Shares of Basf Se (OTCMKTS:BASFY - Get Free Report) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the eight ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have assigned a hold recommendation, three have issued a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company.
A number of equities research analysts have commented on BASFY shares. UBS Group downgraded shares of Basf from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, October 14th. Jefferies Financial Group raised Basf from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, November 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. initiated coverage on Basf in a report on Friday, October 11th. They set a "neutral" rating for the company. Citigroup upgraded Basf to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised Basf from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, November 11th.
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Basf Trading Up 0.4 %
Shares of BASFY stock traded up $0.01 on Wednesday, hitting $11.03. The stock had a trading volume of 146,528 shares, compared to its average volume of 169,024. The company's 50 day moving average price is $11.66 and its 200-day moving average price is $12.01. Basf has a 1 year low of $10.93 and a 1 year high of $14.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 2.09 and a quick ratio of 1.23. The firm has a market capitalization of $39.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 68.94, a P/E/G ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 1.19.
Basf (OTCMKTS:BASFY - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 30th. The basic materials company reported $0.09 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $17.30 billion during the quarter. Basf had a net margin of 0.78% and a return on equity of 6.53%. Analysts anticipate that Basf will post 0.89 earnings per share for the current year.
Basf Company Profile
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Get Free ReportBASF SE operates as a chemical company worldwide. It operates through six segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care, and Agricultural Solutions. The Chemicals segment provides petrochemicals and intermediates. The Materials segment offers advanced materials and their precursors for applications and systems comprising isocyanates, polyamides, and inorganic basic products, as well as specialties for plastics and plastics processing industries.
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