CPK vs. LNT, ATO, AVA, BKH, NJR, NWE, NWN, OGS, POR, and SR
Should you be buying Chesapeake Utilities stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Chesapeake Utilities include Alliant Energy (LNT), Atmos Energy (ATO), Avista (AVA), Black Hills (BKH), NewJersey Resources (NJR), NorthWestern Energy Group (NWE), Northwest Natural Gas (NWN), ONE Gas (OGS), Portland General Electric (POR), and Spire (SR). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector.
Chesapeake Utilities vs. Its Competitors
Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) and Chesapeake Utilities (NYSE:CPK) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability and valuation.
In the previous week, Alliant Energy and Alliant Energy both had 8 articles in the media. Alliant Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Chesapeake Utilities' score of 0.92 indicating that Alliant Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Alliant Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Chesapeake Utilities pays an annual dividend of $2.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Alliant Energy pays out 62.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chesapeake Utilities pays out 48.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Alliant Energy has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Chesapeake Utilities has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years.
79.9% of Alliant Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.1% of Chesapeake Utilities shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Alliant Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Chesapeake Utilities shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Alliant Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Chesapeake Utilities. Alliant Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chesapeake Utilities, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Alliant Energy has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chesapeake Utilities has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Alliant Energy has a net margin of 20.07% compared to Chesapeake Utilities' net margin of 14.89%. Alliant Energy's return on equity of 12.25% beat Chesapeake Utilities' return on equity.
Alliant Energy currently has a consensus price target of $66.00, indicating a potential downside of 2.81%. Chesapeake Utilities has a consensus price target of $124.50, indicating a potential downside of 8.58%. Given Alliant Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Alliant Energy is more favorable than Chesapeake Utilities.
Summary
Alliant Energy beats Chesapeake Utilities on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:CPK) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff