BKV (BKV) Competitors $22.75 -0.27 (-1.17%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:30 PM EasternExtended Trading$23.46 +0.71 (+3.12%) As of 07/3/2025 04:11 PM 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 FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock BKV vs. SUN, APA, CHRD, VVV, VIST, MGY, CRC, VRN, GPOR, and VALShould you be buying BKV stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BKV include Sunoco (SUN), APA (APA), Chord Energy (CHRD), Valvoline (VVV), Vista Oil & Gas (VIST), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), California Resources (CRC), Veren (VRN), Gulfport Energy (GPOR), and Valaris (VAL). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. BKV vs. Its Competitors Sunoco APA Chord Energy Valvoline Vista Oil & Gas Magnolia Oil & Gas California Resources Veren Gulfport Energy Valaris Sunoco (NYSE:SUN) and BKV (NYSE:BKV) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations. Is SUN or BKV more profitable? Sunoco has a net margin of 3.80% compared to BKV's net margin of 0.00%. Sunoco's return on equity of 20.34% beat BKV's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Sunoco3.80% 20.34% 5.94% BKV N/A N/A N/A Do analysts prefer SUN or BKV? Sunoco currently has a consensus price target of $64.75, suggesting a potential upside of 17.73%. BKV has a consensus price target of $28.13, suggesting a potential upside of 23.63%. Given BKV's 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) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00BKV 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has higher valuation and earnings, SUN or BKV? Sunoco has higher revenue and earnings than BKV. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSunoco$22.69B0.37$866M$5.559.91BKV$580.98M3.32-$142.87MN/AN/A Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in SUN or BKV? 24.3% of Sunoco shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of BKV shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer SUN or BKV? In the previous week, BKV had 2 more articles in the media than Sunoco. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for BKV and 4 mentions for Sunoco. Sunoco's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat BKV's score of 0.24 indicating that Sunoco is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Sunoco 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral BKV 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummarySunoco beats BKV on 7 of the 12 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BKV and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$1.93B$9.25B$7.64B$20.72BDividend YieldN/A4.39%10.91%3.72%P/E RatioN/A23.5158.1126.00Price / Sales3.3263.7721,883.7838.42Price / Cash10.7919.7236.2422.53Price / Book1.234.293.344.58Net Income-$142.87M$283.98M$4.21B$985.54M7 Day Performance-7.24%3.82%1.85%2.79%1 Month Performance3.41%7.58%5.87%5.46%1 Year PerformanceN/A35.92%103.16%15.06% BKV Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BKVBKV1.0926 of 5 stars$22.75-1.2%$28.13+23.6%N/A$1.93B$580.98M0.00356Insider TradeSUNSunoco2.9088 of 5 stars$53.75-1.0%$64.75+20.5%-2.1%$8.30B$22.69B9.683,298APAAPA3.7687 of 5 stars$18.29-1.5%$24.72+35.2%-33.8%$6.71B$9.74B6.582,305CHRDChord Energy4.856 of 5 stars$96.85-1.9%$152.54+57.5%-39.9%$5.70B$5.25B6.48530News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionVVVValvoline3.1787 of 5 stars$37.89-0.8%$42.54+12.3%-7.6%$4.86B$1.62B18.3911,500News CoveragePositive NewsVISTVista Oil & Gas4.3593 of 5 stars$47.76-1.0%$65.68+37.5%+5.9%$4.59B$1.65B9.99410Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsMGYMagnolia Oil & Gas3.4536 of 5 stars$22.51-1.9%$27.00+19.9%-10.2%$4.42B$1.32B11.20210News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionCRCCalifornia Resources4.5538 of 5 stars$45.73+0.1%$61.27+34.0%-10.8%$4.07B$3.20B8.301,550Analyst RevisionVRNVeren3.4599 of 5 stars$6.01flat$12.67+110.8%N/A$3.68B$4.41B4.29777News CoverageGPORGulfport Energy1.3914 of 5 stars$201.10-1.7%$229.33+14.0%N/A$3.63B$958.13M-11.29210News CoverageVALValaris1.9957 of 5 stars$42.14+0.7%$49.67+17.9%-38.4%$2.97B$2.36B9.895,642Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Sunoco Competitors APA Competitors Chord Energy Competitors Valvoline Competitors Vista Oil & Gas Competitors Magnolia Oil & Gas Competitors California Resources Competitors Veren Competitors Gulfport Energy Competitors Valaris 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 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBanks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you?Our expert analysts have identified a $100 billion gap in the crypto market. 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