Chesapeake Utilities Corporation

SNSE:CPK Stock Report

Market Cap: US$2.7b

Chesapeake Utilities Valuation

Is CPK undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of CPK when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: CPK ($94.3) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($259.63)

Significantly Below Fair Value: CPK is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for CPK?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

CPK key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue5.7x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA14.8x
PEG Ratio2.2x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does CPK's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for CPK vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average6.3x
NTGCLGAS Naturgy Chile Gas Natural
3.9xn/aCL$835.5b
GASCO Empresas Gasco
8.2xn/aCL$212.5b
COLBUN Colbún
8.8x-3.4%CL$2.1t
ENELGXCH Enel Generación Chile
4.4xn/aCL$3.0t
CPK Chesapeake Utilities
27.5x12.8%US$2.7b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: CPK is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (27.5x) compared to the peer average (6.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does CPK's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Gas Utilities Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a6.4%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: CPK is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (27.5x) compared to the Global Gas Utilities industry average (13.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is CPK's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

CPK PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio27.5x
Fair PE Ratio9.8x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: CPK is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (27.5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (9.8x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst CPK forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$94.30
US$132.38
+40.4%
7.1%US$148.00US$118.00n/a8
Nov ’25US$94.30
US$132.38
+40.4%
7.1%US$148.00US$118.00n/a8
Oct ’25US$94.30
US$131.63
+39.6%
7.7%US$148.00US$118.00n/a8
Sep ’25US$94.30
US$129.63
+37.5%
8.8%US$148.00US$116.00n/a8
Aug ’25US$94.30
US$125.25
+32.8%
11.4%US$148.00US$108.00n/a8
Jul ’25US$94.30
US$125.25
+32.8%
11.4%US$148.00US$108.00n/a8
Jun ’25US$94.30
US$124.19
+31.7%
12.2%US$148.00US$107.50n/a8
May ’25US$94.30
US$124.44
+32.0%
12.9%US$148.00US$105.00n/a8
Apr ’25US$94.30
US$124.44
+32.0%
12.9%US$148.00US$105.00n/a8
Mar ’25US$94.30
US$124.44
+32.0%
12.9%US$148.00US$105.00n/a8
Feb ’25US$94.30
US$123.63
+31.1%
13.7%US$148.00US$101.00n/a8
Jan ’25US$94.30
US$121.38
+28.7%
15.0%US$148.00US$99.00n/a8
Dec ’24US$94.30
US$120.25
+27.5%
15.5%US$148.00US$99.00n/a8
Nov ’24US$94.30
US$120.88
+28.2%
15.3%US$148.00US$99.00US$94.308
Oct ’24US$94.30
US$129.14
+36.9%
10.1%US$148.00US$112.00US$94.307
Sep ’24US$94.30
US$133.29
+41.3%
10.0%US$148.00US$112.00US$94.307
Aug ’24US$94.30
US$134.86
+43.0%
9.6%US$148.00US$112.00US$94.307
Jul ’24US$94.30
US$135.43
+43.6%
8.8%US$148.00US$116.00US$94.307
Jun ’24US$94.30
US$135.43
+43.6%
8.8%US$148.00US$116.00US$94.307
May ’24US$94.30
US$135.43
+43.6%
8.8%US$148.00US$116.00US$94.307
Apr ’24US$94.30
US$135.43
+43.6%
8.8%US$148.00US$116.00US$94.307
Mar ’24US$94.30
US$134.29
+42.4%
9.5%US$148.00US$112.00US$94.307
Feb ’24US$94.30
US$131.43
+39.4%
9.4%US$145.00US$112.00US$94.307
Jan ’24US$94.30
US$131.86
+39.8%
8.3%US$145.00US$115.00US$94.307
Dec ’23US$94.30
US$131.43
+39.4%
9.5%US$147.00US$110.00US$94.307
Nov ’23US$94.30
US$136.86
+45.1%
10.9%US$162.00US$118.00US$94.307

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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