BKV (BKV) Competitors $21.39 +0.22 (+1.03%) Closing price 10/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$21.54 +0.15 (+0.71%) As of 04:08 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BKV vs. SUN, HESM, CHRD, VVV, MGY, CRC, SSL, VAL, VIST, and GPORShould you be buying BKV stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BKV include Sunoco (SUN), Hess Midstream Partners (HESM), Chord Energy (CHRD), Valvoline (VVV), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), California Resources (CRC), Sasol (SSL), Valaris (VAL), Vista Energy (VIST), and Gulfport Energy (GPOR). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. BKV vs. Its Competitors Sunoco Hess Midstream Partners Chord Energy Valvoline Magnolia Oil & Gas California Resources Sasol Valaris Vista Energy Gulfport Energy Sunoco (NYSE:SUN) and BKV (NYSE:BKV) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends. Does the media prefer SUN or BKV? In the previous week, Sunoco had 8 more articles in the media than BKV. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Sunoco and 4 mentions for BKV. Sunoco's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat BKV's score of 0.63 indicating that Sunoco is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Sunoco 6 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive BKV 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend SUN or BKV? Sunoco presently has a consensus price target of $64.50, indicating a potential upside of 23.42%. BKV has a consensus price target of $27.88, indicating a potential upside of 30.34%. Given BKV's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe BKV is more favorable than Sunoco.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Sunoco 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67BKV 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78 Do institutionals and insiders believe in SUN or BKV? 24.3% of Sunoco shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of BKV shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher valuation and earnings, SUN or BKV? Sunoco has higher revenue and earnings than BKV. BKV is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sunoco, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSunoco$22.69B0.35$866M$2.0325.74BKV$580.98M3.12-$142.87M-$0.20-106.94 Is SUN or BKV more profitable? Sunoco has a net margin of 2.02% compared to BKV's net margin of -2.69%. Sunoco's return on equity of 10.57% beat BKV's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Sunoco2.02% 10.57% 3.05% BKV -2.69%3.21%2.21% SummarySunoco beats BKV on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get BKV News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BKV and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BKV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBKVOther Alt Energy IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.79B$11.26B$7.76B$21.89BDividend YieldN/A4.09%10.84%3.62%P/E Ratio-106.94102.0874.6330.12Price / Sales3.1291.701,455.3966.72Price / Cash10.0433.7136.9224.26Price / Book1.167.434.994.70Net Income-$142.87M$276.83M$4.27B$1.01B7 Day Performance-3.96%3.89%-0.81%0.49%1 Month Performance-3.40%19.91%2.71%1.61%1 Year Performance16.81%66.97%18.80%13.30% BKV Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BKVBKV3.0727 of 5 stars$21.39+1.0%$27.88+30.3%+18.8%$1.79B$580.98M-106.94356SUNSunoco3.5403 of 5 stars$50.700.0%$64.50+27.2%-0.4%$7.76B$22.69B24.983,298Trending NewsHESMHess Midstream Partners4.7524 of 5 stars$33.30-3.2%$42.00+26.1%-8.5%$7.23B$1.57B12.33200CHRDChord Energy4.4088 of 5 stars$99.69+0.6%$143.42+43.9%-28.8%$5.68B$5.25B25.37530Analyst ForecastVVVValvoline3.999 of 5 stars$34.97-2.2%$42.77+22.3%-15.0%$4.55B$1.69B16.2711,500Positive NewsMGYMagnolia Oil & Gas3.6783 of 5 stars$23.94+1.3%$26.42+10.3%-9.1%$4.51B$1.33B12.53210News CoverageAnalyst ForecastCRCCalifornia Resources4.2918 of 5 stars$52.22-1.2%$66.58+27.5%-5.9%$4.42B$3.63B7.131,550Analyst RevisionSSLSasol3.2006 of 5 stars$6.20+0.3%N/A-6.8%$4.01B$13.72B2.7327,411VALValaris1.8669 of 5 stars$52.02-0.1%$48.19-7.4%-0.5%$3.71B$2.36B13.555,642Analyst ForecastVISTVista Energy3.8795 of 5 stars$35.61+3.1%$65.10+82.8%-24.9%$3.29B$1.65B6.42410Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeGPORGulfport Energy2.2971 of 5 stars$187.29+0.9%$212.50+13.5%N/A$3.26B$958.13M-26.08210Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Sunoco Competitors Hess Midstream Partners Competitors Chord Energy Competitors Valvoline Competitors Magnolia Oil & Gas Competitors California Resources Competitors Sasol Competitors Valaris Competitors Vista Energy Competitors Gulfport Energy Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:BKV) was last updated on 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersOptions Pro Reveals His #1 Retirement Income TradeIf you can be at your computer between 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. on most weekdays, I’ll show you a simple trading ...Base Camp Trading | SponsoredURGENT: The Market's 3 Red Flags Are FlashingHere’s the uncomfortable truth: The smartest investors in the world are already preparing for a crash befor...StockEarnings | SponsoredElon’s Out 🚫. 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