Head-To-Head Review: BKV (BKV) & Its Rivals

BKV (NYSE:BKV) is one of 75 publicly-traded companies in the “Other Alt Energy” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare BKV to related businesses based on the strength of its dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and profitability.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares BKV and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
BKV	$580.98 million	-$142.87 million	-113.69
BKV Competitors	$3.65 billion	$327.84 million	36.79

BKV’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than BKV. BKV is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for BKV and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BKV	0	0	8	0	3.00
BKV Competitors	286	1036	1714	63	2.50

BKV presently has a consensus target price of $28.25, suggesting a potential upside of 24.24%. As a group, “Other Alt Energy” companies have a potential upside of 0.48%. Given BKV’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe BKV is more favorable than its competitors.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

43.5% of shares of all “Other Alt Energy” companies are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of BKV shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.3% of shares of all “Other Alt Energy” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares BKV and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BKV	-2.69%	3.21%	2.21%
BKV Competitors	-28.56%	-21.04%	-3.60%

BKV Company Profile

BKV Corporation engages in the acquisition, operation, and development of natural gas and NGL properties. It is also involved in the gathering, processing, and transportation of natural gas. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Denver, Colorado with additional offices in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania and Fort Worth, Texas. BKV Corporation, LLC operates as a subsidiary of Banpu North America Corporation.