CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP (CPK)
Utilities · Multi-Utilities · NYSE
Chesapeake Utilities is a diversified energy delivery company providing regulated and non-regulated natural gas, electric, and propane services.
What CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP does
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation is a diversified energy company primarily engaged in the distribution and transmission of natural gas, electricity, and propane. It operates regulated and non-regulated energy businesses, focusing on energy delivery systems and related services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The company manages extensive infrastructure assets to provide essential utility services across its regional service territories.
Themes: utility infrastructure, energy distribution, natural gas services, electricity transmission, propane retail
Fundamentals
- Price$134.13 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$3.2B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return+7.6% 2025-08-21 close $124.61 → 2026-08-21 close $134.13
- P/E22.02 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+14.6% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+39.8% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+9.5% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity1.00 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+17.3% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+11.0% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.67 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-06 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +2.5%; at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How CPK compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 67 covered Utilities peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginmiddle range 71 covered Utilities peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 71 covered Utilities peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 53 covered Utilities peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitymiddle range 72 covered Utilities peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRtop 10% 70 covered Utilities peers
- indicated dividend yieldbottom 25% 67 covered Utilities peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 57 covered Utilities peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Utilities companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
CPK is in the Utilities Long-term Top 10.
Utilities Long-term Top 10 — since 18 Aug 2026
Long-term score
57.3 #251 of 987 scored · #4 of 55 in Utilities
Growth 78th (revenue growth year over year 17.3%, 3-year revenue CAGR 11%) and capital return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years); weakest is financial health (38th, debt to equity 1).
Short-term score
54.2 #535 of 1,704 scored · #8 of 59 in Utilities
Setup 88th: no fresh 20-day breakout up or down; momentum 56th: its RSI momentum gauge is in neutral territory; weakest is volume and participation 23rd: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average.
In this list since 18 Aug 2026 — currently 4th in the list (3 days)
- Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 5, score 54.4.
Scores as of 21 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, CPK's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 43%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout43% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payoutnot assessable free cash flow was not positive that year
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP looks technically
CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP (CPK) is trading 4.0% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 4 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 21 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 52, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 1 trading day ago (its momentum flipped negative). It made a new 20-day high about 19 trading days ago. It is 4.8% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year).
Trend
9
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 4.0% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +4.0% |
|---|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $129.86 | $129.86 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $128.98 | $128.98 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been higher than the one before it and each dip has been shallower — the pattern chart-watchers call an uptrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | higher highs and higher lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 14 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 14 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five; the labelling fails if price closes below 129.72. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C. | possible upward five-wave sequence, in wave 3 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 4 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 4 sessions |
| Above the 200-day after a dip | it recently dipped to its 200-day average (the long-term trend line) and has since climbed back above it — now about 4.0% above | +4.0% |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 21 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend) | 20.7 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 52, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 51.6 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading around the middle of its 14-day range ($129.72 to $138.31) — its "stochastic" reading is 51 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 51.3 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 1 trading day ago (its momentum flipped negative) | 1 session |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $140.83 | $140.83 |
|---|---|---|
| From the 52-week high | it is 4.8% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -4.8% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 12.8% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +12.8% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 4.8% below its highest point of the past year | 4.8% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 19 trading days ago | 19 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 19 trading days ago | 19 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $146.07 (set on 2021-12-31) | $146.07 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($118.97 to $139.06), and it has recovered well over two thirds of its fall from last year’s high — 75% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $131.39 to $132.03. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 75.5% |
| From the all-time high | it is 8.2% below its all-time high | -8.2% |
| Nearest price level | it is sitting right on a resistance level at $134.18 — a price it turned at three times since 2024-11-25, most recently on 2026-04-09. Since 2024-08-21 it has 6 such levels below the current price and 3 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +0.0% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $14.62 (set on 2008-10-10) | $14.62 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 817.4% above its all-time low | +817.4% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are narrower than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (tighter than about 83% of it) | 17th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $2.89 between its high and its low — about 2.2% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $2.89 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $131.54 and $137.97 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $131.54 – $134.76 – $137.97 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 2.2% in a typical session — calmer than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 2.1% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 1.8 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (4.0% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 1.8 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.67× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have raised their average price target by 0.3% since the prior reading | +0.3% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Price gaps
1
| Gap filled | a 2.5% gap up opened on 2026-06-11 has been "filled" 48 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 48 sessions ago |
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Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed lower in its latest session, after a session that did not close lower — a single down day rather than a run | 1 session down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 0.7 percentage points (the stock gained 1.7% while the market gained 2.3%) | -0.7% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 2.5 percentage points (the stock gained 5.6% while the market gained 3.1%) | +2.5% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 11.3 percentage points (the stock lost 0.2% while the market gained 11.1%) | -11.3% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 12.8 percentage points (the stock gained 7.6% while the market gained 20.5%) | -12.8% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: MACD momentum is negative, lagging the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 5.1% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is thin, spanning 0.5% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that gives way easily. | +5.1% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 4% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $128.66 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +4.3% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 1% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-06 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $134.89 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 12 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -0.6% |
Price levels it has turned at before
CPK last closed at $134.13 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 6 prices below its last close and 3 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $134.18 | Resistance | at the last close | turned there three times · 2024-11-25 to 2026-04-09 |
| $131.44 | Support | 2.0% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-03-10 to 2025-11-14 |
| $137.30 | Resistance | 2.4% above the last close | turned there six times · 2025-04-22 to 2026-07-17 |
| $128.92 | Support | 3.9% below the last close | turned there six times · 2025-04-30 to 2026-08-07 |
| $140.33 | Resistance | 4.6% above the last close | turned there three times · 2025-10-10 to 2026-07-28 |
| $125.82 | Support | 6.2% below the last close | turned there 13 times · 2024-09-17 to 2026-06-26 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $129.72.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $151.67 and $165.24 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C, which fails on a close below $129.72.
