Chesapeake Utilities vs Southwest Gas
CPK and SWX 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 SWX compare
Southwest Gas is the larger company, worth 2.1 times as much as Chesapeake Utilities ($6.7B against $3.3B).
On earnings, Southwest Gas is cheaper: it trades at 12.3× trailing earnings, against 22.8× for Chesapeake Utilities.
Both pay dividends: Chesapeake Utilities yields 2.1% and Southwest Gas 2.7%.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CPK | SWX |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.3B | $6.7B |
| Share price | $136.41 | $93.08 |
| Change, 1 year | 6.1% | 16.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 0.72% | 30.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.29 | 0.41 |
| Employees | 1,300 | 1,753 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 | 13 |
| Valuation score | 3 | 6 (better) |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 22.8× | 12.3× (better) |
| P/S | 3.5× | – |
| P/B | 2.0× | 1.6× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 14.3× | 11.8× (better) |
| PEG | 3.93 | – |
| FCF yield | −6.5% (better) | −7.8% |
| Fair value | $124.02 | $134.23 |
| Margin of safety | −10.0% | 30.7% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 18.1% | – |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 13.8% (better) | −10.1% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 18.3% | 228% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 13.5% | 228% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 7.0% | 8.0% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 27.5% | – |
| Net margin | 15.1% | – |
| FCF margin | −23.1% | – |
| Return on equity | 8.8% | 14.1% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 5.8% (better) | 4.5% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.01 | 0.85 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.85 | 3.83 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 3.5× | – |
| Current ratio | 0.32 | 1.12 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.32 (better) | 0.96 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.1% | 2.7% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 43.3% | 33.1% |
| Years of dividend growth | 5 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 11.2% (better) | −74.5% |
| Buyback yield | – | −0.29% |
| Shareholder yield | 2.1% | 2.4% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 92.3% | 93.1% |
| Held by insiders | 1.5% | 10.8% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$4.8M | −$450K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.3% | 4.4% |
Go deeper
- CPK stock overview
- CPK income statement
- CPK valuation and score
- SWX stock overview
- SWX income statement
- SWX valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.