Chesapeake Utilities (CPK) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $123.70 +0.06 (+0.04%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$124.06 +0.36 (+0.29%) As of 02/21/2025 04:53 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. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends Chesapeake Utilities Short Interest DataChesapeake Utilities (CPK) has a short interest of 333,100 shares. This marks a 3.19% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.7, indicating that it would take 3.7 days of the average trading volume of 74,389 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest333,100 sharesPrevious Short Interest322,800 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+3.19%Dollar Volume Sold Short$40.71 millionShort Interest Ratio3.7 Days to CoverLast Record DateJanuary 31, 2025Outstanding Shares22,780,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted1.46%Today's Trading Volume112,711 sharesAverage Trading Volume74,389 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average152% Short Selling Chesapeake Utilities? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Chesapeake Utilities and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartCPK Short Interest Over TimeCPK Days to Cover Over TimeCPK Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Chesapeake Utilities Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 1/31/2025333,100 shares $40.71 million +3.2%N/A3.7 $122.23 1/15/2025322,800 shares $38.79 million -16.0%N/A3.5 $120.18 12/31/2024384,100 shares $46.61 million -0.1%N/A4.2 $121.35 12/15/2024384,400 shares $48.96 million +16.0%N/A4.2 $127.37 11/30/2024331,500 shares $43.68 million -7.0%N/A3.4 $131.75 11/15/2024356,300 shares $45.27 million +3.8%N/A3.8 $127.05 10/31/2024343,200 shares $41.08 million -8.0%N/A3.8 $119.69 10/15/2024373,200 shares $44.91 million -35.0%N/A4 $120.33 9/30/2024573,700 shares $71.19 million +4.6%N/A5.5 $124.10 9/15/2024548,600 shares $67.23 million +7.2%N/A4.6 $122.55 Get the Latest News and Ratings for CPK and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Chesapeake Utilities and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 8/31/2024511,900 shares $60.62 million +1.2%N/A4.5 $118.42 8/15/2024505,900 shares $58.07 million -8.7%N/A4.4 $114.78 7/31/2024554,200 shares $65.37 million -3.2%N/A4.8 $117.95 7/15/2024572,700 shares $65.17 million +62.0%N/A5.4 $113.79 6/30/2024353,600 shares $37.55 million -23.1%N/A3.5 $106.20 6/15/2024459,500 shares $48.46 million +26.9%N/A5.1 $105.47 5/31/2024362,100 shares $40.60 million +6.6%N/A3.8 $112.13 5/15/2024339,800 shares $38.36 million -6.5%N/A3.2 $112.88 4/30/2024363,300 shares $38.46 million +2.8%N/A3.2 $105.87 4/15/2024353,300 shares $35.54 million -15.1%N/A2.6 $100.60 3/31/2024416,100 shares $44.65 million +1.8%N/A2.9 $107.30 3/15/2024408,600 shares $42.09 million +28.8%N/A2.7 $103.01 2/29/2024317,300 shares $32.37 million -11.1%N/A1.9 $102.03 2/15/2024356,700 shares $37.70 million +16.5%N/A2 $105.68 1/31/2024306,300 shares $31.02 million +19.4%N/A1.3 $101.28 1/15/2024256,500 shares $26.49 million -4.2%N/A1.1 $103.29 12/31/2023267,800 shares $28.29 million -11.1%N/A1.2 $105.63 12/15/2023301,200 shares $30.73 million +48.4%N/A1.3 $102.01 11/30/2023203,000 shares $19.41 million -43.8%N/A1 $95.64 11/15/2023361,200 shares $33.48 million -1.8%N/A2.1 $92.70 10/31/2023367,900 shares $32.55 million +90.2%2.1%4.1 $88.48 10/15/2023193,400 shares $17.75 million +36.4%1.1%2.5 $91.80 9/30/2023141,800 shares $13.86 million -20.9%0.8%2 $97.75 9/15/2023179,300 shares $19.95 million +26.3%1.0%2.8 $111.25 8/31/2023142,000 shares $15.64 million +12.3%0.8%2.2 $110.13 8/15/2023126,500 shares $13.98 million +10.8%0.7%1.8 $110.54 7/31/2023114,200 shares $13.52 million -0.6%0.7%1.5 $118.39 7/15/2023114,900 shares $13.95 million -11.1%0.7%1.5 $121.45 6/30/2023129,300 shares $15.38 million -32.1%0.8%1.7 $118.97 6/15/2023190,500 shares $24.10 million +32.4%1.1%2.5 $126.52Collect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividend (Ad)There's a little-known secret about Tesla that even seasoned investors don't know. 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Want to see how it works?Click here to uncover Tesla's hidden income secret. 