Stock comparison
American Electric Power
Chesapeake Utilities
Scored across Buffett, Graham, Lynch and Greenblatt - plus a side-by-side metric table covering valuation, quality, growth and balance sheet.
AEP
American Electric Power
Market cap
$68.09B
Sector
Utilities
CPK
Chesapeake Utilities
Market cap
$3.01B
Sector
Utilities
Overall winner
American Electric Power AEP
Wins on the combined sum of fit scores across all four strategies. Per-strategy breakdown below.
Fit scores by strategy
| Strategy | AEP | CPK | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Buffett | 60D | 47D | AEP |
| Benjamin Graham | 52C | 49D | AEP |
| Philip Fisher | 45D | 45D | Tie |
| Peter Lynch | 55C | 64C | CPK |
| Joel Greenblatt | 37D | 32F | AEP |
| Charlie Munger | 47D | 45D | AEP |
| Terry Smith | 43D | 30F | AEP |
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | AEP | CPK |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $68.09B | $3.01B |
| P/E (TTM) | 18.6x | 20.2x |
| EV/EBIT | 22.6x | 18.2x |
| ROIC (TTM) | 4.69% | 5.04% |
| Gross margin | 40.39% | 38.16% |
| Net margin | 16.49% | 15.1% |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 6.99% | 13.02% |
| EPS CAGR 5y | 7.59% | 6.01% |
| Debt / Equity | 1.6x | 1.0x |
| Dividend yield | 3.02% | 2.18% |
Where each one wins
The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.
AEP leads on
- Market cap$68.09Bvs $3.01B+96%
- Dividend yield3.02%vs 2.18%+28%
- EPS CAGR 5y7.59%vs 6.01%+21%
- Net margin16.49%vs 15.1%+8%
CPK leads on
- Revenue CAGR 5y13.02%vs 6.99%+46%
- Debt / Equity1.0xvs 1.6x+38%
- EV/EBIT18.2xvs 22.6x+20%
- ROIC (TTM)5.04%vs 4.69%+7%
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Key terms in this analysis
Educational tool. Fit scores are deterministic projections from public financials onto each investor's published criteria - not personal recommendations or advice.