This reading has stood for 6 trading days, since 2026-08-14.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Recent golden cross (50-day crossed above 200-day) · Tested and reclaimed 200-day support · MACD just crossed bearish (12/26/9) · lagging the market · Trading above the Ichimoku cloud | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (2.17 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 5 analysts
- Mean price target$146.90 range $134.00 – $160.00; median $148.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-19. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for CPK
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.9395 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-19
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Regulatory and legislative risks affecting rate recovery and energy policy.","Operational hazards and risks associated with transporting/distributing natural gas, electricity, and propane.","Cyber-security threats to critical infrastructure and information systems."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of CPK's 10-Q filed 2026-05-06 against the prior one filed 2025-11-06.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Reference updated from '2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K' to '2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025' (filed 2026-05-06)
- Removed:
- Phrase 'including the impact they may have on our financial positions, results of operations and/or cash flows' removed from tax regulations risk factor (filed 2025-11-06)
- Phrase 'and within expected times' removed from regulatory matters risk factor (filed 2025-11-06)
- Reworded:
- Tax regulations risk factor simplified from 'the impact of significant changes to current tax regulations and rates, including the impact they may have on our financial positions, results of operations and/or cash flows' to 'the impact of significant changes to tax regulations and rates' (filed 2026-05-06)
- Regulatory matters risk factor changed from 'whether pending matters are resolved within current estimates and whether the related costs' to 'whether pending matters are resolved within current estimates and within expected times, and whether the related costs' in older filing, now reverted to 'within current estimates and within expected times' language appears removed in newer (filed 2026-05-06)
- Notes:
- The newer filing text appears truncated at the Introduction section and does not include the complete continuation that was present in the older filing; comparison of full substantive content beyond this point is not possible
- Page number changed from 31 to 27, likely reflecting different document layout or section length
Risk Factors
- Added:
- Newer filing (2026-05-06) references Annual Report on Form 10-K for year ended December 31, 2025 (versus December 31, 2024 in older filing)
- Removed:
- Older filing (2025-11-06) included Exhibit 10.1: Note Purchase Agreement dated August 1, 2025, which does not appear in newer filing
- Reworded:
- Risk Factors introduction updated to reference 2025 Form 10-K instead of 2024 Form 10-K (filed 2026-05-06 vs 2025-11-06)
- Share repurchase period changed from three months ended September 30, 2025 to three months ended March 31, 2026 (filed 2026-05-06 vs 2025-11-06)
- Monthly repurchase periods changed from July-September 2025 to January-March 2026 (filed 2026-05-06 vs 2025-11-06)
- Share repurchase quantity changed from 712 shares at $122.44 to 720 shares at $122.34 (filed 2026-05-06 vs 2025-11-06)
- Employee Benefit Plans note reference changed from Note 16 to Note 15 (filed 2026-05-06 vs 2025-11-06)
- Item 5 reference period changed from September 30, 2025 to March 31, 2026 (filed 2026-05-06 vs 2025-11-06)
- CFO title in signature changed from 'Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Corporate Secretary' to 'Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer' (filed 2026-05-06 vs 2025-11-06)
- Notes:
- Comparison is between Q3 2025 filing (2025-11-06) and Q1 2026 filing (2026-05-06), representing different fiscal periods
- Changes in share repurchase details, exhibit lists, and note references reflect normal updates to quarterly filings for different reporting periods
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days.
- Last 180 days0 buys · 4 sells ($2M) — 2 selling insiders
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-05-21. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about CPK's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding CPK as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 4,870,131
- Reported value $616,272,852
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 1 new, 3 increased, 1 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
CPK had 1,060,847 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
CPK had 4.40% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 5.27 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 1,060,847
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 4.40%
- Prior settlement (shares) 1,050,382
- Reported change 1%
- Days to cover (reported) 5.27
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- South Jersey Industries (SJI)
- UGI Corporation (UGI)
- PPL Corporation (PPL)
- Dominion Energy (D)
- NiSource (NI)
- Spire (SR)
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Frequently asked questions
What does CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP (CPK) do?
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation is a diversified energy company primarily engaged in the distribution and transmission of natural gas, electricity, and propane. It operates regulated and non-regulated energy businesses, focusing on energy delivery systems and related services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The company manages extensive infrastructure assets to provide essential utility services across its regional service territories.
What sector is CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP (CPK) in?
CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP (CPK) is classified in the Utilities sector. Its industry is Multi-Utilities. It trades on NYSE.
Does CPK pay a dividend?
Yes — CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP (CPK) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 2.55% and at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP's (CPK) competitors?
Notable peers of CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP (CPK) include South Jersey Industries, UGI Corporation, PPL Corporation, Dominion Energy and NiSource. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP (CPK) overbought or oversold right now?
CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP (CPK) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 52, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on CPK come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.