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Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (CPK)

Utilities | Utilities - Regulated Gas | Dover, United States | NYSE
126.53 USD -0.91 (-0.714%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 126.53

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 2:51 p.m. EDT

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (CPK) shows a stable dividend yield and consistent payouts, making it a solid choice for dividend-focused investors. The recent price movement has been volatile, with a recent dip below the 50-day average, but the stock is trading near its 200-day average, suggesting potential for a rebound. The short-term forecasting model suggests a slight downward trend, but the options activity indicates a range-bound or slightly bullish outlook. For short-term traders, the recent volatility could present opportunities for momentum or options strategies. For long-term investors, the strong fundamentals and consistent dividends make it a compelling buy-and-hold candidate.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.025711
AutoETS0.025711
MSTL0.026318
AutoTheta0.051576

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 80%
H-stat 0.36
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.500
Excess Kurtosis -0.53
Attribute Value
Sector Utilities
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-15
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-15
Debt to Equity Ratio 101.952
Revenue per Share 39.762
Market Cap 3,035,358,976
Trailing P/E 21.19
Forward P/E 17.27
Beta 0.78
Profit Margins 15.09%
Website https://www.chpk.com

As of April 11, 2026, 2:51 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing mixed signals. For near-term expirations, there is a slight bias towards calls, with increased open interest in the 135-140 strike range, suggesting some bullish sentiment. However, puts are also showing activity, particularly in the lower strike range, indicating potential caution or short-term bearishness. The overall options activity suggests a range-bound or slightly bullish outlook, with a focus on potential upside. The increased volatility in the short-term options could be a sign of uncertainty or anticipation of upcoming news.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.53% 2.21% 2.22% 2.03%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-16 0.685000 0.525186
2025-12-15 0.685000 0.542940
2025-09-15 0.685000 0.556539
2025-06-16 0.685000 0.584946
2025-03-14 0.640000 0.513918
2024-12-16 0.640000 0.521506
2024-09-16 0.640000 0.535696
2024-06-14 0.640000 0.629851
2024-03-14 0.590000 0.604374
2023-12-14 0.590000 0.586869
2023-09-14 0.590000 0.560907
2023-06-14 0.590000 0.494556
2023-03-14 0.535000 0.450636
2022-12-14 0.535000 0.485251
2022-09-14 0.535000 0.450891
2022-06-14 0.535000 0.481948
2022-03-14 0.480000 0.378846
2021-12-14 0.480000 0.383238
2021-09-14 0.480000 0.418661
2021-06-14 0.480000 0.437846
2021-03-12 0.440000 0.408294
2020-12-14 0.440000 0.452098
2020-09-14 0.440000 0.633041
2020-06-12 0.440000 0.595910
2020-03-12 0.405000 0.527010
2019-12-13 0.405000 0.485566
2019-09-12 0.405000 0.489895
2019-06-13 0.405000 0.491330
2019-03-14 0.370000 0.454776
2018-12-13 0.370000 0.456093
2018-09-13 0.370000 0.481005
2018-06-14 0.370000 0.568053
2018-03-14 0.325000 0.536758
2017-12-14 0.325000 0.474497
2017-09-14 0.325000 0.482438
2017-06-13 0.325000 0.514762
2017-03-13 0.305000 0.538434
2016-12-13 0.305000 0.540481
2016-09-13 0.305000 0.603878
2016-06-13 0.305000 0.613842
2016-03-11 0.288000 0.579357
