Chesapeake Utilities (CPK) Competitors $119.56 +1.16 (+0.98%) (As of 12/20/2024 04:32 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends CPK vs. UGI, NFG, SWX, NJR, NWN, OKE, ATO, CTRI, NEXT, and RGCOShould you be buying Chesapeake Utilities stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Chesapeake Utilities include UGI (UGI), National Fuel Gas (NFG), Southwest Gas (SWX), New Jersey Resources (NJR), Northwest Natural (NWN), ONEOK (OKE), Atmos Energy (ATO), Centuri (CTRI), NextDecade (NEXT), and RGC Resources (RGCO). Chesapeake Utilities vs. UGI National Fuel Gas Southwest Gas New Jersey Resources Northwest Natural ONEOK Atmos Energy Centuri NextDecade RGC Resources Chesapeake Utilities (NYSE:CPK) and UGI (NYSE:UGI) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability and dividends. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of CPK or UGI? 83.1% of Chesapeake Utilities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.3% of UGI shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Chesapeake Utilities shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of UGI shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate CPK or UGI? Chesapeake Utilities presently has a consensus target price of $123.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.88%. UGI has a consensus target price of $28.33, suggesting a potential upside of 3.90%. Given UGI's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe UGI is more favorable than Chesapeake Utilities.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Chesapeake Utilities 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25UGI 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Is CPK or UGI a better dividend stock? Chesapeake Utilities pays an annual dividend of $2.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. UGI pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Chesapeake Utilities pays out 51.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. UGI pays out 121.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Chesapeake Utilities has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years and UGI has raised its dividend for 36 consecutive years. UGI is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more volatility & risk, CPK or UGI? Chesapeake Utilities has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UGI has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer CPK or UGI? In the previous week, UGI had 11 more articles in the media than Chesapeake Utilities. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for UGI and 2 mentions for Chesapeake Utilities. Chesapeake Utilities' average media sentiment score of 1.80 beat UGI's score of 0.40 indicating that Chesapeake Utilities is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Chesapeake Utilities 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive UGI 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CPK or UGI? Chesapeake Utilities received 112 more outperform votes than UGI when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.32% of users gave Chesapeake Utilities an outperform vote while only 53.72% of users gave UGI an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformChesapeake UtilitiesOutperform Votes33660.32% Underperform Votes22139.68% UGIOutperform Votes22453.72% Underperform Votes19346.28% Which has higher earnings & valuation, CPK or UGI? UGI has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Chesapeake Utilities. UGI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chesapeake Utilities, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioChesapeake Utilities$80.41B0.03$87.21M$4.9324.25UGI$7.21B0.81$269M$1.2421.99 Is CPK or UGI more profitable? Chesapeake Utilities has a net margin of 14.16% compared to UGI's net margin of 3.73%. UGI's return on equity of 14.64% beat Chesapeake Utilities' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Chesapeake Utilities14.16% 9.08% 3.48% UGI 3.73%14.64%4.28% SummaryUGI beats Chesapeake Utilities on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Insiders ExposedHas Trump Finally Gone Too Far?Lately, there's been a lot of buzz around a secret loophole executive insiders are using to make millions buying and selling their own stocks. 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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 UtilitiesGas transmission & distribution IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.70B$11.09B$13.41B$19.18BDividend Yield2.15%3.05%4.09%3.58%P/E Ratio24.2512.9694.9541.22Price / Sales0.031.2629.6117.58Price / Cash12.9710.8818.4421.28Price / Book1.712.042.215.32Net Income$87.21M$503.36M$629.73M$989.67M7 Day Performance-6.13%-2.93%-1.90%-3.45%1 Month Performance-8.31%-5.45%-2.54%-3.73%1 Year Performance14.85%14.88%1.50%12.06% Chesapeake Utilities Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CPKChesapeake Utilities4.4231 of 5 stars$119.56+1.0%$123.00+2.9%+16.8%$2.70B$80.41B24.251,281Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeUGIUGI3.025 of 5 stars$28.18flat$28.33+0.5%+19.8%$6.05B$7.21B23.024,850Analyst RevisionNFGNational Fuel Gas4.3716 of 5 stars$61.09-0.5%$69.00+12.9%+20.1%$5.55B$1.94B75.772,311Positive NewsSWXSouthwest Gas3.9355 of 5 stars$72.62-0.3%$73.50+1.2%+10.6%$5.21B$5.43B29.382,371News CoveragePositive NewsNJRNew Jersey Resources3.2742 of 5 stars$47.91+0.8%$51.00+6.4%+5.8%$4.78B$1.80B16.281,372Positive NewsNWNNorthwest Natural3.9932 of 5 stars$41.74-0.2%$43.50+4.2%+3.6%$1.68B$1.14B19.721,380Positive NewsOKEONEOK3.8425 of 5 stars$102.96-1.0%$101.00-1.9%+46.2%$60.15B$17.68B21.764,775Analyst DowngradeATOAtmos Energy4.5711 of 5 stars$141.33+0.5%$148.61+5.2%+23.5%$21.96B$4.17B20.465,260Analyst UpgradePositive NewsCTRICenturi0.8948 of 5 stars$21.39+1.7%$18.40-14.0%N/A$1.89B$2.59B0.0012,572Positive NewsNEXTNextDecade3.4974 of 5 stars$6.87-2.0%$9.00+31.0%+53.1%$1.79BN/A-6.2652News CoveragePositive NewsRGCORGC Resources2.8075 of 5 stars$21.03+2.3%N/A-5.1%$215.83M$84.64M17.72100Analyst DowngradeNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies UGI Competitors NFG Competitors SWX Competitors NJR Competitors NWN Competitors OKE Competitors ATO Competitors CTRI Competitors NEXT Competitors RGCO Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:CPK) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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