Chesapeake Utilities vs New Jersey Resources
CPK and NJR 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 NJR compare
New Jersey Resources is the larger company, worth 1.7 times as much as Chesapeake Utilities ($5.6B against $3.4B).
On earnings, New Jersey Resources is cheaper: it trades at 15.4× trailing earnings, against 17.1× for Chesapeake Utilities.
Chesapeake Utilities grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (64.5% versus 7.0% for New Jersey Resources).
New Jersey Resources keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 24.0% compared with 14.2% at Chesapeake Utilities.
Both pay dividends: Chesapeake Utilities yields 2.0% and New Jersey Resources 3.5%.
Chesapeake Utilities scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 12 for New Jersey Resources), 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 | NJR |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.4B | $5.6B |
| Share price | $140.10 | $55.59 |
| Change, 1 year | 4.0% | 20.8% |
| Change, 5 years | 6.0% | 45.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.28 | 0.32 |
| Employees | 1,300 | 1,376 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 16 (better) | 12 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 1 |
| Dividend score | 3 | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 17.1× | 15.4× (better) |
| P/S | 2.4× (better) | 3.7× |
| P/B | 2.0× (better) | 2.1× |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.1× (better) | 12.3× |
| PEG | 2.95 | 2.88 (better) |
| FCF yield | −9.4% | – |
| Fair value | $168.22 | $60.14 |
| Margin of safety | 16.7% (better) | 7.6% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 64.5% (better) | 7.0% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 13.8% (better) | 10.1% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 58.7% (better) | −11.1% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 51.0% (better) | −11.7% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 7.0% | 14.3% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 26.8% | 36.1% (better) |
| Net margin | 14.2% | 24.0% (better) |
| FCF margin | −23.0% | – |
| Return on equity | 12.4% | 14.5% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 8.4% (better) | 7.0% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.04 (better) | 1.40 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.47 (better) | 4.86 |
| Interest coverage | 3.3× | 4.1× (better) |
| Current ratio | 0.28 | 0.66 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.46 (better) | 1.29 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.0% | 3.5% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 49.1% | 51.5% |
| Years of dividend growth | 5 | 16 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 11.2% (better) | 7.5% |
| Shareholder yield | 2.0% | 3.5% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 92.3% | 79.4% |
| Held by insiders | 1.5% | 0.57% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$4.7M | −$1.7M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.6% | 4.5% |
Go deeper
- CPK stock overview
- CPK income statement
- CPK valuation and score
- NJR stock overview
- NJR income statement
- NJR valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.