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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$36.39-0.1%$37.20$34.80▼$43.09$2.96B0.41579,694 shs408,566 shsBKHBlack Hills$59.37-0.1%$58.78$54.92▼$65.59$4.33B0.74638,562 shs338,145 shsCPKChesapeake Utilities$125.17-0.1%$123.05$115.12▼$136.73$2.95B0.791,393 shs177,785 shsUTLUnitil$46.22-0.6%$49.18$44.61▼$63.52$822.03M0.68139,992 shs115,622 shs10 Best Stocks to Own: Fall 2025Enter your email address and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of ten stocks that are set to soar in Fall 2025, despite the threat of tariffs and other economic uncertainty. These ten stocks are incredibly resilient and are likely to thrive in any economic environment.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceAVAAvista-0.22%-1.21%-3.74%-2.40%-3.74%BKHBlack Hills-0.08%-0.44%-3.44%+4.63%-0.31%CPKChesapeake Utilities-0.42%-0.25%-0.53%+4.96%+4.86%UTLUnitil-0.76%+0.09%-8.14%-11.47%-20.59%Compare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeAVAAvista$36.39-0.1%$37.20$34.80▼$43.09$2.96B0.41579,694 shs408,566 shsBKHBlack Hills$59.37-0.1%$58.78$54.92▼$65.59$4.33B0.74638,562 shs338,145 shsCPKChesapeake Utilities$125.17-0.1%$123.05$115.12▼$136.73$2.95B0.791,393 shs177,785 shsUTLUnitil$46.22-0.6%$49.18$44.61▼$63.52$822.03M0.68139,992 shs115,622 shs10 Best Stocks to Own: Fall 2025Enter your email address and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of ten stocks that are set to soar in Fall 2025, despite the threat of tariffs and other economic uncertainty. These ten stocks are incredibly resilient and are likely to thrive in any economic environment.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceAVAAvista-0.22%-1.21%-3.74%-2.40%-3.74%BKHBlack Hills-0.08%-0.44%-3.44%+4.63%-0.31%CPKChesapeake Utilities-0.42%-0.25%-0.53%+4.96%+4.86%UTLUnitil-0.76%+0.09%-8.14%-11.47%-20.59%Compare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceAVAAvista 2.00Hold$39.007.18% UpsideBKHBlack Hills 2.33Hold$66.0011.17% UpsideCPKChesapeake Utilities 2.67Moderate Buy$124.50-0.54% DownsideUTLUnitil 2.00Hold$55.0019.00% UpsideCurrent Analyst Ratings BreakdownLatest UTL, AVA, BKH, and CPK Analyst RatingsDateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails8/20/2025BKHBlack HillsBank of AmericaSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingUpgradeUnderperform ➝ Neutral$57.00 ➝ $64.007/22/2025CPKChesapeake UtilitiesBarclaysSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetEqual Weight$124.00 ➝ $120.00(Data available from 9/13/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)Compare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookAVAAvista$1.94B1.52$5.75 per share6.33$32.72 per share1.11BKHBlack Hills$2.24B1.93$7.73 per share7.68$50.09 per share1.19CPKChesapeake Utilities$83.31B0.04$8.90 per share14.06$61.03 per share2.05UTLUnitil$494.80M1.65$7.61 per share6.07$31.64 per share1.46Compare Profitability & EarningsCompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings DateAVAAvista$180M$2.2216.3914.382.419.13%6.86%2.25%11/5/2025 (Estimated)BKHBlack Hills$273.10M$3.9714.9513.622.7512.68%7.81%2.85%11/5/2025 (Estimated)CPKChesapeake Utilities$118.60M$5.6122.3120.03N/A14.89%9.20%3.62%11/6/2025 (Estimated)UTLUnitil$47.10M$2.9115.8814.01N/A9.54%9.46%2.69%11/3/2025 (Estimated)Latest UTL, AVA, BKH, and CPK EarningsDateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails8/7/2025Q2 2025CPKChesapeake Utilities$1.00$1.04+$0.04$1.02$182.45 million$192.80 million8/6/2025Q2 2025AVAAvista$0.28$0.17-$0.11$0.17$416.06 million$400.00 million8/4/2025Q2 2025UTLUnitil$0.28$0.29+$0.01$0.25$101.00 million$101.00 million7/30/2025Q2 2025BKHBlack Hills$0.3850$0.38-$0.0050$0.38$412.69 million$439.00 millionCompare DividendsCompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive GrowthAVAAvista$1.965.39%N/A88.29%23 YearsBKHBlack Hills$2.704.55%N/A68.01%55 YearsCPKChesapeake Utilities$2.742.19%N/A48.84%22 YearsUTLUnitil$1.803.89%N/A61.86%12 YearsLatest UTL, AVA, BKH, and CPK DividendsAnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date8/7/2025CPKChesapeake Utilitiesquarterly$0.68502.27%9/15/20259/15/202510/6/20258/6/2025AVAAvistaquarterly$0.495.34%8/19/20258/19/20259/15/20257/22/2025BKHBlack