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CPK Stock Forecast: Chesapeake Utilities Corp. Price Predictions for 2026-2027

Last close, 9 Oct 2026
$128
−0.32% on the day

The 7 Wall Street analysts covering Chesapeake Utilities Corp. hold a median 12-month price target of $149 — +16.6% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 53 of 100 as at 10 Oct 2026 — in the upper half.

Market cap
$3.2B
Ticker Nerd rank
53 / 100
Median analyst target
$149
Analysts covering
7
Revenue$201.9M+4.7% y/y
Operating income$52.9M
Net income$25.4M
Free cash flow−$29.4M
Quarterly, 8 quarters to 30 June 2026 · latest quarter's figure shown
Total return, dividends reinvested
1W
+0.3%
1M
−1.7%
YTD
+4.1%
1Y
−5.8%
From 52W high
−6.8%
From 52W low
+8.0%
$118
$137
52-week range, adjusted closes · the dot is the last close
Ticker Nerd rank

CPK stock analysis: one number for the whole business

Consensus tells you what everyone already believes. The model scores Chesapeake Utilities Corp. on its factor families — the same systematic rank behind the Ticker Nerd portfolio.

Where the model ranks itAs at 10 Oct 2026
53 / 100

Percentile across ~4,600 US stocks on Ticker Nerd’s systematic factor model. Higher is better. How the model is built and tested

Quality
86
Volatility
76
Momentum
72
Revisions
63
Growth
54
Value
42
Accruals
38
Size
30
Issuance
22

Quality (86): The business earns solid, repeatable profits on what it owns.

Issuance (22): The company has been issuing shares or taking on financing, diluting existing holders.

Built and run by Aslam Ghouse, an ex-Goldman Sachs quant trader with fourteen years in markets.

Wall Street

CPK stock forecast 2026-2027: analyst price targets & predictions

The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on CPK, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.

Share price and the analyst range, 12 monthsAdjusted close, US dollars
$120$130$140$150$160Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26CPKHigh $160Median $149Low $136

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Data provided by Twelve Data

What Wall Street says7 analysts
4 Buy3 Hold0 Sell
Low $136Median $149High $160

The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +16.6% from it.

Recent analyst actionsNewest first
DateFirmActionRatingTarget
30 Sept 2026Wells FargoMaintainsEqual-Weight$134 → $136
11 Sept 2026MizuhoInitiatesOutperform$150
11 Sept 2026MizuhoInitiatesOutperform—
10 Aug 2026Wells FargoMaintainsEqual-Weight—
10 Aug 2026Wells FargoMaintainsEqual-Weight$132 → $134
12 May 2026Wells FargoInitiatesEqual-Weight$132
12 May 2026Wells FargoInitiatesEqual-Weight—
21 Apr 2026BarclaysMaintainsEqual-Weight—
24 Feb 2026BarclaysMaintainsEqual-Weight—
28 Oct 2025BarclaysMaintainsEqual-Weight—
14 Oct 2025BarclaysMaintainsEqual-Weight—
22 July 2025BarclaysMaintainsEqual-Weight—
29 Apr 2025BarclaysMaintainsEqual-Weight—
22 Apr 2025BarclaysMaintainsEqual-Weight—
22 Nov 2024GuggenheimMaintainsNeutral—
8 Oct 2024BarclaysMaintainsEqual-Weight—
7 Oct 2024BarclaysMaintainsEqual-Weight—
13 Aug 2024BarclaysMaintainsEqual-Weight—
30 May 2024BarclaysInitiatesEqual-Weight—
10 May 2024Wells FargoMaintainsEqual-Weight—

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Market Radar

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Computed off the Friday close and sent before the US open.

Market Radar reports the week’s largest rank changes across roughly 4,600 US stocks, the factor behind each one, and where the market went. CPK appears on the weeks it earns a place.

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Performance

CPK vs the S&P 500

Both lines are total return — dividends reinvested — so the comparison is honest on both sides.

Over the twelve months to 9 Oct 2026, Chesapeake Utilities Corp. returned −5.8% against +17.3% for the S&P 500, dividends included.

CPK vs S&P 500, last 12 monthsTotal return, rebased to 100
859095100105110115120Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26CPKS&P 500

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Data provided by Twelve Data

Estimates

CPK analyst estimate revisions

Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.

