Source: AI Investment Assistant AI Rassiro


※ This article was generated in real-time by an automated article generation algorithm jointly developed by Asia Economy and the financial AI specialist company Thinkpool.


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