Chesapeake Utilities (CPK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation is a diversified energy company that delivers natural gas, propane and electricity to residential, commercial and industrial customers. Its businesses also include natural gas transmission and distribution, energy generation, and renewable natural gas projects.

The company serves customers across Delaware, Maryland, Florida and other parts of the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. Its operations include regulated natural gas and electric utilities as well as unregulated propane distribution and energy-related services.

Chesapeake Utilities traces its roots to the Dover Gas Light Company, established in Delaware in 1859. Its businesses have expanded over time through service growth and acquisitions.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $140.11 to $141.97
• 50-Day Range: $124.50 to $141.92
• 52-Week Range: $118.88 to $145.54
• Volume: 127,508 shs
• Average Volume: 162,348 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.43 billion
• P/E Ratio: 22.15
• Dividend Yield: 2.09%
• Price Target: $143.75
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Chesapeake Utilities Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Chesapeake Utilities scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 23rd out of 97 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Chesapeake Utilities has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Chesapeake Utilities is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Chesapeake Utilities has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.84%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Chesapeake Utilities are expected to grow by 13.84% in the coming year, from $6.43 to $7.32 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Chesapeake Utilities is 22.15, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.03.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Chesapeake Utilities is 22.15, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 31.59.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Chesapeake Utilities has a P/B Ratio of 2.02. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.58% of the float of Chesapeake Utilities has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Chesapeake Utilities has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.69.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Chesapeake Utilities has recently decreased by 10.43%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Chesapeake Utilities pays a meaningful dividend of 2.09%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Chesapeake Utilities has been increasing its dividend for 22 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Chesapeake Utilities is 46.37%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Chesapeake Utilities will have a dividend payout ratio of 40.16% next year. This indicates that Chesapeake Utilities will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.63

News Sentiment

Chesapeake Utilities has a news sentiment score of 0.63. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.47 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 30 news articles for Chesapeake Utilities this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Chesapeake Utilities to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Chesapeake Utilities insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.36% of the stock of Chesapeake Utilities is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

83.11% of the stock of Chesapeake Utilities is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 10/5 Dividend: 9/14/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/5 Dividend: 9/14/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/05/2026
• Last Earnings: 11/05/2026
• Today: 11/12/2026
• Record date for 1/5 Dividend: 12/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 1/5 Dividend: 12/15/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026
• Dividend Payable: 1/05/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Gas Utilities
• Sub-Industry: Gas Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CPK
• CIK: 19745
• Web: www.chpk.com
• Phone: (302) 734-6799
• Fax: 302-734-6750
• Employees: 1,300
• Year Founded: 1989

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Chesapeake Utilities: $143.75
• High Price Target: $155.00
• Low Price Target: $134.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +2.4%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.34
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 22.15
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.18
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $140.30 million
• Net Margins: 15.09%
• Pretax Margin: 20.75%
• Return on Equity: 9.21%
• Return on Assets: 3.68%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.77
• Current Ratio: 0.28
• Quick Ratio: 0.25

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $930 million
• Price / Sales: 3.69
• Cash Flow: $10.49 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.38
• Book Value: $69.58 per share
• Price / Book: 2.02

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 24,450,000
• Free Float: 24,116,000
• Market Cap: $3.43 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.62