<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Summit Global Investments bought a new position in shares of  Korea Electric Power Corporation (NYSE:KEP - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities &amp; Exchange Commission. The fund bought 44,281 shares of the utilities provider's stock, valued at approximately $631,000.</p><p>Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Rhumbline Advisers boosted its position in shares of  Korea Electric Power by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 163,208 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $2,324,000 after purchasing an additional 1,182 shares during the period.  Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its stake in  Korea Electric Power by 204.3% during the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 2,757 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 1,851 shares in the last quarter.  PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of  Korea Electric Power by 4.3% in the first quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 49,141 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $364,000 after buying an additional 2,029 shares during the period.  Compound Planning Inc. increased its position in shares of  Korea Electric Power by 14.7% in the first quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 16,105 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $119,000 after acquiring an additional 2,065 shares in the last quarter.  Finally, Coldstream Capital Management Inc. increased its position in shares of  Korea Electric Power by 21.4% in the second quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 12,105 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $172,000 after acquiring an additional 2,133 shares in the last quarter. </p><div><p><span></span><span>Get <strong>Korea Electric Power</strong> alerts:</span></p></div><h2>Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth</h2><p>KEP has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Korea Electric Power from a &#34;buy&#34; rating to a &#34;strong-buy&#34; rating in a research report on Saturday, November 1st. Zacks Research raised shares of Korea Electric Power to a &#34;hold&#34; rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 19th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Korea Electric Power from a &#34;hold (c)&#34; rating to a &#34;buy (b-)&#34; rating in a report on Friday. One investment analyst  has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one  has given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Korea Electric Power currently has an average rating of &#34;Moderate Buy&#34;.</p><p><b>Get Our Latest Report on Korea Electric Power</b></p><h2>Korea Electric Power Stock Performance</h2><p>Shares of KEP opened at $17.84 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $22.91 billion, a PE ratio of 5.08 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.05, a quick ratio of 0.31 and a current ratio of 0.46. The company's 50 day moving average price is $14.71 and its 200 day moving average price is $13.38. Korea Electric Power Corporation has a 52 week low of $6.68 and a 52 week high of $18.26. </p><p>Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, September 15th. The utilities provider reported $0.63 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.60 by $0.03. Korea Electric Power had a net margin of 6.58% and a return on equity of 15.34%. 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<p>Summit Global Investments acquired 44,281 shares of Korea Electric Power Corporation (NYSE:KEP) valued at $631,000 during the second quarter. Other hedge funds also adjusted their holdings. Wall Street analysts have given KEP a 'Moderate Buy' rating. The stock opened at $17.84 with a market cap of $22.91 billion. KEP reported $0.63 EPS for the last quarter, surpassing estimates. The company operates in electricity generation, transmission, and distribution in South Korea and internationally.</p>

Summit Global Investments Invests $631,000 in Korea Electric Power Corporation $KEP