BKV (NYSE:BKV) vs. Yankuang Energy Group (OTCMKTS:YZCAY) Head-To-Head Survey

Yankuang Energy Group (OTCMKTS:YZCAY) and BKV (NYSE:BKV) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Yankuang Energy Group and BKV’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Yankuang Energy Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
BKV	5.67%	6.91%	4.59%

Volatility & Risk

Yankuang Energy Group has a beta of 0.28, suggesting that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BKV has a beta of 1.7, suggesting that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Yankuang Energy Group and BKV, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Yankuang Energy Group	0	1	0	0	2.00
BKV	0	1	6	0	2.86

BKV has a consensus target price of $30.67, indicating a potential upside of 10.63%. Given BKV’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe BKV is more favorable than Yankuang Energy Group.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Yankuang Energy Group and BKV”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Yankuang Energy Group	$17.32 billion	0.70	$1.96 billion	$1.65	7.60
BKV	$580.98 million	4.29	-$142.87 million	$0.52	53.31

Yankuang Energy Group has higher revenue and earnings than BKV. Yankuang Energy Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BKV, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

BKV beats Yankuang Energy Group on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Yankuang Energy Group

Yankuang Energy Group Company Limited engages in the mining, preparation, and sale of coal in China and internationally. It offers thermal, PCI, and coking coal for electric power, metallurgy, chemical industry, etc.; manufactures, installs, and sells mining equipment and machinery; manufactures and sells coal mining and excavating equipment, cable, and rubber products; manufactures and sells methanol, acetic acid, ethyl acetate, caprolactam, naphtha, crude liquid wax, etc.; produces and sells chemicals and synthesis catalyst; explores for potash mineral; and sells coal mine machinery equipment and accessories, construction materials, petroleum products, and mineral products. The company also provides electricity and related heat supply; railway, river, and lakes transportation; coal mining technology development, transfer, and consultation; underground mines and coal mine management; supply chain management; factoring; engineering; water pollution control; equity investment fund and corporate asset management, investment advisory and corporate management, foreign investment fund, and trading services; solar and wind power, and production management; and financial services, as well as operates as a trade broker and agent. In addition, it engages in the processing, sale, and transportation of coal; coal resource exploration development; LTCC technology development and equipment rental activities; house and financial leasing; wholesale of coal and non-ferrous metals; real estate development and operation, and property management; investment and management of mineral resources; and logistics storage and leasing activities. The company was formerly known as Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited and changed its name to Yankuang Energy Group Company Limited in December 2021. The company was founded in 1973 and is based in Zoucheng, the People's Republic of China. Yankuang Energy Group Company Limited is a subsidiary of Shandong Energy Group Co.,Ltd.

About BKV

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.