Which way the estimates are movingNext fiscal year
EPS revision, 90 days
−0.0%
Analysts raising
1
Analysts cutting
3
Fundamentals

Chesapeake Utilities Corp. (CPK) financial data

A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.

Valuation
Trailing P/E
20.4×

Cheaper than 36% of US stocks

Price / sales
3.3×

Cheaper than 37% of US stocks

Price / book
1.8×

Cheaper than 47% of US stocks

EV / EBITDA
12.6×

Cheaper than 28% of US stocks

Growth & margins
Revenue growth (YoY)
4.7%

Higher than 38% of US stocks

Earnings growth (YoY)
6.3%

Higher than 43% of US stocks

Gross margin
42.3%

Higher than 53% of US stocks

Operating margin
26.2%

Higher than 85% of US stocks

Net margin
15.1%

Higher than 78% of US stocks

Returns & dividend
Return on equity
9.5%

Higher than 62% of US stocks

Return on assets
4.3%

Higher than 73% of US stocks

Dividend yield
2.3%

Higher than 81% of US dividend payers

Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.

Key statistics

Chesapeake Utilities Corp. (CPK) statistics: revenue, profit & scale

The headline figures, each with its date. Every row carries its own link — cite it straight from here.

  • Chesapeake Utilities Corp. has a market value of $3.2B and an enterprise value of $4.8B.

  • Revenue in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $993.5M. The latest quarter grew 4.7% year on year.

  • Net income over the same four quarters: $150.2M, a 15.1% net margin.

  • Diluted earnings per share, trailing twelve months: $6.27.

  • Free cash flow in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: −$193.5M, after $501.6M of capital spending.

  • Chesapeake Utilities Corp. spent $64.1M on dividends in the twelve months to 30 June 2026.

  • Shares outstanding: 24.1M.

  • Trailing P/E: 20.4×; forward P/E: 17.4× — the forward figure prices analyst consensus estimates, not reported earnings.

  • Forward dividend yield: 2.29%, paying out 45% of earnings.

  • Chesapeake Utilities Corp. employs 1,300 people — $764K of revenue per employee.

Statement figures: company filings via Twelve Data, four quarters to 30 June 2026 · market figures as at 9 Oct 2026

Data provided by Twelve Data

Peers

CPK vs competitors

The nearest names by industry and size, scored by the same model — like for like.

Its peer group, ranked by the same modelUtilities - Regulated Gas
CompanyMarket capTKN rank
CPKChesapeake Utilities Corp.$3.2B
53
MDUMDU Resources Group, Inc.$3.8B
26
CTRICenturi Holdings, Inc.$2.1B
47
OGSONE Gas, Inc.$4.5B
46
NWNNorthwest Natural Holding Co.$2.0B
40
SRSpire Inc.$4.6B
28
BIPCBrookfield Infrastructure Corp.$4.9B
44

Look up any of the roughly 4,600 stocks we score.

The rank is the raw material. Whether the rules would actually own Chesapeake Utilities Corp. — and when they’d sell — is the membership. See the Ticker Nerd 20 →

News

Latest CPK news & analysis

CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORPORATION ANNOUNCES $225 MILLION AT-THE-MARKET (ATM) EQUITY OFFERING PROGRAM

PRNewsWire · 1 Oct 2026neutral

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation announced it has established an at-the-market (ATM) equity offering program to sell shares of its common stock having an aggregate sales price of up to $225 million, from time to time through designated managers or forward sellers.

Why it matters — The program allows Chesapeake Utilities to raise up to $225 million in capital by issuing common stock over time, which CPK watchers would monitor for potential share dilution and the company's future funding plans.

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation Announces Sale of 49% Ownership Interest in Florida Energy Pathway Project

PRNewsWire · 1 Sept 2026positive

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation announced the sale of a 49% ownership interest in its Florida Energy Pathway Project to NextEra Energy Resources, which will acquire a minority interest in the South Florida natural gas infrastructure project. The announcement was made in Dover, Delaware.

Why it matters — A CPK watcher would care because bringing in NextEra Energy Resources as a minority partner could help fund and de-risk a major infrastructure project while potentially unlocking capital for Chesapeake Utilities.