5/31/2023143,900 shares $18.38 million +0.3%0.8%1.8 $127.70 5/15/2023143,500 shares $18.07 million -19.5%0.8%1.8 $125.95 4/30/2023178,200 shares $22.01 million -10.4%1.0%2.2 $123.50 4/15/2023198,800 shares $25.75 million -0.8%1.2%2.4 $129.55 3/31/2023200,400 shares $25.65 million -24.9%1.2%2.4 $127.99 3/15/2023266,700 shares $34.13 million +37.1%1.6%3.1 $127.99 2/28/2023194,500 shares $24.91 million -2.9%1.1%2.4 $128.09 2/15/2023200,200 shares $24.29 million -11.1%1.2%2.5 $121.35 1/31/2023225,200 shares $28.39 million +10.5%1.3%2.8 $126.08 1/15/2023203,900 shares $25.30 million -2.9%1.2%2.6 $124.10 12/30/2022210,000 shares $24.82 million -13.4%1.2%2.6 $118.18 12/15/2022242,600 shares $28.21 million +32.4%1.4%3 $116.29 11/30/2022183,300 shares $21.95 million -21.5%1.1%2.4 $119.73 11/15/2022233,400 shares $26.08 million -20.9%1.4%3.1 $111.72 10/31/2022295,100 shares $36.70 million +1.0%1.7%4.2 $124.38 10/15/2022292,200 shares $34.10 million -1.8%1.7%4.5 $116.69 9/30/2022297,500 shares $34.33 million -9.2%1.7%4.7 $115.39 9/15/2022327,700 shares $41.44 million +35.6%1.9%4.9 $126.46 8/31/2022241,600 shares $30.51 million -9.0%1.4%3.6 $126.30 8/15/2022265,400 shares $35.92 million -3.8%1.5%3.9 $135.35 7/31/2022275,900 shares $37.83 million -20.6%1.6%4 $137.13 7/15/2022347,500 shares $44.41 million +24.2%2.0%5 $127.79 6/30/2022279,800 shares $36.25 million -25.7%1.6%4 $129.55 6/15/2022376,600 shares $45.49 million +42.7%2.2%5.6 $120.78 5/31/2022264,000 shares $35.26 million +4.4%1.5%4 $133.57 5/15/2022252,900 shares $32.01 million -0.2%1.5%3.9 $126.57 4/30/2022253,300 shares $31.71 million +2.3%1.5%4.2 $125.17 4/15/2022247,600 shares $33.81 million +11.1%1.4%4 $136.56 3/31/2022222,900 shares $30.71 million -40.3%1.3%3.7 $137.76 3/15/2022373,400 shares $51.34 million +54.0%2.2%6.6 $137.50 2/28/2022242,400 shares $32.23 million -0.2%1.4%4.2 $132.95 2/15/2022242,900 shares $31.45 million +23.8%1.4%4.4 $129.48 1/31/2022196,200 shares $26.72 million +5.3%1.1%3.6 $136.21 1/15/2022186,300 shares $25.32 million +8.4%1.1%3.5 $135.91 12/31/2021171,900 shares $25.06 million -43.5%1.0%3.4 $145.81 12/15/2021304,000 shares $41.34 million +56.4%1.8%6.1 $135.99 11/30/2021194,400 shares $24.76 million -6.3%1.1%4.3 $127.36 11/15/2021207,400 shares $27.73 million -13.3%1.2%4.7 $133.69 10/29/2021239,100 shares $31.34 million -2.0%1.4%5.6 $131.07 10/15/2021244,000 shares $31.10 million -8.8%1.4%6.1 $127.46 9/30/2021267,600 shares $32.13 million -27.2%1.6%6.7 $120.05 9/15/2021367,700 shares $45.87 million +44.5%2.2%7.3 $124.75 8/31/2021254,500 shares $33.26 million +12.7%1.5%5.2 $130.70 8/13/2021225,800 shares $29.71 million +1.3%1.3%4.5 $131.56 7/30/2021222,900 shares $27.77 million -5.4%1.3%4.2 $124.59 7/15/2021235,500 shares $28.62 million -6.5%1.4%4.3 $121.51 6/30/2021251,900 shares $30.31 million -40.2%1.5%4.5 $120.33 6/15/2021421,300 shares $50.67 million +50.7%2.5%9.1 $120.28 5/28/2021279,600 shares $32.03 million +11.4%1.6%5.9 $114.56 5/14/2021251,100 shares $30.54 million -15.1%N/A4.8 $121.64Trump doesn’t give a damn (Ad)Porter Stansberry: “I met with Trump’s biggest backers… they’re scooping up these 10 stocks” I recently met with one of Trump’s longest-serving advisors. 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Short interest is the volume of Chesapeake Utilities shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 31st, traders have sold 333,100 shares of CPK short. Learn More on Chesapeake Utilities' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Chesapeake Utilities? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. CPK shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Chesapeake Utilities's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Chesapeake Utilities? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Chesapeake Utilities: Citadel Advisors LLC, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Is Chesapeake Utilities' short interest increasing or decreasing? Chesapeake Utilities saw a increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 333,100 shares, an increase of 3.2% from the previous total of 322,800 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. How does Chesapeake Utilities' short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Chesapeake Utilities: UGI Co. (5.38%), National Fuel Gas (3.29%), Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. (2.09%), New Jersey Resources Co. (2.17%), Northwest Natural Holding (2.23%), ONEOK, Inc. (3.92%), Atmos Energy Co. (2.95%), NextDecade Co. (4.55%), Centuri Holdings, Inc. (24.73%), RGC Resources, Inc. (0.51%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.21 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.33 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.67 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.17 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.76 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Chesapeake Utilities stock? Short selling CPK is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Chesapeake Utilities as its price is falling. CPK shares are trading up $0.06 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Chesapeake Utilities? A short squeeze for Chesapeake Utilities occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of CPK, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Chesapeake Utilities' short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including CPK, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025. 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