Financhill
Buy
55

CPK Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

Last price:
$125.50
Seasonality move :
3.01%
Day range:
$122.73 - $126.85
52-week range:
$98.32 - $134.20
Dividend yield:
2.06%
P/E ratio:
23.54x
P/S ratio:
3.55x
P/B ratio:
2.05x
Volume:
243.2K
Avg. volume:
93.9K
1-year change:
17.4%
Market cap:
$2.9B
Revenue:
$787.2M
EPS (TTM):
$5.27

Analysts' Opinion

  • Consensus Rating
    Chesapeake Utilities has received a consensus rating of Leans Bullish. The company's average rating is a Leans Bullish based on 3 Buy ratings, 3 Hold ratings, and 0 Sell ratings.
  • Price Target Upside
    According to analysts' consensus price target of $134.07, Chesapeake Utilities has an estimated upside of 8.06% from its current price of $124.07.
  • Price Target Downside
    According to analysts, the lowest downside price target is $120.00 representing 100% downside risk from its current price of $124.07.

Fair Value

  • According to the consensus of 6 analysts, Chesapeake Utilities has 8.06% upside to fair value with a price target of $134.07 per share.

CPK vs. S&P 500

  • Over the past 5 trading days, Chesapeake Utilities has underperformed the S&P 500 by -3.02% suggesting its relative strength compared to the major market average is weak at this time.

Share Buyback

  • Chesapeake Utilities does have a share repurchase program in place at this time. The scale of a buyback program can materially affect share price and usually results in a higher earnings per share, all else being equal, when the share count drops.

Revenue Growth

  • Chesapeake Utilities has grown year-over-year revenues for 4 quarters straight. In the most recent quarter Chesapeake Utilities reported revenues of $215M.

Earnings Growth

  • Chesapeake Utilities has grown year-over-year earnings for 2 quarters straight. In the most recent quarter Chesapeake Utilities reported earnings per share of $1.60.
Enterprise value:
4.3B
EV / Invested capital:
1.51x
Price / LTM sales:
3.55x
EV / EBIT:
18.80x
EV / Revenue:
5.50x
PEG ratio (5yr expected):
2.06x
EV / Free cash flow:
-37.34x
Price / Operating cash flow:
--
Enterprise value / EBITDA:
13.88x
Gross Profit (TTM):
$334.8M
Return On Assets:
3.48%
Net Income Margin (TTM):
15.07%
Return On Equity:
9.05%
Return On Invested Capital:
4.36%
Operating Margin:
31.53%
Trailing 12 Months Fiscal Quarters
Period Ending 2022-12-31 2023-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2024-12-31
Income Statement
Revenue $680.7M $670.6M $787.2M $185.3M $215M
Gross Profit $237.5M $255.3M $334.8M $75.1M $91.6M
Operating Income $142.9M $161.2M $232.2M $53.8M $67.8M
EBITDA $228M $229.6M $311.7M $64.4M $85.4M
Diluted EPS $5.05 $4.73 $5.27 $1.26 $1.60
Period Ending 2020-12-31 2021-12-31 2022-12-31 2023-12-31 2024-12-31
Balance Sheet
Current Assets $136.4M $170.3M $194M $185.7M $204.3M
Total Assets $1.9B $2.1B $2.2B $3.3B $3.6B
Current Liabilities $329M $376.4M $369M $386.4M $419.4M
Total Liabilities $1.2B $1.3B $1.4B $2.1B $2.2B
Total Equity $697.1M $774.1M $832.8M $1.2B $1.4B
Total Debt $697.7M $789.5M $802M $1.4B $1.5B
Trailing 12 Months Fiscal Quarters
Period Ending 2022-12-31 2023-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2024-12-31
Cash Flow Statement
Cash Flow Operations $158.9M $203.5M $239.4M $20.2M $21.7M
Cash From Investing -$136.5M -$1.1B -$349.9M -$975.7M -$93.9M
Cash From Financing -$21.2M $906.6M $113.5M $958.6M $78.5M
Free Cash Flow $30.6M $14.9M -$115.9M -$30.8M -$74M
CPK
Sector
Market Cap
$2.9B
$3.7B
Price % of 52-Week High
92.45%
85.61%
Dividend Yield
2.06%
3.09%
Shareholder Yield
-5.63%
0.94%
1-Year Price Total Return
17.4%
0.25%
Beta (5-Year)
0.603
0.542
Dividend yield:
2.06%
Annualized payout:
$2.51
Payout ratio:
45.7%
Growth streak:
21 years

