Chesapeake Financial Shares, Inc. (OTCMKTS:CPKF) Short Interest Update

Chesapeake Financial Shares, Inc. (OTCMKTS:CPKF) was the target of a large decrease in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 200 shares, a decrease of 80.0% from the September 30th total of 1,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 800 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Chesapeake Financial Shares Price Performance

Shares of CPKF traded up $0.56 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $19.16. 107 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,873. The company has a market cap of $90.28 million, a PE ratio of 9.83 and a beta of 0.50. Chesapeake Financial Shares has a 52-week low of $16.25 and a 52-week high of $20.25. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $18.75 and a two-hundred day moving average of $17.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 0.66.

Chesapeake Financial Shares (OTCMKTS:CPKF) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October 21st. The bank reported $0.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.56 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $18.16 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $17.40 million. Chesapeake Financial Shares had a return on equity of 9.35% and a net margin of 10.11%. On average, equities analysts predict that Chesapeake Financial Shares will post 2.3 earnings per share for the current year.

Chesapeake Financial Shares Company Profile

Chesapeake Financial Shares, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Chesapeake Bank that provides various banking products and services for individuals and businesses in the United States. The company accepts interest and noninterest checking, savings, and money market accounts; and variable-rate and fixed-term money market accounts, as well as certificates of deposit.