NYSE:CPK - Chesapeake Utilities Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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

Chesapeake Utilities declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, February 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 15th will be given a dividend of $0.37 per share on Friday, April 5th. This represents a $1.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.61%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 14th. View Chesapeake Utilities' Dividend History.

Chesapeake Utilities shares 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 closing bell 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) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November, 8th. The utilities provider reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.49 by $0.15. The utilities provider had revenue of $140.28 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $142.85 million. Chesapeake Utilities had a net margin of 7.89% and a return on equity of 10.67%. View Chesapeake Utilities' Earnings History.

Chesapeake Utilities is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, May 14th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Chesapeake Utilities.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for Chesapeake Utilities' shares. Their predictions range from $90.00 to $100.00. On average, they expect Chesapeake Utilities' share price to reach $94.08 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 2.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Chesapeake Utilities.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Chesapeake Utilities in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Chesapeake Utilities.

Headlines about CPK stock have trended somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Chesapeake Utilities earned a media sentiment score of 1.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the utilities provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

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).

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Chesapeake Utilities' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (9.21%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.38%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (2.58%), Northern Trust Corp (1.28%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.05%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.05%). Company insiders that own Chesapeake Utilities stock include Elaine B Bittner, Eugene H Bayard, James F Moriarty, 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 Energy Income Partners LLC, California Public Employees Retirement System, BlackRock Inc., First Trust Advisors LP, Bank of America Corp DE, Hennessy Advisors Inc., Barclays PLC and MetLife Investment Advisors 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 BTIM Corp., Millennium Management LLC, MUFG Securities EMEA plc, MUFG Securities EMEA plc, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Martingale Asset Management L P and Bessemer Group Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Chesapeake Utilities stock in the last two years include Eugene H Bayard, James F Moriarty 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 $92.0850.

Chesapeake Utilities has a market capitalization of $1.51 billion and generates $717.49 million in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $56.58 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.31 on an earnings per share basis. Chesapeake Utilities employs 983 workers across the globe.

The official website for Chesapeake Utilities is http://www.chpk.com.

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.