Chesapeake Utilities (CPK) Competitors

Chesapeake Utilities (NYSE:CPK) and UGI (NYSE:UGI) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking and risk.

Does the media refer more to CPK or UGI?

In the previous week, UGI had 1 more articles in the media than Chesapeake Utilities. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for UGI and 6 mentions for Chesapeake Utilities. UGI's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Chesapeake Utilities' score of 1.00 indicating that UGI is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Chesapeake Utilities	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
UGI	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CPK or UGI?

Chesapeake Utilities received 113 more outperform votes than UGI when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.47% of users gave Chesapeake Utilities an outperform vote while only 53.94% of users gave UGI an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Chesapeake Utilities	Outperform Votes 339 59.47%	Underperform Votes 231 40.53%
UGI	Outperform Votes 226 53.94%	Underperform Votes 193 46.06%

Is CPK or UGI a better dividend stock?

Chesapeake Utilities pays an annual dividend of $2.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. UGI pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Chesapeake Utilities pays out 50.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. UGI pays out 61.7% 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. Chesapeake Utilities has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years and UGI has raised its dividend for 37 consecutive years. UGI is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has better earnings and valuation, CPK or UGI?

UGI has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Chesapeake Utilities. UGI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chesapeake Utilities, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Chesapeake Utilities	$81.68B	0.03	$87.21M	$5.41	22.26
UGI	$7.32B	1.06	$269M	$2.43	14.82

Is CPK or UGI more profitable?

Chesapeake Utilities has a net margin of 14.16% compared to UGI's net margin of 7.73%. UGI's return on equity of 15.19% beat Chesapeake Utilities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chesapeake Utilities	14.16%	9.08%	3.48%
UGI	7.73%	15.19%	4.54%

Which has more volatility & risk, CPK or UGI?

Chesapeake Utilities has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UGI has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CPK or UGI?

83.1% of Chesapeake Utilities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.3% of UGI shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Chesapeake Utilities shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of UGI shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend CPK or UGI?

Chesapeake Utilities presently has a consensus price target of $126.50, indicating a potential upside of 5.03%. UGI has a consensus price target of $31.33, indicating a potential downside of 13.01%. Given Chesapeake Utilities' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Chesapeake Utilities is more favorable than UGI.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chesapeake Utilities	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
UGI	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

Chesapeake Utilities beats UGI on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.