Should I Buy KEP? KEP 2026 Analysis

Should You Buy Korea Electric Power Corp (KEP) Today? Analysis, Price Targets, and 2026 Outlook.

Conclusion

Buy

Latest Price

20.290

1 Day change

-5.14%

52 Week Range

23.410

Analysis Updated At

2026/01/30

Buy now. KEP is sitting right on its pivot/support area (~21.05) after a mild pullback, while the broader trend remains bullish (SMA_5 > SMA_20 > SMA_200). Options positioning is notably call-skewed (very low put/call), suggesting bullish sentiment and potential for a short-term rebound. With no proprietary sell signal and strong recent quarterly growth (2025/Q3), the current level offers an attractive entry for an impatient buyer looking for an opportunistic bounce toward the low-22s and potentially the 22.9 resistance zone.

Technical Analysis

Trend is bullish overall: moving averages are stacked positively (SMA_5 > SMA_20 > SMA_200), indicating an established uptrend. Momentum is still positive but cooling: MACD histogram is above zero (0.182) yet contracting, implying upside momentum is weakening rather than reversing. RSI(6)=59.08 is neutral-to-slightly bullish (not overbought), leaving room for continuation. Price is very near the pivot support (Pivot 21.046) with the last price ~21.08; this is a technically attractive buy area for a bounce. Key levels: Support S1 19.193 (deeper downside reference), Resistance R1 22.899 (primary upside target), R2 24.043 (stretch target if momentum returns).

Options Data

Bullish

Open Interest Put-Call Ratio

Bullish

Option Volume Put-Call Ratio

Options sentiment is bullish: open interest put/call at 0.30 and volume put/call at 0.31 indicate calls dominate puts (market leaning to upside). Implied volatility is relatively low vs history (IV 30.61 vs historical vol 50.17) with low IV percentile (15.6) and IV rank (8.66), suggesting options are priced cheaply relative to the past. Today’s options volume (46) is light versus 5/10-day averages, so sentiment is positive but not accompanied by strong conviction flow. Net: options positioning supports a near-term bullish bias rather than fear/hedging.

Technical Summary

Sell

Buy

Positive Catalysts

Technical setup: price is holding near pivot support (~21.
within a broader bullish MA trend—good conditions for a quick rebound.
Options market skew is strongly bullish (low put/call ratios), implying traders are positioned for upside.
Fundamentals (latest reported 2025/Q
show sharp profit growth (net income and EPS up ~98% YoY) alongside revenue growth, supporting the idea that dips may get bought.

Neutral/Negative Catalysts

Hedge funds are selling, with selling amount up 721.54% over the last quarter—this is a meaningful institutional headwind.
MACD is still positive but contracting, signaling the uptrend may be losing momentum in the near term.
News flow appears macro/market-sentiment driven (risk-off tape tied to other earnings like Intel), which can pressure ADRs regardless of company-specific fundamentals.

Financial Performance

Latest quarter provided: 2025/Q3. Revenue grew to 19.89B (+3.12% YoY), while profitability accelerated sharply: Net Income 2.71B (+98.26% YoY) and EPS 4.22 (+98.12% YoY). Gross margin improved to 24.48 (+44.68% YoY). Overall: modest top-line growth with very strong margin/profit expansion—an improving earnings profile that supports buy-the-dip behavior.

Growth

Profitability

Efficiency

Analyst Ratings and Price Target Trends

No analyst rating/price target change data was provided, so recent Wall Street rating and target trend cannot be confirmed from this dataset. Pros view (inferred from data): improving profitability and bullish technical structure. Cons view: heavy hedge-fund selling and sentiment-driven volatility can cap near-term upside.

1 Analyst Rating

Wall Street analysts forecast KEP stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for KEP is 20 USD with a low forecast of 20 USD and a high forecast of 20 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.

1 Buy

0 Hold

0 Sell

Moderate Buy

Current: 21.390

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