2015-12-11 0.288000 0.672029
2015-09-11 0.288000 0.738377
2015-06-11 0.288000 0.634515
2015-03-13 0.270000 0.694287
2014-12-11 0.270000 0.710625
2014-09-11 0.270000 0.743817
2014-06-12 0.270000 0.740639
2014-03-13 0.256667 0.795710
2013-12-12 0.256667 0.844738
2013-09-11 0.256667 0.954307
2013-06-13 0.256667 0.948573
2013-03-18 0.243333 0.951806
2012-12-12 0.243333 1.073489
2012-09-12 0.243333 1.045886
2012-06-13 0.243333 1.113007
2012-03-13 0.230000 1.075706
2011-12-13 0.230000 1.114996
2011-09-13 0.230000 1.204633
2011-06-13 0.230000 1.245501
2011-03-10 0.220000 1.106996
2010-12-13 0.220000 1.153109
2010-09-13 0.220000 1.325645
2010-06-11 0.220000 1.562186
2010-03-11 0.210000 1.461305
2009-12-10 0.210000 1.429992
2009-09-10 0.210000 1.537372
2009-06-10 0.210000 1.484341
2009-03-11 0.203333 2.037190
2008-12-11 0.203333 1.452309
2008-09-11 0.203333 1.537955
2008-06-11 0.203333 1.755052
2008-03-11 0.196667 1.573298
2007-12-14 0.196667 1.496238
2007-09-11 0.196667 1.501553
2007-06-11 0.196667 1.378251
2007-03-09 0.193333 1.570750
2006-12-14 0.193333 1.557031
2006-09-11 0.193333 1.541026
2006-06-09 0.193333 1.646866
2006-03-09 0.190000 1.570423
2005-12-09 0.190000 1.549506
2005-09-09 0.190000 1.478252
2005-06-09 0.190000 1.638751
2005-03-10 0.186667 1.824009
2004-12-09 0.186667 1.893004
2004-09-09 0.186667 1.987335
2004-06-02 0.186667 2.222552
2004-03-10 0.183333 1.985836
2003-12-10 0.183333 1.953470
2003-09-10 0.183333 2.165781
2003-06-10 0.183333 2.224623
2003-03-10 0.183333 2.774130
2002-12-05 0.183333 2.831891
2002-09-10 0.183333 2.818615
2002-06-07 0.183333 2.555736
2002-03-08 0.183333 2.933024
2001-12-06 0.183333 2.983513
2001-09-06 0.183333 3.077547
2001-06-07 0.183333 3.012376
2001-03-08 0.180000 3.136572
2000-12-07 0.180000 3.183716
2000-09-07 0.180000 3.452938
2000-06-08 0.180000 3.444072
2000-03-08 0.173333 3.530339
1999-12-08 0.173333 3.088606
1999-09-08 0.173333 3.311640
1999-06-09 0.173333 3.381688
1999-03-10 0.166667 3.489684
1998-12-09 0.166667 3.301396
1998-09-09 0.166667 3.537857
1998-06-10 0.166667 3.666974
1998-03-11 0.166667 3.364420
1997-12-10 0.161333 3.104899
1997-09-04 0.161333 3.760638
1997-06-11 0.161333 3.801219
1997-03-12 0.161333 3.639624
1996-12-11 0.154667 3.665642
1996-09-04 0.154667 3.688163
1996-06-10 0.154667 4.027459
1996-03-06 0.154667 4.084896
1995-12-06 0.150000 4.355790
1995-09-06 0.150000 4.740836
1995-06-06 0.150000 5.191019
1995-03-06 0.150000 5.084973
1994-12-05 0.146667 5.411050
1994-09-02 0.146667 4.916977
1994-06-06 0.146667 4.993399
1994-03-07 0.146667 4.983414
1993-12-06 0.143333 4.660335
1993-09-03 0.143333 4.173961
1993-06-07 0.143333 5.036624
1993-03-08 0.143333 4.981183
1992-12-07 0.143333 5.626416
1992-08-31 0.143333 5.718337
1992-06-01 0.143333 5.917591
1992-03-09 0.143333 6.657214
1991-12-06 0.143333 6.116346
1991-08-27 0.143333 6.744411
1991-06-03 0.143333 6.583519
1991-03-04 0.143333 6.979085
1990-12-06 0.143333 6.431295
1990-08-28 0.143333 8.266947
1990-06-18 0.140000 6.529417
1990-03-13 0.140667 7.370259
1989-12-06 0.140667 6.668601
1989-08-29 0.138667 6.806203
1989-06-19 0.138667 7.183796
1989-03-06 0.092444 4.281003
1988-12-06 0.139111 6.150822
1988-08-30 0.139111 6.103002
1988-05-31 0.133333 5.686497
1988-03-01 0.133333 6.796560
1987-12-08 0.133333 6.814166
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.74
dividendYield 2.17
exDividendDate 2026-03-16
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.695
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.021147206
lastDividendValue 0.685
lastDividendDate 2026-03-16
dividendDate 2026-04-06

