BKV (BKV) vs. Its Competitors Critical Contrast

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

40.6% of shares of all “Other Alt Energy” companies are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of BKV shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.0% of shares of all “Other Alt Energy” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
BKV	$580.98 million	-$142.87 million	-116.63
BKV Competitors	$5.72 billion	$321.53 million	38.09

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

Analyst Ratings

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BKV	0	0	8	0	3.00
BKV Competitors	286	1041	1714	64	2.50

BKV currently has a consensus target price of $28.25, suggesting a potential upside of 21.11%. As a group, “Other Alt Energy” companies have a potential upside of 0.91%. Given BKV’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe BKV is more favorable than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares BKV and its rivals’ 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	-28.57%	-21.03%	-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.