Braskem (BAK) Competitors

Braskem (NYSE:BAK) and CSW Industrials (NYSE:CSW) are both chemicals companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk and volatility, BAK or CSW?

Braskem has a beta of 1.7, indicating that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CSW Industrials has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BAK or CSW?

82.8% of CSW Industrials shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Braskem shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of CSW Industrials 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.

Is BAK or CSW more profitable?

CSW Industrials has a net margin of 15.18% compared to Braskem's net margin of -7.36%. CSW Industrials' return on equity of 13.78% beat Braskem's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Braskem	-7.36%	N/A	-0.30%
CSW Industrials	15.18%	13.78%	10.43%

Is BAK or CSW a better dividend stock?

Braskem pays an annual dividend of $0.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 19.8%. CSW Industrials pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Braskem pays out -24.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CSW Industrials pays out 12.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. CSW Industrials has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Braskem is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer BAK or CSW?

Braskem presently has a consensus target price of $9.75, indicating a potential upside of 207.09%. CSW Industrials has a consensus target price of $319.75, indicating a potential upside of 17.20%. Given Braskem's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Braskem is more favorable than CSW Industrials.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Braskem	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
CSW Industrials	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BAK or CSW?

CSW Industrials has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Braskem. Braskem is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CSW Industrials, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Braskem	$77.73B	0.02	-$2.10B	-$2.53	-1.25
CSW Industrials	$915.77M	5.01	$136.65M	$8.37	32.59

Does the media favor BAK or CSW?

In the previous week, CSW Industrials had 8 more articles in the media than Braskem. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for CSW Industrials and 5 mentions for Braskem. CSW Industrials' average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Braskem's score of -0.33 indicating that CSW Industrials is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Braskem	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
CSW Industrials	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

CSW Industrials beats Braskem on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.