NYSE:CPK - Chesapeake Utilities Stock Price, Price Target & More

Chesapeake Utilities trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "CPK."

Chesapeake Utilities declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 9th. Investors of record on Friday, June 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.37 per share on Thursday, July 5th. This represents a $1.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.90%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 14th. This is an increase from Chesapeake Utilities's previous quarterly dividend of $0.33. View Chesapeake Utilities' Dividend History.

Shares of Chesapeake Utilities split on Tuesday, September 9th 2014. The 3-2 split was announced on Wednesday, July 2nd 2014. The newly issued shares were payable to shareholders after the market closes on Monday, September 8th 2014. An investor that had 100 shares of Chesapeake Utilities stock prior to the split would have 150 shares after the split.

Chesapeake Utilities Co. (NYSE:CPK) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 9th. The utilities provider reported $1.40 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.36 by $0.04. Chesapeake Utilities had a return on equity of 10.64% and a net margin of 9.80%. View Chesapeake Utilities' Earnings History.

Chesapeake Utilities is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August, 2nd 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Chesapeake Utilities.

2 brokerages have issued 1-year target prices for Chesapeake Utilities' stock. Their forecasts range from $85.00 to $85.00. On average, they expect Chesapeake Utilities' share price to reach $85.00 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Chesapeake Utilities.

Some companies that are related to Chesapeake Utilities include Southwest Gas (SWX), Nextdecade (NEXT), RGC Resources (RGCO), Corning Natural Gas (CNIG) and China Natural Gas (CHNGQ).

Media coverage about CPK stock has been trending somewhat positive on Wednesday, Accern Sentiment reports. The research group rates the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Chesapeake Utilities earned a news sentiment score of 0.14 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the utilities provider an impact score of 47.02 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days.

Chesapeake Utilities' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (6.42%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.29%), Millennium Management LLC (0.85%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (0.56%), Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc. (0.51%) and Hennessy Advisors Inc. (0.47%). Company insiders that own Chesapeake Utilities stock include Elaine B Bittner, Eugene H Bayard, Jeffry M Householder, John R Schimkaitis, P Mcmasters Michael, Stephen C Thompson and Thomas P Hill, Jr. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Chesapeake Utilities.

CPK stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hennessy Advisors Inc., Lord Abbett & CO. LLC, New York State Common Retirement Fund, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Principal Financial Group Inc., Principal Financial Group Inc., Cortina Asset Management LLC and Guggenheim Capital LLC. Company insiders that have sold Chesapeake Utilities company stock in the last year include John R Schimkaitis, P Mcmasters Michael and Stephen C Thompson. View Insider Buying and Selling for Chesapeake Utilities.

CPK stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Millennium Management LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, BlackRock Inc., GSA Capital Partners LLP, Prudential Financial Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd and Nuveen Asset Management LLC. Company insiders that have bought Chesapeake Utilities stock in the last two years include Eugene H Bayard and Thomas P Hill, Jr. View Insider Buying and Selling for Chesapeake Utilities.

Shares of CPK can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of CPK stock can currently be purchased for approximately $77.85.

Chesapeake Utilities has a market capitalization of $1.26 billion and generates $617.58 million in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $58.12 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.89 on an earnings per share basis. Chesapeake Utilities employs 945 workers across the globe.

Chesapeake Utilities' mailing address is 909 SILVER LAKE BLVD PO BOX 615, DOVER DE, 19904. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at 302-734-6799.