BKV (BKV) Competitors $21.75 +0.49 (+2.30%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$21.73 -0.02 (-0.09%) As of 04:04 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, CRC, VRN, SOC, BSM, 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), California Resources (CRC), Veren (VRN), Sable Offshore (SOC), Black Stone Minerals (BSM), 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 California Resources Veren Sable Offshore Black Stone Minerals Northern Oil and Gas APA (NASDAQ:APA) and BKV (NYSE:BKV) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation, earnings, community ranking and dividends. Which has better earnings & valuation, APA or BKV? APA has higher revenue and earnings than BKV. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAPA$10.42B0.57$2.86B$2.785.89BKV$678.97M2.68N/AN/AN/A 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 Do analysts prefer APA or BKV? APA currently has a consensus price target of $25.53, suggesting a potential upside of 55.80%. BKV has a consensus price target of $27.88, suggesting a potential upside of 29.77%. Given APA's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe APA is more favorable than BKV.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score APA 4 Sell rating(s) 11 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 Does the media refer more to APA or BKV? In the previous week, APA had 27 more articles in the media than BKV. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for APA and 3 mentions for BKV. APA's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat BKV's score of 0.32 indicating that APA is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment APA 14 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive BKV 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in APA or BKV? 83.0% of APA shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of APA shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community favor APA or BKV? APA received 93 more outperform votes than BKV when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave BKV an outperform vote while only 38.57% of users gave APA an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAPAOutperform Votes11338.57% Underperform Votes18061.43% BKVOutperform Votes20100.00% Underperform VotesNo Votes 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$1.82B$7.56B$7.21B$19.25BDividend YieldN/A24.00%10.96%3.83%P/E RatioN/A10.3253.5234.49Price / Sales2.687.4923,715.7734.66Price / CashN/A7.3835.5017.51Price / BookN/A1.563.484.67Net IncomeN/A$1.09B$4.30B$1.02B7 Day Performance-4.83%-1.98%-1.58%-2.14%1 Month Performance19.59%2.47%5.73%7.04%1 Year PerformanceN/A-16.31%178.15%3.72% BKV Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BKVBKV1.5905 of 5 stars$21.75+2.3%$27.88+28.2%N/A$1.84B$678.97M0.00356Insider TradeAPAAPA3.5551 of 5 stars$17.32-1.5%$25.53+47.4%-45.6%$6.26B$10.42B2.452,270Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCHRDChord Energy4.5523 of 5 stars$95.03-1.7%$153.92+62.0%-49.8%$5.49B$5.38B4.89530News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionVISTVista Energy4.6778 of 5 stars$51.24+2.1%$65.68+28.2%+1.2%$4.78B$1.77B9.93410Positive NewsVVVValvoline3.8587 of 5 stars$34.96+0.1%$42.33+21.1%-18.4%$4.44B$1.67B16.738,900Positive NewsMGYMagnolia Oil & Gas3.8338 of 5 stars$22.36-1.2%$27.14+21.4%-14.4%$4.30B$1.35B11.59210Analyst RevisionCRCCalifornia Resources4.814 of 5 stars$43.19+1.4%$60.36+39.8%-11.5%$3.85B$3.31B6.801,060News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionVRNVeren4.0796 of 5 stars$6.01flat$12.67+110.8%N/A$3.68B$4.41B4.29777Positive NewsSOCSable Offshore0.6649 of 5 stars$32.96+14.2%$27.50-16.6%+145.5%$2.95BN/A0.002Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionGap DownHigh Trading VolumeBSMBlack Stone Minerals1.7705 of 5 stars$13.58-0.4%$14.00+3.1%-16.1%$2.87B$437.90M8.38110Positive NewsInsider TradeNOGNorthern Oil and Gas4.5719 of 5 stars$28.21-0.8%$40.56+43.8%-34.3%$2.78B$2.21B5.4930 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies APA Competitors Chord Energy Competitors Vista Energy Competitors Valvoline Competitors Magnolia Oil & Gas Competitors California Resources Competitors Veren Competitors Sable Offshore Competitors Black Stone Minerals 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 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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