After Hours
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility.
Stocks Info
CPK belongs to the Utilities sector of the NYSE while operating in the Utilities – Regulated Gas industry. The current market capitalization of Chesapeake Utilities Corp is $2.95B. A total of 97276.0 shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 137.29K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Householder Jeffry M sold 1,908 shares of CPK for 125.83 per share on Dec 26 ’25. After the transaction, the President & CEO now owns 51,916 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 18 ’25, Householder Jeffry M sold 7,500 shares at 127.98 per share. CPK shares that President & CEO owns now total 56,916.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Householder Jeffry M disposed of 3,092 shares on Dec 19 ’25 at a per-share price of $127.41. This resulted in the President & CEO holding 53,824 shares of CPK after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Householder Jeffry M sold 7,500 shares at $126.74 per share on Dec 17 ’25. Company shares held by the President & CEO now total 64,416.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Chesapeake Utilities Corp pays an annual dividend of $2.70, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.16%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 22.08.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, CPK has a high of $140.59 and a low of $115.12.
As of this writing, CPK has an earnings estimate of $2.07 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 5.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.16 per share and a lower estimate of $1.97. The company reported an EPS of $1.63 in the last quarter
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. CPK’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $4.98M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $798.07M in debt and $376.39M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $64.50, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $774.13M.
Analysts Opinion
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for CPK is Buy with a score of 4.00.
