Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for CPK in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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Chesapeake Utilities (CPK) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Oct 12 close
$129.00+1.25 (+1.0%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryOct 12 closeThis week brings an analyst action on Chesapeake Utilities (CPK), with Wall Street firms assigning the stock an average rating of "Moderate Buy," according to coverage from six analysts.
CPK closed at $129.00, up 1%, sitting between its 50-day average of $131.53 and its 200-day average of $128.62. The stock's GekkoIndex reading of 59.4 places it in the Neutral zone, with the index down 5.4 over the past five readings. Shares trade 6.6% below Gekko Fair Value of $138.13, within a 52-week range of $118.88 to $140.83. Returns have been mixed across timeframes, with a 1-month return of -0.6%, a 3-month return of -1.6%, and a 1-year return of -7%.
Earnings are scheduled for 5 November 2026, 24 days away, falling inside a typical 20-trading-day holding window. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears in the respective 90-day and 30-day windows. Seasonality data covering five years shows the next 20 trading days have averaged -0.2% from this point in the calendar, with gains in 2 of those years. The current analyst consensus includes 3 firms, with 1 buy and 2 hold ratings, and a consensus target of $147.75, implying 14.5% upside from current levels.
Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Chesapeake Utilities price vs fair value
Close $129.00200-day averageGekko Fair Value $138.13
Chesapeake Utilities quick facts
- Market cap
- $3.10B
- P/E ratio
- 20.4
- Forward P/E
- 17.9
- EPS, TTM
- $6.27
- Revenue, TTM
- $993.5M
- Profit margin
- 15.1%
- Dividend yield
- 2.18%
- Beta
- 0.66
- Volume
- 145,963 avg 188,844
- 1-year return
- −7.0%
- Typical daily move
- ±2.2%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±3.7%
- 50-day average
- $131.53
- 200-day average
- $128.62
- Next earnings
- Nov 5
- Shares outstanding
- 25.25M
Chesapeake Utilities swing-trade checklist
Chesapeake Utilities scores 1 supportive, 2 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
1 supportive2 mixed2 headwinds
- Trendmixed
Averages disagree
Close $129.00 sits between the 50-day ($131.53) and 200-day ($128.62) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart - GekkoIndexmixed
59.4, Neutral
Reading 59.4 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
6.6% below
Price is 6.6% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
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No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings riskheadwind
Reports in 24 days
Reports on Nov 5, 2026, 24 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalityheadwind
−0.2% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −0.2% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
See seasonality
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Chesapeake Utilities stock chart and price history
Chesapeake Utilities closed at $129.00 on Oct 12, 2026, −7.0% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $118.88 to $140.83.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −0.6%
- 3 months
- −1.6%
- 6 months
- +0.1%
- 1 year
- −7.0%
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About Chesapeake Utilities
Chesapeake Utilities provides a mix of energy services to households, businesses, and other utilities across several states. It supplies natural gas and electricity in parts of Delaware, Maryland, and Florida, and is also known for propane distribution reaching into the Mid-Atlantic, the Carolinas, and Florida, along with related transport and support services for gas and electric delivery.
The company's work splits into two main areas. Its regulated side covers natural gas distribution and transmission on the Delmarva Peninsula and in Florida, plus electricity distribution in parts of northeast and northwest Florida. Its unregulated side handles propane sales, natural gas transmission and supply in Ohio, electricity and steam generation, and transport of compressed, liquefied, and renewable natural gas for utilities and pipeline operators in the eastern United States. This unregulated segment also sells energy-related equipment and offers HVAC and plumbing and electrical repair work.
Chesapeake Utilities was founded in 1859 and is headquartered in Dover, Delaware. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker CPK.
- Listed
- NYSE
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Gas distributors
- Website
- chpk.com
Chesapeake Utilities GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Chesapeake Utilities’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 59.4, in the Neutral zone, down 5.4 points over five sessions.
