Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (CPK): Price and Financial Metrics

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (CPK): $107.30

0.81 (+0.76%)

POWR Rating

Component Grades

Momentum

C

Stability

C

Sentiment

Quality

C

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Industry: Utilities - Domestic

Industry

F

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CPK Price/Volume Stats

Current price $107.30 52-week high $132.91
Prev. close $106.49 52-week low $83.79
Day low $106.58 Volume 128,000
Day high $108.22 Avg. volume 150,492
50-day MA $103.13 Dividend yield 2.25%
200-day MA $105.21 Market Cap 2.39B

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CPK POWR Grades

  • Quality is the dimension where CPK ranks best; there it ranks ahead of 52.2% of US stocks.
  • The strongest trend for CPK is in Quality, which has been heading down over the past 26 weeks.
  • CPK ranks lowest in Value; there it ranks in the 23rd percentile.

CPK Stock Summary

  • CPK's one year PEG ratio, measuring expected growth in earnings next year relative to current common stock price is 415.08 -- higher than 92.02% of US-listed equities with positive expected earnings growth.
  • Of note is the ratio of CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP's sales and general administrative expense to its total operating expenses; only 0.17% of US stocks have a lower such ratio.
  • For CPK, its debt to operating expenses ratio is greater than that reported by 88.95% of US equities we're observing.
  • Stocks that are quantitatively similar to CPK, based on their financial statements, market capitalization, and price volatility, are UTL, ALE, MGEE, MDU, and OTTR.
  • Visit CPK's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.chpk.com.

CPK Valuation Summary

  • CPK's price/sales ratio is 2.8; this is 27.27% higher than that of the median Utilities stock.
  • CPK's price/sales ratio has moved up 1.9 over the prior 243 months.

Below are key valuation metrics over time for CPK.

Stock Date P/S P/B P/E EV/EBIT
CPK 2023-12-27 2.8 2.2 21.4 18.1
CPK 2023-12-26 2.8 2.2 21.6 18.2
CPK 2023-12-22 2.8 2.2 21.5 18.1
CPK 2023-12-21 2.8 2.1 21.0 17.9
CPK 2023-12-20 2.7 2.1 20.7 17.6
CPK 2023-12-19 2.8 2.1 21.1 17.9

CPK Growth Metrics

    The 5 year net cashflow from operations growth rate now stands at 0.32%.
  • The 4 year price growth rate now stands at 16%.
  • Its year over year cash and equivalents growth rate is now at -6.58%.
CPK's revenue has moved down $15,998,000 over the prior 52 months.

The table below shows CPK's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).

Date Revenue Operating Cash Flow Net Income to Common Stock
2022-12-31 680.704 158.882 89.796
2022-09-30 653.767 133.73 86.358
2022-06-30 630.049 140.083 89.171
2022-03-31 601.661 139.242 85.933
2021-12-31 569.968 150.504 83.466
2021-09-30 546.642 195.82 83.106

CPK's Quality Factors

The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.
  • CPK has a Quality Grade of C, ranking ahead of 36.64% of graded US stocks.
  • CPK's asset turnover comes in at 0.277 -- ranking 30th of 105 Utilities stocks.
  • AEP, ED, and SJW are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with CPK.

The table below shows CPK's key quality metrics over time.

Period Asset Turnover Gross Margin ROIC
2021-09-30 0.277 0.394 0.058
2021-06-30 0.279 0.397 0.057
2021-03-31 0.277 0.391 0.056
2020-12-31 0.263 0.395 0.054
2020-09-30 0.265 0.377 0.054
2020-06-30 0.267 0.363 0.054

CPK Price Target

For more insight on analysts targets of CPK, see our CPK price target page. And for a list of of all stocks sorted by upside potential based on analyst target price, see our Top Price Target page.

Average Price Target $130.57 Average Broker Recommendation 1.57 (Moderate Buy)

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (CPK) Company Bio


Chesapeake Utilities Corporation is a diversified energy company engaged in natural gas distribution, transmission, gathering and processing, electricity distribution, propane gas distribution, wholesale marketing, and other businesses. The company was founded in 1859 and is based in Dover, Delaware.


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Below are the latest news stories about CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP that investors may wish to consider to help them evaluate CPK as an investment opportunity.

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation Expands Propane Services in North Carolina with Acquisition of J.T. Lee and Son's

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK) announced today that its subsidiary, Sharp Energy, has acquired the propane operating assets of J.T. Lee and Son's in Cape Fear, North Carolina. Through this acquisition, Sharp Energy expands its customer base in North Carolina, including adding approximately 3,000 customers and distribution of approximately 800,000 gallons of propane annually. The transaction also includes a bulk plant with 60,000 gallons of propane storage, enabling the Company to r

Yahoo | December 19, 2023

Sidoti Events, LLC's Virtual December Small-Cap Conference

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / December 5, 2023 / Sidoti Events, LLC, an affiliate of Sidoti & Company, LLC, has released the presentation schedule and weblinks for its two-day December Small-Cap Conference taking place Wednesday and Thursday, December ...

Yahoo | December 5, 2023

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation Completes Acquisition of Florida City Gas

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK) today announced the completion of the acquisition of Florida City Gas (FCG), which is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. This transaction represents an expansion of Chesapeake Utilities' footprint in the dynamic and high-growth market of Florida, encompassing five of the top 10 most populous counties. By more than doubling Chesapeake Utilities' customer base and natural gas infrastructure in the state, the Company is positioned for substant

Yahoo | December 1, 2023

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation to Present at Sidoti Virtual Investor Conference December 6, 2023

The Company announced today that members of Management of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK) will present and host one-on-one meetings with investors at the Sidoti December Virtual Investor Conference taking place on December 6-7, 2023.

Yahoo | November 29, 2023

The one-year underlying earnings growth at Chesapeake Utilities (NYSE:CPK) is promising, but the shareholders are still in the red over that time

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Yahoo | November 13, 2023

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CPK Price Returns

1-mo 7.33%
3-mo 2.16%
6-mo 11.01%
1-year -13.43%
3-year -2.51%
5-year 28.65%
YTD 2.16%
2023 -8.83%
2022 -17.61%
2021 36.78%
2020 15.15%
2019 19.88%

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