Hillsquarterly$0.67604.66%8/18/20258/18/20259/2/20257/29/2025UTLUnitilquarterly$0.453.54%8/14/20258/14/20258/28/2025(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)Compare DebtCompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick RatioAVAAvista1.061.000.68BKHBlack Hills1.060.640.49CPKChesapeake Utilities0.830.420.36UTLUnitil1.190.580.52Compare 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 FloatOptionableAVAAvista1,95081.11 million80.33 millionOptionableBKHBlack Hills2,84172.85 million72.39 millionOptionableCPKChesapeake Utilities1,20023.54 million22.91 millionOptionableUTLUnitil52017.69 million17.33 millionOptionableUTL, AVA, BKH, and CPK HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesGreat Lakes Advisors LLC Sells 10,955 Shares of Unitil Corporation $UTLSeptember 13 at 4:18 AM | marketbeat.comUnitil (NYSE:UTL) Hits New 1-Year Low - Here's What HappenedSeptember 10 at 1:21 PM | marketbeat.comTrexquant Investment LP Buys New Stake in Unitil Corporation $UTLSeptember 9, 2025 | marketbeat.comNorthern Trust Corp Sells 11,315 Shares of Unitil Corporation $UTLSeptember 8, 2025 | marketbeat.comPanagora Asset Management Inc. Boosts Stake in Unitil Corporation $UTLSeptember 5, 2025 | marketbeat.comUnitil (NYSE:UTL) Sets New 12-Month Low - Should You Sell?September 4, 2025 | marketbeat.comUnitil Corporation $UTL Shares Purchased by The Manufacturers Life Insurance CompanySeptember 3, 2025 | marketbeat.comUnitil Corporation $UTL Shares Sold by HighTower Advisors LLCSeptember 1, 2025 | marketbeat.comUnitil (UTL) Could Be a Great ChoiceAugust 29, 2025 | zacks.comUnitil (NYSE:UTL) Hits New 52-Week Low - Here's WhyAugust 29, 2025 | marketbeat.comRussell Investments Group Ltd. Purchases 6,602 Shares of Unitil Corporation $UTLAugust 27, 2025 | marketbeat.com129,260 Shares in Unitil Corporation $UTL Acquired by Nuveen LLCAugust 27, 2025 | marketbeat.comVanguard Group Inc. Raises Stake in Unitil Corporation $UTLAugust 26, 2025 | marketbeat.comPublic Sector Pension Investment Board Purchases 11,221 Shares of Unitil Corporation $UTLAugust 22, 2025 | marketbeat.comUnitil Closes Common Stock Offering and Full Exercise of Underwriters’ Over-Allotment OptionAugust 19, 2025 | msn.comUnitil Closes Common Stock Offering and Full Exercise of Underwriters' Over-Allotment OptionAugust 18, 2025 | gurufocus.comUnitil Corporation Completes Public Offering of 1,602,358 Shares, Raising Approximately $74.75 MillionAugust 18, 2025 | quiverquant.comQUnitil Closes Common Stock Offering and Full Exercise of Underwriters' Over-Allotment Option | ...August 18, 2025 | gurufocus.comUnitil Closes Common Stock Offering and Full Exercise of Underwriters' Over-Allotment OptionAugust 18, 2025 | globenewswire.comUnitil (NYSE:UTL) Sets New 52-Week Low - Should You Sell?August 17, 2025 | marketbeat.comUnitil prices public offering of 1.39M shares at $46.65 each, stock dropsAugust 15, 2025 | msn.comNew MarketBeat Followers Over TimeMedia Sentiment Over Time Top HeadlinesView All HeadlinesSnowflake’s Snowballing Business and Robust Stock Price OutlookBy Thomas Hughes | August 28, 2025Palo Alto Networks Uptrend Confirmed! New Highs Set by Year’s EndBy Thomas Hughes | August 19, 2025Chevron Stock Outlook: Dividend Growth Meets InflationBy Chris Markoch | August 28, 2025Ollie’s Bargain Outlet: Buy it While It’s Still a BargainBy Thomas Hughes | August 29, 2025Royal Caribbean Earnings Beat Fuels Strong 2025 OutlookBy Jeffrey Neal Johnson | August 22, 2025UTL, AVA, BKH, and CPK Company DescriptionsAvista NYSE:AVA$36.39 -0.05 (-0.15%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$36.57 +0.18 (+0.50%) As of 09/12/2025 06:53 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.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$59.37 -0.05 (-0.09%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$59.40 +0.03 (+0.05%) As of 09/12/2025 06:54 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$125.17 -0.07 (-0.06%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$125.14 -0.03 (-0.02%) As of 09/12/2025 04:57 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$46.22 -0.26 (-0.57%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$46.24 +0.03 (+0.06%) As of 09/12/2025 04:57 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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