On Friday, Chesapeake Utilities got an upgrade for its IBD SmartSelect Composite Rating from 92 to 97.
The new score tells you the company is now outperforming 97% of all stocks in terms of the most important fundamental and technical stock-picking criteria.
Chesapeake Utilities is currently about 1% above a 131.46 entry from a cup with handle.
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One weak spot is the company's 77 EPS Rating, which tracks quarterly and annual earnings-per-share growth. Look for that to improve to 80 or better to show it's in the top 20% of all stocks.
Its Accumulation/Distribution Rating of B shows moderate buying by institutional investors over the last 13 weeks.
The company posted a -1% rise in earnings for Q4. Sales growth fell to 16%, down from 22% in the prior quarter.
Chesapeake Utilities holds the No. 2 rank among its peers in the Utility-Diversified industry group. Ameren Corp is the top-ranked stock within the group.
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