BKV (BKV) Competitors $19.72 -0.51 (-2.52%) Closing price 07/25/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$19.70 -0.02 (-0.13%) As of 07/25/2025 06:12 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. APA, CHRD, VVV, CRC, MGY, VIST, VAL, GPOR, SSL, and SOCShould you be buying BKV stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BKV include APA (APA), Chord Energy (CHRD), Valvoline (VVV), California Resources (CRC), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Vista Energy (VIST), Valaris (VAL), Gulfport Energy (GPOR), Sasol (SSL), and Sable Offshore (SOC). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. BKV vs. Its Competitors APA Chord Energy Valvoline California Resources Magnolia Oil & Gas Vista Energy Valaris Gulfport Energy Sasol Sable Offshore APA (NASDAQ:APA) and BKV (NYSE:BKV) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and media sentiment. Do institutionals & insiders believe in APA or BKV? 83.0% of APA shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of APA shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of BKV shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is APA or BKV more profitable? APA has a net margin of 9.75% compared to BKV's net margin of 0.00%. APA's return on equity of 23.22% beat BKV's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets APA9.75% 23.22% 7.63% BKV N/A N/A N/A Does the media favor APA or BKV? In the previous week, APA had 12 more articles in the media than BKV. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for APA and 5 mentions for BKV. APA's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat BKV's score of 0.44 indicating that APA is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment APA 10 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive BKV 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has higher valuation & earnings, APA or BKV? APA has higher revenue and earnings than BKV. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAPA$9.74B0.71$804M$2.786.87BKV$678.97M2.46-$142.87MN/AN/A Do analysts prefer APA or BKV? APA currently has a consensus price target of $23.50, indicating a potential upside of 23.04%. BKV has a consensus price target of $28.25, indicating a potential upside of 43.26%. Given BKV's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe BKV is more favorable than APA.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score APA 3 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00BKV 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryAPA beats BKV on 8 of the 13 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$1.71B$9.94B$7.81B$21.11BDividend YieldN/A4.50%10.93%3.60%P/E RatioN/A34.5766.8928.44Price / Sales2.4659.6139,885.8058.65Price / Cash9.5920.7136.3422.92Price / Book1.074.994.004.69Net Income-$142.87M$274.67M$4.26B$995.51M7 Day Performance-11.25%3.18%1.33%1.65%1 Month Performance-18.67%7.06%3.24%4.54%1 Year PerformanceN/A45.56%13.90%9.99% BKV Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BKVBKV1.8734 of 5 stars$19.72-2.5%$28.25+43.3%N/A$1.71B$678.97M0.00356APAAPA2.7503 of 5 stars$18.60-1.2%$23.44+26.0%-38.9%$6.81B$9.74B6.692,305Ex-DividendAnalyst ForecastCHRDChord Energy4.6131 of 5 stars$105.51-0.8%$151.54+43.6%-37.1%$6.15B$5.25B7.06530VVVValvoline4.3515 of 5 stars$35.89-1.3%$42.54+18.5%-19.8%$4.62B$1.62B17.4211,500News CoveragePositive NewsCRCCalifornia Resources4.0755 of 5 stars$48.44-5.5%$62.27+28.6%-2.0%$4.57B$3.20B8.791,550MGYMagnolia Oil & Gas3.5749 of 5 stars$22.64-2.2%$26.67+17.8%-8.9%$4.45B$1.32B11.26210Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionVISTVista Energy4.1781 of 5 stars$43.34-2.7%$65.68+51.5%+0.4%$4.24B$1.65B7.81410Positive NewsVALValaris2.9021 of 5 stars$46.42-1.1%$52.50+13.1%-36.8%$3.34B$2.36B10.905,642News CoverageUpcoming EarningsGPORGulfport Energy2.802 of 5 stars$168.59-9.9%$231.00+37.0%N/A$3.32B$958.13M-9.47210News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst DowngradeSSLSasol3.1685 of 5 stars$5.37+7.5%N/A-33.4%$3.24B$14.72B0.0028,141Gap DownSOCSable Offshore0.6375 of 5 stars$29.64-6.5%$30.33+2.3%+74.8%$2.83BN/A0.002Insider TradeGap DownHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies APA Competitors Chord Energy Competitors Valvoline Competitors California Resources Competitors Magnolia Oil & Gas Competitors Vista Energy Competitors Valaris Competitors Gulfport Energy Competitors Sasol Competitors Sable Offshore 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 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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