Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP – Get Free Report) and Polar Power (NASDAQ:POLA – Get Free Report) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.
Volatility and Risk
Korea Electric Power has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Polar Power has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Korea Electric Power and Polar Power”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Korea Electric Power | $68.46 billion | N/A | $2.44 billion | $4.56 | 4.28 |
| Polar Power | $13.97 million | 0.30 | -$4.68 million | ($2.24) | -0.70 |
Korea Electric Power has higher revenue and earnings than Polar Power. Polar Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Korea Electric Power, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Korea Electric Power and Polar Power’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Korea Electric Power | 8.47% | 19.00% | 3.34% |
| Polar Power | -104.14% | -135.21% | -55.02% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
26.1% of Polar Power shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Korea Electric Power shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 30.8% of Polar Power shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Korea Electric Power and Polar Power, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Korea Electric Power | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Polar Power | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Summary
Korea Electric Power beats Polar Power on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Polar Power
Polar Power, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells direct current (DC) power generators, renewable energy, and cooling systems in the United States and internationally. The company offers DC base power systems, DC hybrid power systems, DC solar hybrid power systems, and mobile power systems. Its DC power systems are available in diesel, natural gas, LPG/propane, and renewable fuel formats. It serves customers in the telecommunications, military, commercial, industrial, and marine markets. In addition, the company sells its products through a direct sales force, and independent service providers and dealers. The company was formerly known as Polar Products, Inc. and changed its name to Polar Power, Inc. in October 1991. Polar Power, Inc. was incorporated in 1979 and is based in Gardena, California.
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