Chesapeake Utilities (CPK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation is a diversified energy delivery company headquartered in Dover, Delaware. Founded in 1859, the company operates regulated and unregulated businesses that provide natural gas, propane, electric power and related energy services to residential, commercial, industrial and institutional customers.

Its operations include natural gas distribution and transmission, propane distribution, wholesale and retail energy marketing, compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas services, and energy logistics. Chesapeake Utilities also develops and operates infrastructure related to renewable natural gas and other lower-carbon energy solutions, supporting customers seeking alternatives to conventional fuels.

The company serves communities and businesses across Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Florida, Ohio and surrounding regions through a portfolio of regulated utilities, pipelines and energy-service businesses. Its activities include local utility distribution as well as interstate and intrastate transportation, storage and delivery of natural gas and other fuels.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $125.90 to $128.58
• 50-Day Range: $128.34 to $138.02
• 52-Week Range: $118.88 to $140.83
• Volume: 93,244 shs
• Average Volume: 161,032 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.06 billion
• P/E Ratio: 20.28
• Dividend Yield: 2.31%
• Price Target: $144.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Chesapeake Utilities Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Chesapeake Utilities scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 30th out of 95 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: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Chesapeake Utilities has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Chesapeake Utilities has a consensus price target of $144.00, representing about 13.2% upside from its current price of $127.23.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Chesapeake Utilities has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 14.42%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Chesapeake Utilities are expected to grow by 14.42% in the coming year, from $6.45 to $7.38 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Chesapeake Utilities is 20.31, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.83.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Chesapeake Utilities is 20.31, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 23.94.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Chesapeake Utilities has a P/B Ratio of 1.88. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.25% 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 6.44.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Chesapeake Utilities has recently decreased by 0.28%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Chesapeake Utilities pays a meaningful dividend of 2.28%, 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 46.89%. 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 39.84% next year. This indicates that Chesapeake Utilities will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.85

News Sentiment

Chesapeake Utilities has a news sentiment score of 1.85. 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 0.60 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Chesapeake Utilities to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 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 7/6 Dividend: 6/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/6 Dividend: 6/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/06/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Record date for 10/5 Dividend: 9/14/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/5 Dividend: 9/14/2026
• Today: 9/28/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/05/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

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: $144.00
• High Price Target: $150.00
• Low Price Target: $134.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +13.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.27
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.25
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.69
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $140.30 million
• Net Margins: 15.12%
• Pretax Margin: 20.78%
• Return on Equity: 9.34%
• Return on Assets: 3.73%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.79
• Current Ratio: 0.32
• Quick Ratio: 0.28

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $930 million
• Price / Sales: 3.29
• Cash Flow: $10.37 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.25
• Book Value: $67.59 per share
• Price / Book: 1.88

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 24,110,000
• Free Float: 23,778,000
• Market Cap: $3.06 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.67