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Stocks to Compare Sections All Sections Selected Performance Chart Price & Volume MarketRank Analyst Ratings Sales & Book Value Profitability & Earnings Dividends Debt Ownership Miscellaneous Headlines About Compare NYSE:AVA NYSE:BKH NYSE:CPK NYSE:UTL On This Page Performance ChartPrice & VolumeMarketRank™Analyst RatingsSales & Book ValueProfitability & EarningsDividendsDebtOwnershipMiscellaneousHeadlinesAbout Comparison Ideas Stock Ideas Comparative Price Performance Over Time1 day7 days30 days90 days365 daysCompare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeAVAAvista$37.15+0.5%$37.90$34.80▼$43.09$2.98B0.4667,240 shs502,754 shsBKHBlack Hills$56.72+0.8%$57.14$54.92▼$65.59$4.11B0.7601,910 shs528,862 shsCPKChesapeake Utilities$121.59+0.2%$121.66$111.00▼$136.73$2.83B0.65129,895 shs100,495 shsUTLUnitil$51.83+0.4%$52.69$50.81▼$63.52$839.03M0.6366,482 shs40,022 shs7 Stocks That Could Be Bigger Than Tesla, Nvidia, and GoogleLooking for the next FAANG stock before everyone has heard about it? Enter your email address to see which stocks MarketBeat analysts think might become the next trillion dollar tech company.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceAVAAvista+0.46%-0.28%-1.13%-9.73%-4.41%BKHBlack Hills+0.69%-0.18%+1.90%-5.84%-2.87%CPKChesapeake Utilities+0.13%-0.37%+1.23%-8.07%+2.85%UTLUnitil+0.52%+0.89%+0.30%-11.21%-12.83%Compare MarketRank™CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & ValuationAVAAvista3.6063 of 5 stars0.82.03.31.92.52.52.5BKHBlack Hills4.4803 of 5 stars2.25.05.00.92.01.71.9CPKChesapeake Utilities3.8428 of 5 stars1.33.04.21.11.91.72.5UTLUnitil2.7026 of 5 stars1.02.04.20.03.01.72.5Compare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceAVAAvista 1.50Reduce$38.002.30% UpsideBKHBlack Hills 2.33Hold$66.0016.37% UpsideCPKChesapeake Utilities 2.67Moderate Buy$124.502.39% UpsideUTLUnitil 2.00Hold$55.006.13% UpsideCurrent Analyst Ratings BreakdownLatest UTL, AVA, BKH, and CPK Analyst RatingsDateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails7/22/2025CPKChesapeake UtilitiesBarclaysSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$124.00 ➝ $120.005/13/2025BKHBlack HillsBMO Capital MarketsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingInitiated CoverageOutperform$68.005/9/2025CPKChesapeake UtilitiesLADENBURG THALM/SH SHSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingUpgradeStrong-Buy4/29/2025CPKChesapeake UtilitiesBarclaysSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$125.00 ➝ $124.00(Data available from 7/26/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)Compare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookAVAAvista$1.94B1.54$5.79 per share6.42$32.72 per share1.14BKHBlack Hills$2.21B1.86$7.80 per share7.27$50.09 per share1.13CPKChesapeake Utilities$787.20M3.60$8.93 per share13.61$61.03 per share1.99UTLUnitil$494.80M1.70$7.69 per share6.74$31.64 per share1.64Compare Profitability & EarningsCompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings DateAVAAvista$180M$2.3415.8714.682.449.63%7.28%2.39%8/6/2025 (Estimated)BKHBlack Hills$273.10M$3.9214.4713.012.6112.67%7.83%2.80%7/30/2025 (Estimated)CPKChesapeake Utilities$118.60M$5.4122.4819.45N/A14.69%9.19%3.57%8/7/2025 (Estimated)UTLUnitil$47.10M$2.9317.6915.70N/A9.74%9.49%2.74%8/4/2025 (Estimated)Latest UTL, AVA, BKH, and CPK EarningsDateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails8/7/2025Q2 2025CPKChesapeake Utilities$1.00N/AN/AN/A$182.45 millionN/A8/6/2025Q2 2025AVAAvista$0.26N/AN/AN/A$416.06 millionN/A8/4/2025Q2 2025UTLUnitil$0.28N/AN/AN/A$101.00 millionN/A7/30/2025Q2 2025BKHBlack Hills$0.3850N/AN/AN/A$412.69 millionN/A5/7/2025Q1 2025AVAAvista$1.05$0.98-$0.07$0.98$636.30 million$603.00 million5/7/2025Q1 2025BKHBlack Hills$1.92$1.87-$0.05$1.87$729.73 million$805.20 million5/7/2025Q1 2025CPKChesapeake Utilities$2.28$2.22-$0.06$2.21$248.45 million$298.70 million5/6/2025Q1 2025UTLUnitil$1.78$1.74-$0.04$1.69$193.03 million$207.00 millionCompare DividendsCompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive GrowthAVAAvista$1.965.28%N/A83.76%23 YearsBKHBlack Hills$2.704.76%N/A68.88%55 YearsCPKChesapeake Utilities$2.742.25%N/A50.65%22 