59.4Neutral
Down 5.4 points over five sessions, from the Accumulation zone.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 9 | Too few readings yet | |||
| Accumulation | 214 | +0.7% | +2.5% | ||
| Neutral (current zone) | 430 | −0.1% | +0.3% | ||
| Distribution | 25 | −0.1% | −3.7% | ||
| Selling | 4 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average CPK share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.1% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Neutral zone: No clear directional signal. About the five zones →
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Is Chesapeake Utilities stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Chesapeake Utilities trades 6.6% below Gekko Fair Value of $138.13, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Chesapeake Utilities shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$138.13
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 9, 2026
6.6% Undervalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 6.1% below the estimate.
Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
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Chesapeake Utilities insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Chesapeake Utilities, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in CPK were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Chesapeake Utilities has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Dec 31, 2023
- $28K
- As a share of market cap
- 0.00%
- Trailing four quarters
- $2.51M
From company filings.
Chesapeake Utilities earnings: next date and track record
Chesapeake Utilities reports on Nov 5, 2026 (24 days away).
Next earnings report
Nov 5, 2026
24 days away
- EPS estimate
- $0.95
- Revenue estimate
- $193.3M
Chesapeake Utilities stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Chesapeake Utilities is $147.75, +14.5% from the last close, from 3 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$147.75consensus 12-month target, +14.5% from the last close
Now $129.00Avg $147.75
Low $136High $150
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 3 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | Wells Fargo | $136 | +5.4% |
| Sep 11 | Mizuho Securities | $150 | +16.3% |
| Aug 10 | Wells Fargo | $134 | +3.9% |
| Jul 21 | Wells Fargo | $132 | +2.3% |
| Jul 14 | BTIG | — | — |
+0.3%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
−0.2%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.2%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Chesapeake Utilities seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Chesapeake Utilities averaged −0.2% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +1.6% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +1.2% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +1.2% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | −0.2% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +3.7% | 3 of 5 |
For scale, CPK’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 3.7%.
Chesapeake Utilities market cap and key statistics
Chesapeake Utilities’s market cap is $3.10B, with a P/E ratio of 20.4 and revenue of $993.5M over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $3.10B
- P/E ratio
- 20.4
- Forward P/E
- 17.9
- EPS, TTM
- $6.27
- Gekko Fair Value
- $138.13
Trading
- Volume
- 145,963
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 188,844
- 52-week high
- $140.83
- 52-week low
- $118.88
- Shares outstanding
- 25.25M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $993.5M
- Profit margin
- 15.1%
- Return on equity
- 9.5%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +2.9%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.66
- Typical daily move
- ±2.2%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±3.7%
- Dividend yield
- 2.18%
Chesapeake Utilities stock news this week
1 headline about Chesapeake Utilities from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.
Chesapeake Utilities peers
Chesapeake Utilities’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| TRGPTarga Resources | Neutral | 3.2% below |
| SRESempra | Neutral | 8.8% below |
| CQPCheniere Energy Partners | Neutral | 35.0% below |
| ATOAtmos Energy | Neutral | 6.2% below |
| NINiSource | Neutral | 12.8% above |
| SWXSouthwest Gas | Neutral | 7.9% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Chesapeake Utilities stock FAQ
What is Chesapeake Utilities’s market cap?
Chesapeake Utilities’s market cap is $3.10B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $129.00, with 25.25M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 20.4.
What is the Chesapeake Utilities stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Chesapeake Utilities is $147.75, +14.5% from the last close. Of the 3 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 1 rate it a buy, 2 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Chesapeake Utilities stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Chesapeake Utilities is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $129.00 is 6.6% below Gekko Fair Value of $138.13. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Chesapeake Utilities report earnings next?
Chesapeake Utilities is expected to report on Nov 5, 2026 (24 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.95 per share on revenue of $193.3M.
What is Chesapeake Utilities’s 52-week high and low?
Chesapeake Utilities’s 52-week high is $140.83 and its 52-week low is $118.88; it closed at $129.00 on Oct 12, 2026, −7.0% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $146.30 on Jan 3, 2022.
Is Chesapeake Utilities stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 1 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (fair value), 2 as mixed (trend and gekkoindex) and 2 as headwinds (earnings risk and seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
How this page works
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