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

Chesapeake Financial Shares, Inc. (OTCMKTS:CPKF) was the target of a significant drop in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 200 shares, a drop 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 Trading Up 3.0 %

OTCMKTS:CPKF traded up $0.56 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $19.16. The company had a trading volume of 107 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,873. The company has a market capitalization of $90.28 million, a PE ratio of 9.83 and a beta of 0.50. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $18.75 and a 200 day moving average price of $17.96. Chesapeake Financial Shares has a 52 week low of $16.25 and a 52 week high of $20.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a current ratio of 0.66 and a quick ratio of 0.66.

Chesapeake Financial Shares (OTCMKTS:CPKF) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October 21st. The bank reported $0.55 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 net margin of 10.11% and a return on equity of 9.35%. On average, equities research analysts predict that Chesapeake Financial Shares will post 2.3 EPS for the current fiscal 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.