CPK vs. LNT, ATO, BKH, IDA, NJR, NWE, NWN, OGS, POR, and SR
Should you be buying Chesapeake Utilities stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Chesapeake Utilities include Alliant Energy (LNT), Atmos Energy (ATO), Black Hills (BKH), IDACORP (IDA), 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
Chesapeake Utilities (NYSE:CPK) and Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.
83.1% of Chesapeake Utilities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.9% of Alliant Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Chesapeake Utilities shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Alliant Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Chesapeake Utilities currently has a consensus price target of $126.50, indicating a potential upside of 3.58%. Alliant Energy has a consensus price target of $64.32, indicating a potential upside of 4.99%. Given Alliant Energy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Alliant Energy is more favorable than Chesapeake Utilities.
In the previous week, Alliant Energy had 11 more articles in the media than Chesapeake Utilities. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Alliant Energy and 2 mentions for Chesapeake Utilities. Alliant Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Chesapeake Utilities' score of 0.34 indicating that Alliant Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Alliant Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Chesapeake Utilities. Alliant Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chesapeake Utilities, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Chesapeake Utilities has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alliant Energy has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
Chesapeake Utilities pays an annual dividend of $2.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Alliant Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. 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 increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Alliant Energy has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years.
Summary
Alliant Energy beats Chesapeake Utilities on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:CPK) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
