Chesapeake Utilities vs National Fuel Gas
CPK and NFG 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 NFG compare
National Fuel Gas is the larger company, worth 2.2 times as much as Chesapeake Utilities ($7.3B against $3.4B).
On earnings, National Fuel Gas is cheaper: it trades at 10.7× trailing earnings, against 17.1× for Chesapeake Utilities.
Chesapeake Utilities grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (64.5% versus 15.1% for National Fuel Gas).
National Fuel Gas keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 26.9% compared with 14.2% at Chesapeake Utilities.
Both pay dividends: Chesapeake Utilities yields 2.0% and National Fuel Gas 2.8%.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CPK | NFG |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.4B | $7.3B |
| Share price | $140.10 | $76.71 |
| Change, 1 year | 4.0% | −3.5% |
| Change, 5 years | 6.0% | 30.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.28 | 0.40 |
| Employees | 1,300 | 2,322 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 16 | 16 |
| Valuation score | 5 | 5 |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 17.1× | 10.7× (better) |
| P/S | 2.4× (better) | 2.9× |
| P/B | 2.0× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.1× | 6.4× (better) |
| P/FCF | – | 32.8× |
| PEG | 2.95 | – |
| FCF yield | −9.4% | 3.0% (better) |
| Fair value | $168.22 | $114.37 |
| Margin of safety | 16.7% | 32.9% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 64.5% (better) | 15.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 13.8% (better) | 8.1% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 58.7% | 177% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 51.0% | 169% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 7.0% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 26.8% | 40.3% (better) |
| Net margin | 14.2% | 26.9% (better) |
| FCF margin | −23.0% | 8.8% (better) |
| Return on equity | 12.4% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 8.4% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.04 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.47 | 1.56 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 3.3× | 6.8× (better) |
| Current ratio | 0.28 | 3.20 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.46 | 1.68 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.0% | 2.8% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 49.1% | 29.4% |
| Years of dividend growth | 5 | 16 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 11.2% (better) | 3.6% |
| Buyback yield | – | 0.00% |
| Shareholder yield | 2.0% | 2.8% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 92.3% | 83.6% |
| Held by insiders | 1.5% | 1.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$4.7M | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.6% | 5.1% |
Go deeper
- CPK stock overview
- CPK income statement
- CPK valuation and score
- NFG stock overview
- NFG income statement
- NFG valuation and score
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