Chesapeake Utilities Q2 Earnings Call Highlights

MarketBeat · 8 Aug 2026positive

Chesapeake Utilities reported higher second-quarter adjusted earnings and raised its 2026 capital-spending outlook, driven by customer growth, infrastructure investment, and the planned Florida Energy Pathway natural gas project.

Why it matters — The raised capital-spending outlook signals the company's confidence in future growth opportunities, particularly in Florida, which could support long-term earnings momentum for CPK.

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (CPK) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha · 7 Aug 2026neutral

Seeking Alpha published the Q2 2026 earnings call transcript for Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (CPK), covering management's discussion of the company's second-quarter financial results and operations.

Why it matters — The transcript gives CPK stakeholders direct insight into management's commentary on the quarterly results and outlook.

CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORPORATION REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2026 RESULTS

PRNewsWire · 6 Aug 2026positive

Chesapeake Utilities Corp. reported second-quarter 2026 net income of $25.4 million and EPS of $1.05, and year-to-date net income of $84.7 million and EPS of $3.51, with 9.6% adjusted gross margin growth year to date driven by transmission expansion, regulatory initiatives, infrastructure programs, natural gas organic growth and improved unregulated business contributions. The company raised its 2026 capital guidance range to $550-$600 million in light of advances on capital projects.

Why it matters — CPK watchers would care because the results show continued adjusted EPS growth, strong adjusted gross margin expansion, and a raised capital guidance range tied to growth projects amid the Florida City Gas integration.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about CPK stock

What is the CPK stock price forecast for 2026-2027?

The 7 Wall Street analysts covering Chesapeake Utilities Corp. have a median 12-month price target of $149, with estimates ranging from $136 to $160. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Is CPK stock a buy right now?

Of the 7 analysts covering Chesapeake Utilities Corp., 4 rate it a Buy, 3 a Hold and 0 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks Chesapeake Utilities Corp. 53 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 10 Oct 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.

How does Ticker Nerd's model rank CPK?

As at 10 Oct 2026, Chesapeake Utilities Corp. ranks 53 out of 100 on Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model — a percentile across roughly 4,600 US stocks, built from its factor families. Its strongest factor family is Quality (86 of 100).

Will CPK stock go up?

No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 7 analysts implies +16.6% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks Chesapeake Utilities Corp. 53 out of 100 as at 10 Oct 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.

What is the CPK stock forecast for 2030?

No analyst covering Chesapeake Utilities Corp. publishes a 2030 price target — Wall Street targets run 12 to 18 months out. Sites quoting a 2030 price for CPK are extrapolating price history, which says nothing about the business. The furthest attributed numbers are the current analyst targets: $136 to $160 over the next 12 months.

How has CPK stock performed over the past year?

Chesapeake Utilities Corp. returned -5.8% over the 12 months to 9 Oct 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.

What does Chesapeake Utilities Corp. do?

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation is a diversified energy delivery company that provides essential utility services across the United States. Chesapeake Utilities focuses on the distribution and transmission of natural gas, electricity distribution, propane distribution, and the generation of electricity and steam.

What is the latest news on CPK?

The most recent item we track (PRNewsWire, 1 Oct 2026): "CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORPORATION ANNOUNCES $225 MILLION AT-THE-MARKET (ATM) EQUITY OFFERING PROGRAM". Chesapeake Utilities Corporation announced it has established an at-the-market (ATM) equity offering program to sell shares of its common stock having an aggregate sales price of up to $225 million, from time to time through designated managers or forward sellers.

Company

About Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation is a diversified energy delivery company that provides essential utility services across the United States. Chesapeake Utilities focuses on the distribution and transmission of natural gas, electricity distribution, propane distribution, and the generation of electricity and steam. Its operations also include mobile compressed natural gas services and related energy solutions that support residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The company serves regulated and unregulated markets through distinct business segments, giving it a broad role in local energy infrastructure and utility services. Headquartered in Dover, Delaware, Chesapeake Utilities plays an important part in delivering energy to communities and businesses across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions.

CEO Mr. Jeffry M. Householder · 1,300 employees · United States · https://www.chpk.com