Q1 Earnings Forecast for BKV Issued By KeyCorp (NYSE:BKV)

BKV Corporation (NYSE:BKV) – Equities research analysts at KeyCorp reduced their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for BKV in a report issued on Wednesday, April 1st. KeyCorp analyst T. Rezvan now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.27 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.54. KeyCorp currently has a “Overweight” rating and a $35.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for BKV’s current full-year earnings is ($1.82) per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for BKV’s FY2026 earnings at $1.99 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.56 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.56 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.40 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $36.00 price target on shares of BKV in a research note on Tuesday, March 10th. Mizuho raised their price objective on BKV from $33.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, December 12th. Roth Mkm reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $32.00 target price on shares of BKV in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of BKV in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Truist Financial began coverage on BKV in a research note on Tuesday, March 24th. They set a “buy” rating and a $37.00 price target on the stock. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $33.38.

BKV Trading Up 0.1%

BKV stock traded up $0.04 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $28.02. The company had a trading volume of 176,185 shares, compared to its average volume of 922,872. The company has a market capitalization of $3.06 billion, a PE ratio of 14.37 and a beta of 1.64. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $29.58 and a 200 day moving average of $26.79. BKV has a 12 month low of $15.00 and a 12 month high of $32.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a current ratio of 1.78 and a quick ratio of 1.75.

BKV (NYSE:BKV) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.37 by ($0.08). BKV had a return on equity of 7.91% and a net margin of 17.16%.The company had revenue of $259.91 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $268.05 million.

Institutional Trading of BKV

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of BKV by 40.4% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 556,539 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,114,000 after acquiring an additional 160,171 shares during the period. Cooper Creek Partners Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of BKV by 35.6% during the 3rd quarter. Cooper Creek Partners Management LLC now owns 461,657 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,678,000 after purchasing an additional 121,082 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new stake in BKV during the fourth quarter valued at about $1,509,000. Strs Ohio purchased a new position in BKV in the third quarter valued at about $278,000. Finally, SBI Okasan Asset Management Co.Ltd. purchased a new position in BKV in the fourth quarter valued at about $52,000.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO David Tameron sold 7,300 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $29.71, for a total transaction of $216,883.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 61,925 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,839,791.75. This trade represents a 10.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 3.12% of the company’s stock.

BKV declared that its board has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Thursday, December 18th that authorizes the company to repurchase $100.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to buy up to 3.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

About BKV

BKV Corporation engages in the acquisition, operation, and development of natural gas and NGL properties. It is also involved in the gathering, processing, and transportation of natural gas. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Denver, Colorado with additional offices in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania and Fort Worth, Texas. BKV Corporation, LLC operates as a subsidiary of Banpu North America Corporation.