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 announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, August 7th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.405 per share on Monday, October 7th. This represents a $1.62 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.72%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 12th. View Chesapeake Utilities' Dividend History.

Chesapeake Utilities's stock split before market open on Tuesday, September 9th 2014. The 3-2 split was announced on Wednesday, July 2nd 2014. The newly issued shares were issued 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) issued its earnings results on Thursday, August, 8th. The utilities provider reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.54 by $0.04. The utilities provider earned $130.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $169.40 million. Chesapeake Utilities had a net margin of 8.62% and a return on equity of 11.30%. View Chesapeake Utilities' Earnings History.

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

3 equities research analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Chesapeake Utilities' stock. Their predictions range from $90.00 to $110.00. On average, they expect Chesapeake Utilities' share price to reach $97.4133 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 3.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Chesapeake Utilities.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Chesapeake Utilities in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Chesapeake Utilities.

News stories about CPK stock have trended positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group scores the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Chesapeake Utilities earned a daily sentiment score of 2.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the utilities provider a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Chesapeake Utilities.

Chesapeake Utilities saw a decrease in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totalling 142,700 shares, a decrease of 9.1% from the June 30th total of 157,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 73,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.9 days. Currently, 0.9% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Chesapeake Utilities' Current Options Chain.

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).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Chesapeake Utilities investors own include HealthWarehouse.com (HEWA), Revance Therapeutics (RVNC), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Premaitha Health (NIPT), AmerisourceBergen (ABC), Morgan Stanley (MS), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Arrow Financial (AROW), Comcast (CMCSA) and PC Connection (CNXN).

Chesapeake Utilities' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (13.91%), BlackRock Inc. (8.25%), Vanguard Group Inc. (6.33%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (2.50%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (1.78%) and Northern Trust Corp (1.31%). Company insiders that own Chesapeake Utilities stock include James F Moriarty, 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 Morgan Stanley, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, William Blair Investment Management LLC, Prudential Financial Inc., Algert Global LLC, Uniplan Investment Counsel Inc., Energy Income Partners LLC and Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold Chesapeake Utilities company stock in the last year include John R Schimkaitis and Stephen C Thompson. View Insider Buying and Selling for Chesapeake Utilities.

CPK stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Vanguard Group Inc., Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD, BlackRock Inc., State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, First Trust Advisors LP, Cutter & CO Brokerage Inc. and Bahl & Gaynor Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Chesapeake Utilities stock in the last two years include 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 $94.31.

Chesapeake Utilities has a market capitalization of $1.55 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.View Additional Information About Chesapeake Utilities.

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 or via email at [email protected]