Benzinga•2026-04-21
Barclays Maintains Equal-Weight on Chesapeake Utilities, Raises Price Target to $142CPK — Chesapeake Utilities Corp
NYSE · Utilities · Utilities
$124.44-2.15%Market cap3.10B
- Latest Close
- $124.44
- 30-Day Move
- -2.1%
- Market Cap
- $3.1B
- Shares Outstanding
- 23,940,000
- P/E Ratio
- 22.09
- P/B Ratio
- 1.85
NYSE:CPKUtilities / UtilitiesDelayed public snapshot
Chesapeake Utilities Corp
A read-only Alphactor snapshot forChesapeake Utilities Corp. It uses the same research structure as the app, but with delayed data and shallow depth so search visitors can evaluate the stock before signing up.
Snapshot as of2026-04-21
Topline snapshot
Latest Close
$124.44
30-Day Move
-2.1%
Market Cap
$3.1B
Shares Outstanding
23,940,000
P/E Ratio
22.09
P/B Ratio
1.85
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Chart snapshot
$124.44
-2.1%last 90 delayed daily bars
Market cap$3.1B
90D High
$138.41
90D Low
$119.91
Avg Volume
139,263
What stands out
Gross margin is running at 39.8%, which gives a quick read on operating quality before you open the full model.
Net margin is 14.6%, useful for comparing CPK against peers in Utilities.
CPK is down 2.1% over the last 30 trading days shown on this page.
Latest operating income is $74M, which helps anchor the headline ratios with an actual earnings figure.
Research snapshot
Composite Fair Value
$89.86
Rule of 40
-5.0%
Dark Pool Short %
58.6%
Fundamentals snapshot
Latest Close
$124.44
30-Day Move
-2.1%
Market Cap
$3.1B
Shares Outstanding
23,940,000
P/E Ratio
22.09
P/B Ratio
1.85
ROE
8.8%
ROA
3.5%
Gross Margin
39.8%
Operating Margin
26.7%
Net Margin
14.6%
Debt / Equity
1.01
Current Ratio
0.45
Dividend Yield
2.2%
Latest Revenue
$259M
Financial statement snapshot
Revenue
$259M
Gross Profit
$107M
Operating Income
$74M
Net Income
$46M
Gross Margin
3982.4%
Net Margin
1462.0%
Current Ratio
0.45
Debt / Equity
1.01
Valuation snapshot
Fair Value
$89.86
Upside / Downside
-27.8%
Signal
Overvalued
Implied Growth
7.2%
DCF
$127.77
EPV
$15.48
EV/Rev
$126.32
Growth Assumption
11.0%
Discount Rate
9.4%
Terminal Growth
2.0%
Base FCF
$234M
Valuation spread
Current Price
$124.44
Composite Fair Value
$89.86
DCF
$127.77
EPV
$15.48
EV/Rev
$126.32
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Low growth priced in
Quality snapshot
Altman Z
1.35
Distress
Piotroski
6
Moderate (4-6)
Cash Conversion
1.67x
Rule of 40
-5.0%
Concerning
Annual financial history
Annual performance mix
| Period | Revenue | Operating Income | Net Income | Free Cash Flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-31 | $681M | $143M | $90M | $31M |
| 2023-12-31 | $671M | $161M | $87M | $15M |
| 2024-12-31 | $787M | $232M | $119M | $-116M |
| 2025-12-31 | $930M | $257M | $140M | $-215M |
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News snapshot
Finnhub•2026-04-20
Chesapeake Utilities to Host its First Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast on May 7, 2026After signup
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Insider activity snapshot
Buy Value
$0
Sell Value
$4M
Buys
0
Sells
12
Buy Value
$0
Sell Value
$4M
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.00x
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Recent insider transactions
| Date | Name | Type | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-24 | Sylvester Jeffery S | A | 3,899 | $135.05 |
| 2026-02-24 | Webber Kevin J | A | 3,336 | $135.05 |
| 2026-02-24 | Moriarty James F | A | 7,557 | $135.05 |
| 2026-02-24 | Householder Jeffry M | A | 21,123 | $135.05 |
| 2026-02-24 | Galtman Michael D | A | 2,866 | $135.05 |
| 2026-02-24 | Cooper Beth W | A | 7,557 | $135.05 |
| 2026-01-06 | Forsythe Ronald G Jr | F | 246 | $122.11 |
| 2026-01-06 | Cooper Beth W | M | 792 | $122.11 |
ETF holders snapshot
| ETF | Shares | Weight | As Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF | 1,431,129 | 0.06% | 2026-02-28 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 743,817 | 0.03% | 2025-12-31 |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN EQUITY FUNDS-Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund | 658,742 | 0.03% | 2026-03-31 |
| T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, Inc. | 599,693 | 0.03% | 2025-12-31 |
| iShares Trust-iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 568,857 | 0.02% | 2026-02-28 |
| T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock Fund, Inc. | 540,044 | 0.02% | 2025-12-31 |
| -Price (T.Rowe) U.S. Small-Cap Value Equity Trust | 381,679 | 0.02% | 2025-12-31 |
| T. Rowe Price Eqy. Fd.s, Inc.-T. Rowe Price Inst. Small-Cap Stock Fd. | 291,024 | 0.01% | 2025-12-31 |
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Institutional holders snapshot
Qube Research & Technologies
Filed 2025-11-14
--
--
BlackRock
Filed 2024-05-10
$388M
--
Vanguard Group
Filed 2025-11-07
$265M
+0.6%
Invesco
Filed 2025-11-13
$80M
+3.0%
Geode Capital Management
Filed 2025-11-12
$74M
+0.5%
Dark-pool activity snapshot
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