Chesapeake Utilities (CPK) Competitors $119.36 -0.52 (-0.43%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$119.49 +0.13 (+0.11%) As of 08/1/2025 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. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CPK vs. LNT, ATO, AVA, BKH, NJR, NWE, NWN, OGS, POR, and SRShould you be buying Chesapeake Utilities stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Chesapeake Utilities include Alliant Energy (LNT), Atmos Energy (ATO), Avista (AVA), Black Hills (BKH), NewJersey Resources (NJR), NorthWestern Energy Group (NWE), Northwest Natural Gas (NWN), ONE Gas (OGS), Portland General Electric (POR), and Spire (SR). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector. Chesapeake Utilities vs. Its Competitors Alliant Energy Atmos Energy Avista Black Hills NewJersey Resources NorthWestern Energy Group Northwest Natural Gas ONE Gas Portland General Electric Spire Chesapeake Utilities (NYSE:CPK) and Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk and dividends. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CPK or LNT? Alliant Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Chesapeake Utilities. Chesapeake Utilities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alliant Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioChesapeake Utilities$787.20M3.54$118.60M$5.4122.06Alliant Energy$3.98B4.22$690M$2.9022.58 Do insiders and institutionals believe in CPK or LNT? 83.1% of Chesapeake Utilities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.9% of Alliant Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Chesapeake Utilities shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Alliant Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend CPK or LNT? Chesapeake Utilities currently has a consensus price target of $124.50, indicating a potential upside of 4.31%. Alliant Energy has a consensus price target of $64.23, indicating a potential downside of 1.90%. Given Chesapeake Utilities' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Chesapeake Utilities is more favorable than Alliant Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Chesapeake Utilities 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Alliant Energy 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.36 Which has more volatility & risk, CPK or LNT? Chesapeake Utilities has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alliant Energy has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is CPK or LNT a better dividend stock? Chesapeake Utilities pays an annual dividend of $2.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Alliant Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Chesapeake Utilities pays out 50.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alliant Energy pays out 70.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Chesapeake Utilities has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Alliant Energy has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Does the media refer more to CPK or LNT? In the previous week, Alliant Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Chesapeake Utilities. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Alliant Energy and 4 mentions for Chesapeake Utilities. Alliant Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Chesapeake Utilities' score of 0.51 indicating that Alliant Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Chesapeake Utilities 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alliant Energy 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is CPK or LNT more profitable? Alliant Energy has a net margin of 18.26% compared to Chesapeake Utilities' net margin of 14.69%. Alliant Energy's return on equity of 12.01% beat Chesapeake Utilities' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Chesapeake Utilities14.69% 9.19% 3.57% Alliant Energy 18.26%12.01%3.71% SummaryAlliant Energy beats Chesapeake Utilities on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Chesapeake Utilities News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CPK and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CPK and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CPK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricChesapeake UtilitiesUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.80B$10.19B$16.00B$20.69BDividend Yield2.29%4.01%5.46%3.67%P/E Ratio22.0611.8219.9529.07Price / Sales3.542.22201.6866.37Price / Cash13.459.2819.0322.84Price / Book1.961.532.144.43Net Income$118.60M$565.00M$751.46M$994.22M7 Day Performance-1.84%-0.90%-0.97%-3.35%1 Month Performance-2.28%0.03%20.29%-2.06%1 Year Performance0.07%6.54%182.91%10.15% Chesapeake Utilities Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CPKChesapeake Utilities4.0121 of 5 stars$119.36-0.4%$124.50+4.3%+0.8%$2.80B$787.20M22.061,200Upcoming EarningsLNTAlliant Energy3.849 of 5 stars$63.83-1.7%$64.23+0.6%+15.7%$16.68B$3.98B22.012,998Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsATOAtmos Energy4.3757 of 5 stars$154.55-1.5%$156.95+1.6%+19.7%$24.91B$4.17B21.475,260Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionAVAAvista3.5637 of 5 stars$36.89-0.8%$38.00+3.0%-5.3%$2.99B$1.94B15.771,950Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsBKHBlack Hills4.5064 of 5 stars$55.95-1.3%$66.00+18.0%-2.6%$4.11B$2.13B14.272,841Positive NewsEarnings ReportNJRNewJersey Resources3.538 of 5 stars$45.44-1.1%$51.29+12.9%-2.4%$4.61B$1.80B11.031,372News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsNWENorthWestern Energy Group3.423 of 5 stars$52.11-1.0%$60.00+15.1%+0.1%$3.20B$1.51B14.281,573Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNWNNorthwest Natural Gas3.946 of 5 stars$40.55-0.8%$46.33+14.3%-1.2%$1.65B$1.15B16.091,452Upcoming EarningsOGSONE Gas3.2814 of 5 stars$72.20-1.0%$77.64+7.5%+4.1%$4.37B$2.08B17.443,900Upcoming EarningsPORPortland General Electric3.3496 of 5 stars$40.95-1.1%$45.40+10.9%-13.6%$4.53B$3.44B15.112,915Earnings ReportSRSpire2.9026 of 5 stars$75.77-0.8%$78.60+3.7%+12.1%$4.51B$2.59B18.663,475Upcoming EarningsDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LNT Competitors ATO Competitors AVA Competitors BKH Competitors NJR Competitors NWE Competitors NWN Competitors OGS Competitors POR Competitors SR Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CPK) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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