Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Chesapeake Utilities Corp shares valued at $959,856 were sold by Householder Jeffry M on Dec 18 ’25. At $127.98 per share, Householder Jeffry M sold 7,500 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 56,916 shares worth approximately $7.19 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Householder Jeffry M sold 3,092 shares, netting a total of over 393,958 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $127.41 each, the insider now holds 53,824 shares.
Before that, Householder Jeffry M had sold 7,500 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $950,550, the President & CEO traded Chesapeake Utilities Corp shares for $126.74 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 7,500 shares, worth approximately $8.13 million.
As published in their initiating research note from BTIG Research on October 22, 2025, Chesapeake Utilities Corp [CPK] has been a Neutral. Analysts at Barclays started covering the stock with ‘”an Equal weight”‘ outlook in a report released in late May. As of January 10, 2024, RBC Capital Mkts has increased its “Sector perform” rating to a “an Outperform” for CPK. Earlier on October 16, 2023, Wells Fargo upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Equal weight” for CPK stock which previously was a “an Underweight”.
Analyzing CPK Stock Performance
On last trading session, Chesapeake Utilities Corp [NYSE: CPK] rose 0.87% to $126.27. The stock’s lowest price that day was $125.39, but it reached a high of $126.47 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.67%. Over the course of the year, Chesapeake Utilities Corp shares have jumped approximately 5.61%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $140.59 on 10/10/25 and a 52-week low of $115.12 on 01/10/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Chesapeake Utilities Corp (CPK)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 125.62, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 124.96. In the upper region, resistance lies at 126.70. The next price resistance is at 127.12. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 40.58 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Chesapeake Utilities Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Chesapeake Utilities Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-11-28 jumping by 13203.0 shares to 0.79 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-31 was 0.78 million shares. A jump of 1.67% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.45 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.45.
Which companies own the most shares of Chesapeake Utilities Corp (CPK)?
In terms of Chesapeake Utilities Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 141 in the next 12 months, up nearly 12.64% from the previous closing price of $125.18. Analysts anticipate Chesapeake Utilities Corp stock to reach 141 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 141. In spite of this, 3 analysts ranked Chesapeake Utilities Corp stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On October 12, 2023, Ladenburg Thalmann assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $100.
