COMPARE · Data as of August 21, 2026
KEP vs NJR
Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. KEP scored 53.9, NJR scored 63.2 — NJR leads.
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KEP
Korea Electric Power Corporation
53.9
$11.26 · $14.5B
Score gap
9.3
NJR leads
NJR
New Jersey Resources Corporation
63.2
$53.52 · $5.4B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
- CheapestKEP2.6x
- Fastest growthNJR+7.0%
- Highest qualityNJR77 / 100
- Largest discount to fair valueKEP-72%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
KEP
stronger →← stronger
NJR
74
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
77
30
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
48
97
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
68
NJR is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
KEP
NJR
$3.6bB
FCF
$359mC
+4.3%C+
Rev
+7.0%C+
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D/E
1.47B
2.6xA
P/E
14.8xA-
0.44A
PEG
2.13C
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
KEP
NJR
72% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
26% below
decline
Growth the price implies10-yr FCF · lower = less priced in
~-7%/yr
+297%
1-yr DCF upside
+46%
+256%
5-yr DCF upside
+35%
+206%
10-yr DCF upside
+20%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
KEP
Why this score
- Foreign reporter (KRW)
NJR
Why this score
- Raising its dividend
The companies
KEPKorea Electric Power Corporation
Why now
Utilities - Regulated Electric · market cap $14.5b. Down 52% from 52-week high of $23.41 — deep drawdown territory. PEG 0.44 — paying under fair value for the growth rate.
Moat
Moat signals from the quantitative card are modest — profitability and capital efficiency are middle-of-pack. The thesis here depends on softer factors (switching costs, brand, distribution, regulatory protection) not captured by the quality-growth screen.
Risk
Down 52% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up.
NJRNew Jersey Resources Corporation
Why now
Utilities - Regulated Gas · market cap $5.4b. 12% off the 52-week high of $60.86. 7 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $60.00 (implying +12% upside).
Moat
Net margin 24% sits well above the S&P median (~11%) — suggests structural pricing advantage or cost discipline competitors can't quickly close. ROE 14% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere. FCF converts 98% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash, a sign that working capital and capex are well-disciplined.
Risk
Commodity exposure — earnings power tracks the price of the underlying commodity, not management execution. A 15-20% move in the commodity reprices the equity well before fundamentals catch up.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where KEP and NJR diverge
On the headline score the gap is 9.3 points in favor of NJR. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
- ValueKEP 97.4 · NJR 68.0KEP +29.4
- GrowthKEP 29.9 · NJR 48.4NJR +18.5
- QualityKEP 73.7 · NJR 76.6level
Pillars run 0–100 against sector peers, so a score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.