YearsUTLUnitil$1.803.47%N/A61.43%12 YearsLatest UTL, AVA, BKH, and CPK DividendsAnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date7/22/2025BKHBlack Hillsquarterly$0.67604.66%8/18/20258/18/20259/2/20255/7/2025CPKChesapeake Utilitiesquarterly$0.68502.05%6/16/20256/16/20257/7/20255/1/2025AVAAvistaquarterly$0.494.74%5/13/20255/13/20256/13/20255/1/2025UTLUnitilquarterly$0.453.1%5/15/20255/15/20255/30/2025(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)Compare DebtCompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick RatioAVAAvista1.010.930.64BKHBlack Hills1.060.760.62CPKChesapeake Utilities0.870.460.40UTLUnitil1.190.660.61Compare OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipAVAAvista85.24%BKHBlack Hills86.71%CPKChesapeake Utilities83.11%UTLUnitil76.76%Insider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipAVAAvista0.96%BKHBlack Hills0.63%CPKChesapeake Utilities2.68%UTLUnitil2.03%Compare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableAVAAvista1,95080.56 million79.79 millionOptionableBKHBlack Hills2,84172.51 million72.05 millionOptionableCPKChesapeake Utilities1,20023.33 million22.70 millionOptionableUTLUnitil52016.26 million15.93 millionOptionableUTL, AVA, BKH, and CPK HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesUnitil Schedules Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Release and Conference CallJuly 22, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comUnitil Schedules Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Release and Conference CallJuly 22, 2025 | globenewswire.comUnitil (NYSE:UTL) Hits New 1-Year Low - What's Next?July 21, 2025 | marketbeat.comBank of New York Mellon Corp Decreases Stock Position in Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL)July 21, 2025 | marketbeat.comFoundry Partners LLC Boosts Stake in Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL)July 19, 2025 | marketbeat.comTeacher Retirement System of Texas Makes New Investment in Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL)July 16, 2025 | marketbeat.comUnitil (NYSE:UTL) Hits New 1-Year Low - Here's What HappenedJuly 14, 2025 | marketbeat.comM&T Bank Corp Trims Stock Position in Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL)July 14, 2025 | marketbeat.comUnitil (UTL) Could Be a Great ChoiceJuly 11, 2025 | zacks.comMoloney Securities Asset Management LLC Acquires New Stake in Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL)July 11, 2025 | marketbeat.comCambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. 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Learn more.Avista Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an electric and natural gas utility company. It operates in two segments, Avista Utilities and AEL&P. The Avista Utilities segment provides electric distribution and transmission, and natural gas distribution services in parts of eastern Washington and northern Idaho; and natural gas distribution services in parts of northeastern and southwestern Oregon, as well as generates electricity in Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and Montana. This segment also engages in the supply of electricity to customers in Montana; and wholesale purchase and sale of electricity and natural gas. The AEL&P segment offers electric services in Juneau, Alaska. The company generates electricity through hydroelectric, thermal, wind, and solar generation facilities. As of December 31, 2023, it supplied retail electric services to approximately 416,000 customers; and retail natural gas services to approximately 381,000 customers. The company also operates five hydroelectric generation facilities with capacity of 102.7 MW; and four diesel generating facilities with a capacity of 107.5 MW. It also engages in venture fund investments, real estate investments, and other investments. Avista Corporation was incorporated in 1889 and is headquartered in Spokane, Washington.Black Hills NYSE:BKH$56.72 +0.43 (+0.76%) Closing price 07/25/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$56.64 -0.07 (-0.12%) As of 07/25/2025 04:51 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.Black Hills Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates as an electric and natural gas utility company in the United States. The company operates in two segments: Electric Utilities and Gas Utilities. The Electric Utilities segment generates, transmits, and distributes electricity to approximately 222,000 electric utility customers in Colorado, Montana, South Dakota, and Wyoming; and owns and operates 1,394 megawatts of generation capacity and 9,106 miles of electric transmission and distribution lines. The Gas Utilities segment distributes natural gas to approximately 1,116,000 natural gas utility customers in Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, and Wyoming; owns and operates 4,663 miles of intrastate gas transmission pipelines; 42,514 miles of gas distribution mains and service lines; seven natural gas storage sites; and approximately 50,000 horsepower of compression and 516 miles of gathering lines. It also constructs and maintains customer owned gas infrastructure facilities for gas transportation customers; and provides appliance repair services to residential utility customers, as well as electrical system construction services to large industrial customers. In addition, the company produces electric power through wind, natural gas, and coal-fired generating plants; and coal at its coal mine located near Gillette, Wyoming. Black Hills Corporation was incorporated in 1941 and is headquartered in Rapid City, South Dakota.Chesapeake Utilities NYSE:CPK$121.59 +0.27 (+0.22%) Closing price 07/25/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$121.60 +0.00 (+0.00%) As of 07/25/2025 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.Chesapeake Utilities Corporation operates as an energy delivery company. The company operates through two segments, Regulated Energy and Unregulated Energy. The Regulated Energy segment natural gas distribution operations in central and southern Delaware, Maryland's eastern shore, and Florida; regulated natural gas transmission in the Delmarva Peninsula, Ohio, and Florida; and regulated electric distribution in northeast and northwest Florida. The Unregulated Energy segment engages in the propane operations in the Mid-Atlantic region, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida; unregulated natural gas transmission/supply operation in central and eastern Ohio; generation of electricity and steam; provision of compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, and renewable natural gas transportation and pipeline solutions primarily to utilities and pipelines in the United States; and sustainable energy investments. This segment is also involved in the provision of other unregulated services, such as energy-related merchandise sale and heating, ventilation and air conditioning, and plumbing and electrical services. Chesapeake Utilities Corporation was founded in 1859 and is headquartered in Dover, Delaware.Unitil NYSE:UTL$51.82 +0.23 (+0.44%) Closing price 07/25/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$51.88 +0.06 (+0.12%) As of 07/25/2025 04:11 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.Unitil Corporation, a public utility holding company, engages in the distribution of electricity and natural gas. It operates through two segments, Utility Electric Operations, Utility Gas Operations. The company distributes electricity in the southeastern seacoast and state capital regions of New Hampshire, and the greater Fitchburg area of north central Massachusetts; and distributes natural gas in southeastern New Hampshire and portions of southern and central Maine, including the city of Portland and the Lewiston-Auburn area, as well as electricity and natural gas in the greater Fitchburg area of north central Massachusetts. It also operates 86 miles of interstate underground natural gas transmission pipeline that provides interstate natural gas pipeline access and transportation services primarily in Maine and New Hampshire. In addition, the company provides real estate management services. It serves approximately 108,100 electric customers and 87,500 natural gas customers. Unitil Corporation was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Hampton, New Hampshire. 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