CPK Stock Analysis: Chesapeake Utilities | NYSE
Utilities - Regulated Gas | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 3.299m USD | 12M Return: 10.2% | US1653031088 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 23.7M
EPS Trend: 97.2%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: 99.5%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 11.6 years of data
How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK) is a U.S.-based energy delivery company headquartered in Dover, Delaware, operating since 1859. It runs two segments: Regulated Energy, which includes natural gas distribution and transmission across the Delmarva Peninsula, Ohio, and Florida, plus regulated electric distribution in Florida; and Unregulated Energy, covering propane distribution in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, unregulated natural gas transmission in Ohio, electricity and steam generation, and CNG, LNG, and renewable natural gas services.
The companys hybrid model-combining rate-regulated utility operations with unregulated energy services-aligns with the structure common among gas utilities, where regulated distribution provides predictable, regulator-approved returns while unregulated activities offer growth potential in adjacent markets like renewable natural gas and sustainable energy investments.
- Florida regulated expansion boosts rate base and customer growth
- Rate case outcomes in Delaware and Maryland affect regulated returns
- Renewable natural gas investments expand unregulated energy margins
| Net Income: 150.2m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: -0.07 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -8.33 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -40.93% < 20% (prev -30.86%; Δ -10.07% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.07 > 3% & CFO 308.1m > Net Income 150.2m |
| Net Debt (1.70b) to EBITDA (379.5m): 4.48 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 0.32 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (24.2m) vs 12m ago 3.30% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 38.17% > 18% (prev 41.53%; Δ -3.35% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 25.12% > 50% (prev 23.19%; Δ 1.93% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 3.68 > 6 (EBIT TTM 271.3m / Interest Expense TTM 73.7m) |
| A: -0.10 (Total Current Assets 188.0m - Total Current Liabilities 594.7m) / Total Assets 4.17b |
| B: 0.16 (Retained Earnings 676.7m / Total Assets 4.17b) |
| C: 0.07 (EBIT TTM 271.3m / Avg Total Assets 3.96b) |
| D: 0.67 (Book Value of Equity 1.67b / Total Liabilities 2.50b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 1.05 = BB |
| DSRI: 0.88 (Receivables 122.8m/121.7m, Revenue 993.6m/866.7m) |
| GMI: 1.09 (GM 41.53% / 38.17%) |
| AQI: 0.89 (AQ_t 0.15 / AQ_t-1 0.17) |
| SGI: 1.15 (Revenue 993.6m / 866.7m) |
| TATA: -0.04 (NI 150.2m - CFO 308.1m) / TA 4.17b) |
| Beneish M = -3.01 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of August 24, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 134.13 with a total of 112,724 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.72%, over one month by -0.36%, over three months by +6.16% and over the past year by +10.21%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 126.30 (which is 5.8% or 2.7 ATR below the current price).
Chesapeake Utilities has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.00. Therefore, it is recommended to buy CPK.
- StrongBuy: 3
- Buy: 1
- Hold: 3
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 146.9 | 9.5% |
P/E Trailing = 21.8246
P/E Forward = 20.5761
P/S = 3.3203
P/B = 1.9672
P/EG = 2.4779
Revenue TTM = 993.6m USD
EBIT TTM = 271.3m USD
EBITDA TTM = 379.5m USD
Long Term Debt = 1.32b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 369.8m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 1.70b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 7.00m
Net Debt = 1.70b USD (calculated: Debt 1.70b - CCE 400k)
Enterprise Value = 5.00b USD (3.30b + Debt 1.70b - CCE 400k)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 3.68 (Ebit TTM 271.3m / Interest Expense TTM 73.7m)
EV/FCF = -17.79x (Enterprise Value 5.00b / FCF TTM -281.0m)
FCF Yield = -5.62% (FCF TTM -281.0m / Enterprise Value 5.00b)
FCF Margin = -28.28% (FCF TTM -281.0m / Revenue TTM 993.6m)
Net Margin = 15.12% (Net Income TTM 150.2m / Revenue TTM 993.6m)
Gross Margin = 38.17% ((Revenue TTM 993.6m - Cost of Revenue TTM 614.3m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 42.35% (prev 30.97%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.20 (Enterprise Value 5.00b / Total Assets 4.17b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 4.33% (Interest Expense 73.7m / Debt 1.70b)
Taxrate = 27.26% (56.3m / 206.5m)
NOPAT = 197.3m (EBIT 271.3m * (1 - 27.26%))
Current Ratio = 0.32 (Total Current Assets 188.0m / Total Current Liabilities 594.7m)
Debt / Equity = 1.02 (Debt 1.70b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.67b)
Debt / EBITDA = 4.48 (Net Debt 1.70b / EBITDA 379.5m)
Debt / FCF = -6.05 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt 1.70b / FCF TTM -281.0m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1.61b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 3.80% (Net Income 150.2m / Total Assets 4.17b)
RoE = 9.33% (Net Income TTM 150.2m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.61b)
RoCE = 9.26% (EBIT 271.3m / Capital Employed (Equity 1.61b + L.T.Debt 1.32b))
RoIC = 5.00% (NOPAT 197.3m / Invested Capital 3.95b)
WACC = 4.39% (E(3.30b)/V(5.00b) * Re(5.03%) + D(1.70b)/V(5.00b) * Rd(4.33%) * (1-Tc(0.27)))
Discount Rate = 5.03% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 81.61 | Cagr: 3.64%
[DCF] Fair Price = unknown (Cash Flow -281.0m)
EPS Correlation: 97.16 | EPS CAGR: 8.19% | SUE: -0.22 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 99.49 | Revenue CAGR: 16.96% | SUE: 0.07 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.94 | Chg30d=+4.10% | Revisions=+25% | Analysts=4
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=6.43 | Chg30d=-0.33% | Revisions=-50% | GrowthEPS=+7.0% | GrowthRev=+9.9%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=7.33 | Chg30d=+0.24% | Revisions=+17% | GrowthEPS=+13.9% | GrowthRev=+4.9%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -10% (up=3, down=4)