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CPK Chesapeake Utilities (CPK) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Utilities · Natural gas transmisison & distribution · CIK 0000019745
SEC filings
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
0
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about CPK

Insiders, 180 days
-$1.5M net sold
2 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan

Chesapeake Utilities insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP insiders sold a net $1.5M of stock across 82 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
President & CEO
SELL
2026-05-26 SECtraded 2026-05-21
1,676
$210.2K
+7.9%
Context
  • 10 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (10 sales), the last on Dec 26, 2025.
  • The trade is 2.3% of the 71,325 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: President & CEO Householder Jeffry M sold about $210.2K of CPK on May 21, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
President & CEO
SELL
2026-05-26 SECtraded 2026-05-21
3
$383
+7.9%
Context
  • 10 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (10 sales), the last on Dec 26, 2025.
  • The trade is 0.0% of the 63,001 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: President & CEO Householder Jeffry M sold about $383 of CPK on May 21, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
President & CEO
SELL
2026-05-26 SECtraded 2026-05-21
8,321
$1.1M
+7.9%
Context
  • 10 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (10 sales), the last on Dec 26, 2025.
  • The trade is 13.2% of the 63,004 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: President & CEO Householder Jeffry M sold about $1.1M of CPK on May 21, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company since 2024; 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
Sr VP & Chief Dev Officer
SELL
2026-05-21 SECtraded 2026-05-20
2,000
$254.7K
+7.3%
Context
  • 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 sales), the last on Mar 17, 2023.
  • The trade is 15.8% of the 12,652 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: Sr VP & Chief Dev Officer Webber Kevin J sold about $254.7K of CPK on May 20, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
President & CEO
SELL
2025-12-29 SECtraded 2025-12-26
1,908
$240.1K
+8.9%
Context
  • 9 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (9 sales), the last on Dec 19, 2025.
  • The trade is 3.7% of the 51,916 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: President & CEO Householder Jeffry M sold about $240.1K of CPK on Dec 26, 2025.
82 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$1.5M over 180 days
below 77% of Utilities
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
under five funds report holding it
Revenue
+18.1% year over year
more than 81% of Utilities
Margin
15.1% net margin
more than 72% of Utilities
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
4.3% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 4.8 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 62% of Utilities
What changed in the last 30 days
Oct 28Insider selling stopped: no sales in 90 days after 4 in the prior 90
Why it matters
The absence is the signal: 4 sales in one 90-day window and none in the next is a change of behaviour, not a filing.

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+5.3%12M
-7%-2%+3%+8%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-05-21 · Householder Jeffry M sold $1.1M2025-12-17 · Householder Jeffry M sold $950.5K2025-12-18 · Householder Jeffry M sold $934.2K2025-12-16 · Householder Jeffry M sold $632.0K2026-05-20 · Webber Kevin J sold $254.7K2025-12-26 · Householder Jeffry M sold $240.1K2026-05-21 · Householder Jeffry M sold $210.2K2025-12-19 · Householder Jeffry M sold $198.8K2025-11-20 · Sylvester Jeffery S sold $137.1K2025-12-19 · Householder Jeffry M sold $131.5K2025-12-19 · Householder Jeffry M sold $63.7K2025-12-18 · Householder Jeffry M sold $25.7K2025-12-16 · Householder Jeffry M sold $1.7K2026-05-21 · Householder Jeffry M sold $383
Insider sell
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Who owns CPK: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
SEC 13F
No reported 13F holders

No fund above the reporting threshold listed this stock last quarter. That is a fact, not missing data.

Congress trades in CPK

No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

CPK planned insider sales (Form 144)

No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Mr. Householder
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$4.5M
$5.5M
$1.3M
+27%
+83%
2024
$4.2M
$5.3M
$1.3M
+21%
+53%
2023
$3.3M
$3.4M
$1.2M
+3%
+21%
2022
$2.8M
$1.7M
$938.0K
+13%
+29%
2021
$2.8M
$6.1M
$953.9K
+37%
+15%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
The complete filing record, in one place.
The record shows a net $1.5M sold by insiders over 180 days. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
Same sector, ranked by filing activity
Sector by SEC SIC code

CPK financials

Revenue growth
+18.1%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
15.1%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$993.5M
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM
+15.1%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM
n/a
capex not filed for the four quarters
Debt to equity
0.87x
long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30; equity 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt
0.21x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30
Return on equity
+9.5%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
+3.8%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
+6.5%
operating income after a 27.3% effective tax rate, over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30 plus average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus cash
Return on capital employed
+7.9%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
21.49x
close 2026-10-26 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Enterprise value
$4.7B
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-08-03 shares, plus long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30, minus cash 2026-06-30
FCF yield
n/a
capex not filed for the four quarters
PEG, trailing
1.80x
P/E over trailing EPS growth of 12%: four quarters to 2026-06-30 against the four to 2025-06-30
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$930.0M$787.2M$670.6M$680.7M
Operating income$255.9M$228.2M$150.8M$142.9M
Net income$140.3M$118.6M$87.2M$89.8M
EPS (diluted)5.975.264.735.04
Operating cash flow$233.7M$239.4M$203.5M$158.9M
Cash$1.8M$7.9M$4.9M$6.2M
Long-term debt$1.3B$1.3B$1.2B$578.4M
Buybacksn/an/an/a-$4.5M
Dividends paid$60.7M$54.2M$40.0M$35.2M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

CPK Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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CPK ranks highest on growth (81st percentile) and risk and compliance (74th), and lowest on insider conviction (10th), among Utilities peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
63
Inputs
  • Return on equity+9.5% · 50 pct, sector of 104
  • Return on assets+3.8% · 70 pct, sector of 120
  • Return on invested capital+6.5% · 56 pct, sector of 64
  • Return on capital employed+7.9% · 76 pct, sector of 107
Financial health
71
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.87x · 70 pct, sector of 113
  • Cash flow to debt0.21x · 71 pct, sector of 113
Growth
81
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+18.1% · 81 pct, sector of 119
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
10
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$1.5M · 21 pct, sector of 87
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 88
Institutional and government
15
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarterfewer than five funds report holding it
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quarters$200K · 15 pct, sector of 60
Risk and compliance
74
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+4.3% · 42 pct, sector of 162
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5y0.00 per $1B · 100 pct, sector of 106
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+7.3% · 79 pct, sector of 111
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

6 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

CPK filings, in plain words

Are Chesapeake Utilities insiders buying or selling CPK?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Chesapeake Utilities insiders were net sellers, a net $1.5M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 2 sellers.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Chesapeake Utilities insiders were net sellers of CPK, a net $1.5M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 2 sellers. None of the 4 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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