Head to Head Analysis: Clean Energy Pathways (OTCMKTS:CPWY) vs. BKV (NYSE:BKV)

BKV (NYSE:BKV) and Clean Energy Pathways (OTCMKTS:CPWY) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares BKV and Clean Energy Pathways”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BKV	$580.98 million	4.52	-$142.87 million	$0.52	52.13
Clean Energy Pathways	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Clean Energy Pathways has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BKV.

Risk & Volatility

BKV has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clean Energy Pathways has a beta of 0.24, meaning that its share price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares BKV and Clean Energy Pathways’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BKV	5.67%	6.91%	4.59%
Clean Energy Pathways	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for BKV and Clean Energy Pathways, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BKV	0	2	7	0	2.78
Clean Energy Pathways	0	0	0	0	0.00

BKV currently has a consensus price target of $31.14, suggesting a potential upside of 14.89%. Given BKV’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe BKV is more favorable than Clean Energy Pathways.

Summary

BKV beats Clean Energy Pathways on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Clean Energy Pathways

Clean Energy Pathways, Inc. operates as a multifaceted development-stage alternative energy company. It focuses on developing fossil fuel replacements utilizing clean burning biomass fuel, solar photo voltaic panels for power generation, and solar thermal application for heating water in commercial and residential applications; and LED lighting replacements for high energy and heat producing incandescent and mercury vapor lighting. It is also working to develop carbon neutral organic fertilizers. The company was formerly known as XcelPlus Global Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Clean Energy Pathways, Inc. in August 2010. Clean Energy Pathways, Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is based in Buffalo, Wyoming.