Chesapeake Financial Shares Inc. (OTCMKTS:CPKF) Short Interest Up 13.4% in April

Key Points

• As of April 15, short interest rose 13.4% to 2,992 shares (about 0.1% of the stock), resulting in a short-interest ratio of 1.1 days based on average daily volume.
• The company reported a quarterly EPS of $1.15, beating the $0.98 consensus, with revenue of $21.49M and strong profitability metrics (ROE 15.88%, net margin 17.24%).
• Shares opened at $34.50 (a one‑year high), trade above the 50‑ and 200‑day moving averages ($32.96 and $28.95), and the stock carries a market cap of $162.5M with a PE of 8.18.

Chesapeake Financial Shares Inc. (OTCMKTS:CPKF - Get Free Report) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,992 shares, an increase of 13.4% from the March 31st total of 2,638 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the company's stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 2,830 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.1 days.

Chesapeake Financial Shares Stock Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS:CPKF opened at $34.50 on Friday. The company's 50-day moving average price is $32.96 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $28.95. Chesapeake Financial Shares has a one year low of $19.15 and a one year high of $34.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 0.66 and a quick ratio of 0.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $162.50 million, a PE ratio of 8.18 and a beta of 0.23.

Chesapeake Financial Shares (OTCMKTS:CPKF - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 21st. The bank reported $1.15 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.98 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $21.49 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $21.30 million. Chesapeake Financial Shares had a return on equity of 15.88% and a net margin of 17.24%. On average, equities analysts forecast that Chesapeake Financial Shares will post 3.9 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Chesapeake Financial Shares

Chesapeake Financial Shares, Inc is the bank holding company for Chesapeake Bank, a Virginia‐chartered community bank. The company operates as a locally focused financial institution, offering a comprehensive suite of banking services to individuals, businesses and nonprofit organizations. Through its subsidiary, Chesapeake Bank, it aims to deliver customer‐centric solutions while supporting economic growth in its communities.

Chesapeake Financial Shares' primary business activities include retail and commercial banking.

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