Chesapeake Utilities Corporation ( CPK ) will begin trading ex-dividend on March 14, 2018. A cash dividend payment of $0.325 per share is scheduled to be paid on April 05, 2018. Shareholders who purchased CPK prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 4th quarter that CPK has paid the same dividend.
The previous trading day's last sale of CPK was $70.85, representing a -17.95% decrease from the 52 week high of $86.35 and a 6.94% increase over the 52 week low of $66.25.
CPK is a part of the Public Utilities sector, which includes companies such as Total S.A. ( TOT ) and PetroChina Company Limited ( PTR ). CPK's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $3.55. Zacks Investment Research reports CPK's forecasted earnings growth in 2018 as 19.03%, compared to an industry average of 15.1%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the CPK Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
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