BKV (BKV) Competitors $18.10 -0.03 (-0.17%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$18.18 +0.08 (+0.44%) As of 04:05 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, VIST, VVV, MGY, VRN, CRC, BSM, CIVI, and NOGShould you be buying BKV stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BKV include APA (APA), Chord Energy (CHRD), Vista Energy (VIST), Valvoline (VVV), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Veren (VRN), California Resources (CRC), Black Stone Minerals (BSM), Civitas Resources (CIVI), and Northern Oil and Gas (NOG). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. BKV vs. APA Chord Energy Vista Energy Valvoline Magnolia Oil & Gas Veren California Resources Black Stone Minerals Civitas Resources Northern Oil and Gas APA (NASDAQ:APA) and BKV (NYSE:BKV) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community favor APA or BKV? APA received 94 more outperform votes than BKV when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave BKV an outperform vote while only 39.10% of users gave APA an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAPAOutperform Votes11339.10% Underperform Votes17660.90% BKVOutperform Votes19100.00% Underperform VotesNo Votes Does the media prefer APA or BKV? In the previous week, APA had 11 more articles in the media than BKV. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for APA and 10 mentions for BKV. APA's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat BKV's score of 0.07 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) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive BKV 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has preferable earnings and valuation, APA or BKV? APA has higher revenue and earnings than BKV. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAPA$9.74B0.60$2.86B$2.267.18BKV$604.53M2.54N/AN/AN/A Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in APA or BKV? 83.0% of APA shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of APA shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer APA or BKV? APA presently has a consensus price target of $25.79, indicating a potential upside of 59.00%. BKV has a consensus price target of $27.75, indicating a potential upside of 53.31%. Given APA's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe APA is more favorable than BKV.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score APA 4 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 4 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 Is APA or BKV more profitable? APA has a net margin of 24.36% compared to BKV's net margin of 0.00%. APA's return on equity of 27.86% beat BKV's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets APA24.36% 27.86% 7.99% BKV N/A N/A N/A SummaryAPA beats BKV on 10 of the 14 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ExcelMetricBKVCrude petroleum & natural gas IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.53B$7.43B$7.06B$18.95BDividend YieldN/A23.97%10.94%4.02%P/E RatioN/A9.7046.7932.95Price / Sales2.548.8725,023.9127.88Price / CashN/A7.3835.4417.52Price / BookN/A1.503.514.47Net IncomeN/A$1.11B$4.30B$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.36%-1.00%-0.42%0.73%1 Month Performance-13.82%-11.19%-5.55%-2.63%1 Year PerformanceN/A-18.00%162.65%4.57% BKV Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BKVBKV1.8909 of 5 stars$18.10-0.2%$27.75+53.3%N/A$1.53B$604.53M0.00356News CoverageAPAAPA3.8255 of 5 stars$16.55+1.2%$25.79+55.8%-50.6%$5.99B$9.74B2.342,270Upcoming EarningsCHRDChord Energy4.7191 of 5 stars$94.91+0.3%$156.92+65.3%-49.0%$5.65B$5.25B4.89530Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradePositive NewsVISTVista Energy4.4668 of 5 stars$47.17-1.8%$67.08+42.2%+4.4%$4.49B$1.77B9.14410Short Interest ↑Positive NewsVVVValvoline4.3403 of 5 stars$34.31-1.0%$43.50+26.8%-19.4%$4.36B$1.66B16.428,900Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsMGYMagnolia Oil & Gas4.3958 of 5 stars$21.69+2.2%$27.21+25.5%-18.1%$4.21B$1.32B11.24210Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementVRNVeren3.9864 of 5 stars$6.20+1.1%$12.67+104.3%-32.8%$3.79B$4.41B4.43777Positive NewsCRCCalifornia Resources4.5539 of 5 stars$35.71+0.3%$62.64+75.4%-34.7%$3.24B$2.93B5.621,060Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastBSMBlack Stone Minerals1.1119 of 5 stars$14.62+1.0%$15.00+2.6%-11.3%$3.09B$439.43M9.02110Upcoming EarningsCIVICivitas Resources4.5291 of 5 stars$29.49+0.0%$62.57+112.2%-62.2%$2.73B$5.20B2.92350Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑NOGNorthern Oil and Gas4.1483 of 5 stars$24.81+2.7%$43.50+75.3%-40.5%$2.45B$2.16B4.8330Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies APA Competitors Chord Energy Competitors Vista Energy Competitors Valvoline Competitors Magnolia Oil & Gas Competitors Veren Competitors California Resources Competitors Black Stone Minerals Competitors Civitas Resources Competitors Northern Oil and Gas 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 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredBlackrock’s Sending THIS Crypto Higher on PurposeWhile everyone's distracted by Bitcoin's moves, a stealth revolution is underway. 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