Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP) versus Oklo (NYSE:OKLO) Head-To-Head Comparison

Oklo (NYSE:OKLO) and Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

85.0% of Oklo shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.8% of Oklo shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Korea Electric Power shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Oklo and Korea Electric Power, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oklo	0	2	2	0	2.50
Korea Electric Power	0	0	1	0	3.00

Oklo presently has a consensus price target of $15.33, indicating a potential downside of 43.73%. Given Oklo’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Oklo is more favorable than Korea Electric Power.

Profitability

This table compares Oklo and Korea Electric Power’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oklo	N/A	-32.11%	-13.72%
Korea Electric Power	4.03%	9.64%	1.53%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Oklo and Korea Electric Power”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Oklo	N/A	N/A	$11.87 million	N/A	N/A
Korea Electric Power	$91,659.73 billion	0.00	-$3.86 billion	$2.16	3.18

Oklo has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Korea Electric Power.

Volatility and Risk

Oklo has a beta of -0.57, suggesting that its stock price is 157% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Korea Electric Power has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Korea Electric Power beats Oklo on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Oklo

Oklo Inc. designs and develops fission power plants to provide reliable and commercial-scale energy to customers in the United States. It also provides used nuclear fuel recycling services. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Santa Clara, California.

About Korea Electric Power

Korea Electric Power Corporation, an integrated electric utility company, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity in South Korea and internationally. The company operates through Transmission and Distribution, Nuclear Power Generation, Thermal Power Generation, and Others segments. It generates power from nuclear, coal, oil, liquefied natural gas, internal combustion, combined-cycle, integrated gasification combined cycle, hydro, wind, solar, fuel cell, biogas, and other sources. As of December 31, 2022, the company had a total of 770 generation units, including nuclear, thermal, hydroelectric, and internal combustion units with an installed generation capacity of 82,723 megawatts; transmission system consisted of 35,451 circuit kilometers of lines of 765 kilovolts and others, including high-voltage direct current lines, as well as 895 substations with an installed transformer capacity of 347,426 megavolt-amperes; and distribution system included 139,265 megavolt-amperes of transformer capacity and 10,084,051 units of support with a total line length of 535,241 circuit kilometers. The company provides electricity to residential, commercial, educational, industrial, agricultural, street lighting, and overnight power usage. It also provides engineering and construction services for utility plant and others; utility plant maintenance, electric power information technology, resources development, facility maintenance, electric meter reading, and security services; and engages in nuclear fuel, fly ashes recycling, utility plants construction and operation, and wood pellet utilization businesses. Korea Electric Power Corporation was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Naju-si, South Korea.