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.05355674
Address1 500 Energy Lane
All Time High 146.3
All Time Low 1.62963
Ask 128.25
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 4
Average Daily Volume10 Day 117,290
Average Daily Volume3 Month 146,609
Average Volume 146,609
Average Volume10Days 117,290
Beta 0.779
Bid 119.48
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 4
Book Value 66.894
City Dover
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 126.53
Current Ratio 0.447
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 127.21
Day Low 125.1
Debt To Equity 101.952
Display Name Chesapeake Utilities
Dividend Date 1,775,433,600
Dividend Rate 2.74
Dividend Yield 2.17
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,772,112,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,772,112,600
Earnings Growth 0.211
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.256
Earnings Timestamp 1,772,053,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,778,097,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,778,097,600
Ebitda 364,700,000
Ebitda Margins 0.39215
Enterprise To Ebitda 12.768
Enterprise To Revenue 5.007
Enterprise Value 4,656,573,440
Eps Current Year 6.5066
Eps Forward 7.325
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 5.97
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,773,619,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 130.4036
Fifty Day Average Change -3.8735962
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.029704673
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -5.355674
Fifty Two Week High 140.59
Fifty Two Week High Change -14.059998
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.100007094
Fifty Two Week Low 115.24
Fifty Two Week Low Change 11.290001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.097969465
Fifty Two Week Range 115.24 - 140.59
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.85
Float Shares 23,636,483
Forward Eps 7.325
Forward P E 17.27372
Free Cashflow -215,824,992
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 1,300
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.4143
Gross Profits 385,300,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0135699995
Held Percent Institutions 0.91780996
Implied Shares Outstanding 23,989,243
Industry Utilities - Regulated Gas
Industry Disp Utilities - Regulated Gas
Industry Key utilities-regulated-gas
Ir Website http://www.chpk.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=investors.home
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,773,619,200
Last Dividend Value 0.685
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,410,220,800
Last Split Factor 3:2
Long Business Summary Chesapeake Utilities Corporation operates as an energy delivery company in the United States. It operates through two segments: Regulated Energy and Unregulated Energy. The Regulated Energy segment engages in the 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. Its Unregulated Energy segment is involved 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 also engages in the provision of other unregulated energy 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.
Long Name Chesapeake Utilities Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 3,035,358,976
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_260346
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 140,300,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 3,035,358,916
Number Of Analyst Opinions 4
Open 127.21
Operating Cashflow 233,700,000
Operating Margins 0.28505
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 0.45139998
Peg Ratio 2.31
Phone 302 734 6799
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 126.53
Post Market Time 1,776,464,401
Previous Close 127.44
Price Eps Current Year 19.44641
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.8915
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.2638268
Profit Margins 0.15086001
Quick Ratio 0.289
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.910004
Regular Market Change Percent -0.714064
Regular Market Day High 127.21
Regular Market Day Low 125.1
Regular Market Day Range 125.1 - 127.21
Regular Market Open 127.21
Regular Market Previous Close 127.44
Regular Market Price 126.53
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,002
Regular Market Volume 159,717
Return On Assets 0.04244
Return On Equity 0.09389
Revenue Growth 0.204
Revenue Per Share 39.762
Sand P52 Week Change 0.38150132
Sector Utilities
Sector Disp Utilities
Sector Key utilities
Share Holder Rights Risk 7
Shares Outstanding 23,989,243
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.026199998
Shares Short 628,886
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 677,558
Short Name Chesapeake Utilities Corporatio
Short Percent Of Float 0.0313
Short Ratio 3.4
Source Interval 15
State DE
Symbol CPK
Target High Price 160.0
Target Low Price 140.0
Target Mean Price 148.75
Target Median Price 147.5
Total Cash 1,800,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.075
Total Debt 1,629,699,968
Total Revenue 930,000,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.695
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.021147206
Trailing Eps 5.97
Trailing P E 21.194305
Trailing Peg Ratio 2.2959
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 128.385
Two Hundred Day Average Change -1.8549957
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.014448696
Type Disp Equity
Volume 159,717
Website https://www.chpk.com
Zip 19,901