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After finishing at $123.44 in the prior trading day, Chesapeake Utilities Corp (NYSE: CPK) closed at $123.58, up 0.11%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.11 from its previous closing price. On the day, 73635.0 shares were traded. CPK stock price reached its highest trading level at $124.49 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $123.325.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CPK by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.36 and its Current Ratio is at 0.42. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.02 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.84.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Barclays on May 30, 2024, initiated with a Equal Weight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $111.
On January 10, 2024, RBC Capital Mkts Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Sector Perform and also upped its target price recommendation from $111 to $123.
Wells Fargo Upgraded its Underweight to Equal Weight on October 16, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $115 to $100.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CPK now has a Market Capitalization of 2909629440 and an Enterprise Value of 4438326784. As of this moment, Chesapeake’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 22.04, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.30. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.13. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.36 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.93. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.121 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.116.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CPK is 0.71, which has changed by 0.04675591 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16844666 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CPK has reached a high of $136.73, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $115.12. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.85%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.96%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 121.20K shares per day over the past 3-months and 87660 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 23.42M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 23.14M. Insiders hold about 1.71% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.94% stake in the company. Shares short for CPK as of 1755216000 were 551349 with a Short Ratio of 4.55, compared to 1752537600 on 493634. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 551349 and a Short% of Float of 3.2199999999999998.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, CPK’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.605, compared to 2.61 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.02110337The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.81. The current Payout Ratio is 47.68% for CPK, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-16 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-15. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2014-09-09 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Chesapeake Utilities Corp (CPK) is currently in the spotlight, with 4.0 analysts actively rating and assessing its market standing.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.0, with high estimates of $2.07 and low estimates of $1.88.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.33 and $6.11 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $6.25. EPS for the following year is $6.76, with 5.0 analysts recommending between $6.81 and $6.69.
Revenue Estimates
2 analysts predict $167.3M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $171.9M to a low estimate of $162.7M. As of the current estimate, Chesapeake Utilities Corp’s year-ago sales were $160.14MFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $231.6M. There is a high estimate of $245.3M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $217.9M.
A total of 2 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CPK’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $915.6M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $872.1M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $893.85M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $787.2MBased on 3 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $937.73M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $963M and the low estimate is $894.4M.
