Critical Survey: BKV (BKV) and Its Rivals

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

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	-30.50%	-206,418.38%	-11.12%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares BKV and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
BKV	$580.98 million	-$142.87 million	-114.00
BKV Competitors	$3.66 billion	$327.84 million	36.03

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 current recommendations for BKV and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BKV	0	0	8	0	3.00
BKV Competitors	286	1036	1711	63	2.50

BKV presently has a consensus target price of $28.25, indicating a potential upside of 23.90%. As a group, “Other Alt Energy” companies have a potential upside of 3.20%. Given BKV’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe BKV is more favorable than its rivals.

Insider & Institutional 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, 18.4% of shares of all “Other Alt Energy” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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.