KEPCO KPS drops 6.5% as LS Securities cuts target on nuclear delays
Shares in KEPCO KPS fell 6.47% on Tuesday after LS Securities lowered its price target, citing nuclear maintenance delays that are hitting earnings.
Shares in KEPCO KPS fell 6.47% on Tuesday after LS Securities lowered its price target, citing nuclear maintenance delays that are hitting earnings. Published 2026-11-10 by Falling Shares.
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KEPCO KPS shares fell 6.47% to 37,600 KRW on Tuesday, diverging sharply from the KOSPI index which rose 4.2%. LS Securities cut its target price, citing nuclear maintenance delays that are hitting earnings.
LS Securities cuts target
LS Securities reduced its target for KEPCO KPS, pointing to delays in nuclear maintenance that are affecting the company's earnings outlook. The brokerage's assessment came as the stock slipped 6.47% to close at 37,600 KRW.
Trading volume was 55,574 shares. None of the reports reviewed by Falling Shares gave a reason for the fall beyond the analyst note.
Stock trails market
By Falling Shares' measure, almost all of the move was company-specific. The market rose 1.5% on the day, but the stock-specific component fell 6.1%.
The 5-day change stands at -7.8%, and the stock is down 24.4% over the past year. It remains 43.2% below its 52-week high of 69,000 KRW.
Volatility and earnings cuts
Falling Shares rates the stock Unstable. The annualised volatility is 31.0%, compared with 47.3% for the benchmark, but there have been five sessions with moves of 5% or more in the past six months.
Consensus earnings per share for the current year have been cut 6.5% in the last 90 days, from 3,454.22 to 3,229.47. The long-term trend is also weak, with the price 25.1% below the 200-day average.