Chesapeake Utilities vs MGE Energy
CPK and MGEE side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CPK and MGEE compare
Chesapeake Utilities and MGE Energy are about the same size, with market caps of $3.4B and $3.0B.
On earnings, Chesapeake Utilities is cheaper: it trades at 17.1× trailing earnings, against 19.4× for MGE Energy.
Chesapeake Utilities grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (64.5% versus 7.1% for MGE Energy).
MGE Energy keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 19.5% compared with 14.2% at Chesapeake Utilities.
Both pay dividends: Chesapeake Utilities yields 2.0% and MGE Energy 2.5%.
Chesapeake Utilities scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 13 for MGE 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 | MGEE |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.4B | $3.0B |
| Share price | $140.10 | $78.76 |
| Change, 1 year | 4.0% | −6.3% |
| Change, 5 years | 6.0% | 4.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.28 | 0.34 |
| Employees | 1,300 | 726 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 16 (better) | 13 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend score | 3 | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 17.1× (better) | 19.4× |
| P/S | 2.4× (better) | 3.9× |
| P/B | 2.0× (better) | 2.1× |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.1× (better) | 23.0× |
| PEG | 2.95 | 2.93 (better) |
| FCF yield | −9.4% | −5.5% (better) |
| Fair value | $168.22 | $78.37 |
| Margin of safety | 16.7% (better) | −0.49% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 64.5% (better) | 7.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 13.8% (better) | 6.7% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 58.7% (better) | 14.2% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 51.0% (better) | 13.1% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 7.0% | 7.4% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 26.8% (better) | 22.0% |
| Net margin | 14.2% | 19.5% (better) |
| FCF margin | −23.0% | −21.4% (better) |
| Return on equity | 12.4% (better) | 11.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 8.4% (better) | 6.1% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.04 | 0.65 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.47 (better) | 5.42 |
| Interest coverage | 3.3× | – |
| Current ratio | 0.28 | 1.14 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.46 (better) | 1.37 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.0% | 2.5% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 49.1% | 46.8% |
| Years of dividend growth | 5 | 16 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 11.2% (better) | 5.0% |
| Buyback yield | – | −3.0% |
| Shareholder yield | 2.0% (better) | −0.53% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 92.3% | 70.1% |
| Held by insiders | 1.5% | 0.43% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$4.7M | $92.7K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.6% | 3.9% |
Go deeper
- CPK stock overview
- CPK income statement
- CPK valuation and score
- MGEE stock overview
- MGEE income statement
- MGEE valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.