With 0.35 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 0.29 million shares. The 52-week range on KEP shows that it touched its highest point at $11.44 and its lowest point at $6.68 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $12.00. Beta for the stock currently stands at 0.84.
Price Performance and Earnings:
Stock performance is one of the indicators that investors use to determine whether they will profit from a stock. The price performance of KEP was down-trending over the past week, with a drop of -4.42%, but this was up by 8.93% over a month. Three-month performance surged to 35.38% while six-month performance rose 34.85%. The stock gained 42.05% in the past year, while it has gained 50.73% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for KEP yields 2.91 with Next year EPS estimates of 4.71. For the next quarter, that number is 0.57. This implies an EPS growth rate of 117.51% for this year and 12.67% for next year.
Float and Shares Shorts:
At present, 1.28 billion KEP shares are outstanding with a float of 1.28 billion shares on hand for trading.
Analysts Ratings:
Reading analyst opinions is an effective way to decide where to invest, and there are several opinions available for KEP since 2 analysts follow the stock currently. There are 1 analysts who recommend BUY ratings, while 0 suggest SELL ratings. Of the remaining analysts, 1 believe that the stock is worth HOLDING, 0 give it an OVERWEIGHT rating, and 0 thinks that it’s UNDERWEIGHT. In the same way, a target price assigned to a stock can also reveal much about its potential.
EPS: Estimates vs Actual
It is also common to use earnings estimates to evaluate a firm’s growth potential and to determine trading strategy. Analysts have provided yearly estimates in a range of $3096.97525 being high and $2824.09088 being low. For KEP, this leads to a yearly average estimate of $2917.24191.
