Chesapeake Utilities vs Excelerate Energy
CPK and EE side by side, both in gas production and distribution. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CPK and EE compare
Excelerate Energy is the larger company, worth 1.3 times as much as Chesapeake Utilities ($4.3B against $3.4B).
On earnings, Chesapeake Utilities is cheaper: it trades at 17.2× trailing earnings, against 26.0× for Excelerate Energy.
Chesapeake Utilities grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (64.5% versus 16.2% for Excelerate Energy).
Both pay dividends: Chesapeake Utilities yields 2.0% and Excelerate Energy 0.87%.
Chesapeake Utilities scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 6 for Excelerate Energy), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CPK | EE |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.4B | $4.3B |
| Share price | $140.67 | $38.02 |
| Change, 1 year | 5.4% | 36.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 6.4% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.28 | 0.67 |
| Employees | 1,300 | 1,046 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 16 (better) | 6 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 17.2× (better) | 26.0× |
| P/S | 2.5× (better) | 3.1× |
| P/B | 2.0× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.2× (better) | 14.2× |
| PEG | 2.96 | 0.73 (better) |
| FCF yield | −9.4% | – |
| Fair value | $168.01 | $32.47 |
| Margin of safety | 16.3% (better) | −17.1% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 64.5% (better) | 16.2% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 13.8% | 23.3% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 58.7% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 51.0% (better) | 0.00% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 7.0% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 26.8% (better) | 23.8% |
| Net margin | 14.2% | – |
| FCF margin | −23.0% | – |
| Return on equity | 12.4% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 8.4% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.04 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.47 | 1.24 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 3.3× | – |
| Current ratio | 0.28 | 1.95 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.46 | 2.11 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.0% (better) | 0.87% |
| Payout ratio | 49.1% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 5 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 11.2% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 2.0% (better) | 0.87% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 92.3% | 29.1% |
| Held by insiders | 1.5% | 0.79% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$4.7M | −$410K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.6% | 2.2% |
Go deeper
- CPK stock overview
- CPK income statement
- CPK valuation and score
- EE stock overview
- EE income statement
- EE valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.