4 Stocks Pushing The Utilities Sector Higher

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All three major indices are trading down today with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) trading down 33 points (-0.2%) at 14,002 as of Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, 11:50 AM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,057 issues advancing vs. 1,779 declining with 154 unchanged.

The Utilities sector currently sits up 0.1% versus the S&P 500, which is down 0.5%. A company within the sector that fell today was National Electricity Company of Chile (EOC), up 0.9%.

TheStreet Ratings group would like to highlight 4 stocks pushing the sector higher today:

4. Korea Electric Power (KEP) is one of the companies pushing the Utilities sector higher today. As of noon trading, Korea Electric Power is up $0.10 (0.7%) to $14.65 on light volume Thus far, 181,283 shares of Korea Electric Power exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 817,700 shares. The stock has ranged in price between $14.65-$14.74 after having opened the day at $14.67 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $14.55.

Korea Electric Power Corporation, an integrated electric utility company, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity in Korea. The company generates power from nuclear, coal, oil, liquefied natural gas, hydro, wind, and solar sources. Korea Electric Power has a market cap of $18.4 billion and is part of the utilities industry. The company has a P/E ratio of 25.6, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 2.6% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there is 1 analyst that rates Korea Electric Power a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and none rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Korea Electric Power as a sell. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its poor profit margins and generally disappointing historical performance in the stock itself. Get the full Korea Electric Power Ratings Report now.

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