Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (CPK) is a Regulated Gas company in the Utilities sector, currently trading at $129.33. It has a SharesGrow Score of 63/100, indicating a above average investment profile with 4 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of CPK = $91.33 (-29.4% from the current price, the stock appears overvalued). Analyst consensus target is CPK = $140 (+8.3% upside).
Valuation: CPK trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 23.4 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 1.86.
Financials: revenue is $930M, +11.3%/yr average growth. Net income is $140M, growing at +17.1%/yr. Net profit margin is 15.1% (healthy). Gross margin is 31.6% (-3.3 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $1.6B against $1.6B equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 1.02, moderate). Current ratio is 0.45 (tight liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 40.5%. Total assets: $4.0B.
Analyst outlook: 6 / 12 analysts rate CPK as buy (50%) — moderate consensus.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 62/100 (Pass), Growth 80/100 (Pass), Past 100/100 (Pass), Health 33/100 (Fail), Moat 47/100 (Partial), Future 52/100 (Partial), Income 70/100 (Pass).
