CPK Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

Chesapeake Utilities Corp. engages in the distribution and transmission of natural gas, propane and electricity; and generation of electricity and steam. It operates through the following segments: Regulated Energy and Unregulated Energy. The Regulated Energy segment distributes and transmits gas, natural gas, and electricity. The Unregulated Energy segment markets and sells propane, crude oil, and natural gas. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Dover, DE.

Company profile

Ticker

CPK

Exchange

NYSE

Website

www.chpk.com

CEO

Jeffry M. Householder

Incorporated in

Delaware

Location

Delaware

Fiscal year end

Dec 31

Sector

Utilities > Gas Distributors

Industry (SEC)

Natural Gas Transmission & Distribution

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SEC CIK

0000019745

Corporate docs

Articles of Incorporation & Bylaws

IRS number

510064146

CPK stock data

S&P 500

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Company financial data Financial data

Chart CPK financial data

Quarter (USD)	Dec 19	Sep 19	Jun 19	Mar 19
Revenue	131.97M	92.63M	94.54M	160.46M
Net income	22.56M	5.62M	8.3M	28.67M
Diluted EPS	0.33	0.34	0.5	1.74
Net profit margin	17.10%	6.07%	8.78%	17.86%
Operating income	29.64M	14.36M	18.16M	44.12M
Net change in cash	2.67M	-2.93M	-721K	1.89M
Cash on hand	6.99M	4.32M	7.25M	7.98M

Annual (USD)	Dec 19	Dec 18	Dec 17	Dec 16
Revenue	479.6M	490.32M	449.65M	498.86M
Net income	65.15M	56.58M	58.12M	44.68M
Diluted EPS	3.96	3.45	3.55	2.86
Net profit margin	13.58%	11.54%	12.93%	8.96%
Operating income	106.29M	94.84M	89.73M	85.98M
Net change in cash	896K	475K	1.44M	1.32M
Cash on hand	6.99M	6.09M	5.61M	4.18M

Financial data from company earnings reports

Recent insider trades

CPK insider ownership history Insider history

Date	Owner	Security	Transaction	Code	$Price	#Shares	$Value	#Remaining
20 Mar 20	Hill Thomas P Jr	Common Stock	Buy	Aquire P	84.5	500	42.25K	18,310
3 Mar 20	John R Schimkaitis	Common Stock	Sell	Dispose S	91	2,500	227.5K	116,616
25 Feb 20	Stephen C Thompson	Common Stock	Grant	Aquire A	94.64	5,526	522.98K	75,002
25 Feb 20	Jeffry M Householder	Common Stock	Grant	Aquire A	94.64	5,125	485.03K	19,826
25 Feb 20	James F Moriarty	Common Stock	Grant	Aquire A	94.64	4,885	462.32K	9,569
5 Feb 20	James F Moriarty	Common Stock		Aquire L	98.09	21	2.06K	4,684
6 Jan 20	James F Moriarty	Common Stock	Other	Aquire J	93.735	20	1.87K	4,663
6 Jan 20	James F Moriarty	Common Stock		Aquire L	93.735	21	1.97K	4,643

Data from 3, 4 and 5 filings. Stock values as filed, not updated for current price.

Institutional ownership Q4 2019

CPK institutional ownership history Ownership history

66.0% owned by funds/institutions

13F holders	Current	Prev Q	Change
Total holders	181	177	+2.3%
Opened positions	24	16	+50.0%
Closed positions	20	15	+33.3%
Increased positions	66	68	-2.9%
Reduced positions	61	58	+5.2%

13F shares	Current	Prev Q	Change
Total value	9.61B	3B	+220.0%
Total shares	10.83M	10.87M	-0.4%
Total puts	0	0	–
Total calls	0	0	–
Total put/call ratio	–	–	–

Largest owners	Shares	Value	Change
N Price T Rowe Associates	2.31M	$221.37M	+0.4%
BLK BlackRock	1.2M	$115.07M	-9.4%
Vanguard	1.07M	$103.02M	+1.2%
GS Goldman Sachs	625.05K	$59.9M	-25.5%
Dimensional Fund Advisors	548.53K	$52.57M	-0.8%
BK Bank Of New York Mellon	382.82K	$36.69M	-4.4%
STT State Street	362.8K	$34.91M	+4.8%
NTRS Northern Trust	221.53K	$21.23M	-2.1%
Renaissance Technologies	219.75K	$21.06M	-13.0%
Geode Capital Management	216.65K	$20.76M	+3.9%

Largest transactions	Shares	Bought/sold	Change
GS Goldman Sachs	625.05K	-214K	-25.5%
Tributary Capital Management	134.71K	+134.71K	NEW
BLK BlackRock	1.2M	-124.86K	-9.4%
Schroder Investment Management	101.94K	+101.94K	NEW
BAC Bank of America	88.15K	+61.69K	+233.2%
IVZ Invesco	16.84K	-56.34K	-77.0%
Boston Trust Walden	208.85K	+42.27K	+25.4%
Millennium Management	96.38K	-39.86K	-29.3%
Renaissance Technologies	219.75K	-32.7K	-13.0%
Clark Capital Management	0	-25.68K	EXIT

Data from 13F filings. Stock values as filed, not updated for current price. Long positions only.

Financial report summary

Competition

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