KeyCorp Has Positive Estimate for BKV FY2025 Earnings

BKV Corporation (NYSE:BKV) – Analysts at KeyCorp raised their FY2025 EPS estimates for BKV in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, January 15th. KeyCorp analyst T. Rezvan now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.66 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $1.57. KeyCorp currently has a “Overweight” rating and a $30.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for BKV’s current full-year earnings is ($1.82) per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for BKV’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.34 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $0.65 EPS.

BKV (NYSE:BKV) last posted its earnings results on Monday, November 10th. The company reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.16 by $0.34. The company had revenue of $199.23 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $234.36 million. BKV had a net margin of 5.67% and a return on equity of 6.91%.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on BKV. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of BKV in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Zacks Research downgraded BKV from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Susquehanna upped their price objective on BKV from $32.00 to $33.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. Mizuho lifted their target price on BKV from $33.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, December 12th. Finally, Barclays began coverage on shares of BKV in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $32.00 target price for the company. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $31.14.

BKV Stock Up 2.9%

BKV stock opened at $26.25 on Monday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $26.94 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $23.75. The company has a quick ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. The stock has a market cap of $2.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 50.48 and a beta of 1.60. BKV has a twelve month low of $15.00 and a twelve month high of $29.65.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On BKV

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in BKV by 13.9% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 376,232 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,076,000 after buying an additional 45,989 shares during the period. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey boosted its position in shares of BKV by 37.9% during the 2nd quarter. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey now owns 4,246 shares of the company’s stock worth $102,000 after acquiring an additional 1,166 shares in the last quarter. Cooper Creek Partners Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of BKV during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $8,215,000. Strs Ohio bought a new position in BKV in the third quarter valued at approximately $278,000. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new position in BKV during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,509,000.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Lindsay B. Larrick sold 6,518 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.00, for a total transaction of $162,950.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 137,154 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,428,850. This represents a 4.54% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 39,187 shares of company stock worth $963,375. Corporate insiders own 4.11% of the company’s stock.

BKV announced that its board has authorized a stock repurchase program on Thursday, December 18th that allows the company to buyback $100.00 million in shares. This buyback authorization allows the company to repurchase up to 3.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

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.