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Technicals

8-day SMA
Sell
Level $126.16
200-day SMA
Buy
Level $119.84
Bollinger Bands (100)
Sell
Level 120.42 - 128.36
Chaikin Money Flow
Sell
Level -122.1K
20-day SMA
Sell
Level $126.60
Relative Strength Index (RSI14)
Sell
Level 43.56
ADX Line
Sell
Level 13.7
Williams %R
Buy
Level -84.6506
50-day SMA
Buy
Level $123.84
MACD (12, 26)
Buy
Level 17.63
25-day Aroon Oscillator
Buy
Level 28
On Balance Volume
Sell
Level -313.9K

Financial Scores

Sell
Altman Z-Score (Annual)
Level (1.3343)
Sell
CA Score (Annual)
Level (-0.6111)
--
Beneish M-Score (Annual)
Level (--)
Buy
Momentum Score
Level (8)
Sell
Ohlson Score
Level (0.6365)
Buy
Piotroski F Score (Annual)
Level (7)
Buy
Quality Ratio Score
Level (2)
Buy
Fundamental Score
Level (8)

Revenue Forecast

Earnings per Share Forecast

Company Profile

Chesapeake Utilities Corp is a diversified energy delivery company that is engaged in natural gas transmission and distribution, electricity generation and distribution, propane gas distribution, mobile compressed natural gas utility services and solutions and other businesses. The company operates in two reportable segments, Regulated Energy and Unregulated Energy. The company's natural gas and electric distribution operations in Delaware, Maryland and Florida are subject to regulation by PSC. Eastern Shore, its natural gas transmission is subject to regulation by the FERC and Peninsula Pipeline and Aspire Energy Express, its intrastate pipeline subsidiaries, are subject to regulation by the Florida PSC and Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, respectively.

Stock Forecast FAQ

In the current month, CPK has received 3 Buy ratings 3 Hold ratings, and 0 Sell ratings. The CPK average analyst price target in the past 3 months is $134.07.

  • Where Will Chesapeake Utilities Stock Be In 1 Year?

    According to analysts, the consensus estimate is that Chesapeake Utilities share price will rise to $134.07 per share over the next 12 months.

  • What Do Analysts Say About Chesapeake Utilities?

    Analysts are divided on their view about Chesapeake Utilities share price and where it will be in the next 12 months. The majority of analysts rate the stock a Buy. However, a smaller subset of analysts suggest that Chesapeake Utilities is a Sell and believe this share price will drop from its current level to $120.00.

  • What Is Chesapeake Utilities's Price Target?

    The price target for Chesapeake Utilities over the next 1-year time period is forecast to be $134.07 according to 6 Wall Street analysts, 3 of them rate the stock a Buy, 0 rate the stock a Sell, and 3 analysts rate the stock a Hold.

  • Is CPK A Buy, Sell Or Hold?

    According to Wall Street analysts, the consensus rating for Chesapeake Utilities is a Leans Bullish. 3 of 6 analysts rate the stock a Leans Bullish at this time.

  • How Can I Buy Shares Of CPK?

    You can purchase shares of Chesapeake Utilities via an online brokerage firm such as TD Ameritrade.com, thinkorswim.com, e-trade.com, tastytrade.com, or Schwab.com. Many other digital online brokerages exist such as RobinHood and Webull where you can purchase Chesapeake Utilities shares.

  • What Is The Chesapeake Utilities Share Price Today?

    Chesapeake Utilities was last trading at $125.50 per share. This represents the most recent stock quote for Chesapeake Utilities. Yesterday, Chesapeake Utilities closed at $124.07 per share.

  • How To Buy Chesapeake Utilities Stock Online?

    In order to purchase Chesapeake Utilities stock online, open a brokerage account, deposit funds into the account, and select an order type to purchase shares whether it be market or limit.

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