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$3.04 -0.12 (-3.80%)
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BAK vs. CSW, AVNT, PCT, MEOH, PRM, CC, NGVT, UAN, ECVT, and TROX

Should you be buying Braskem stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Braskem include CSW Industrials (CSW), Avient (AVNT), PureCycle Technologies (PCT), Methanex (MEOH), Perimeter Solutions (PRM), Chemours (CC), Ingevity (NGVT), CVR Partners (UAN), Ecovyst (ECVT), and Tronox (TROX). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry.

Braskem vs. Its Competitors

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

Braskem currently has a consensus target price of $9.75, indicating a potential upside of 220.72%. CSW Industrials has a consensus target price of $342.00, indicating a potential upside of 40.13%. Given Braskem's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
CSW Industrials
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

In the previous week, CSW Industrials had 10 more articles in the media than Braskem. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for CSW Industrials and 2 mentions for Braskem. Braskem's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat CSW Industrials' score of 0.81 indicating that Braskem is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

CSW Industrials has a net margin of 15.18% compared to Braskem's net margin of -11.85%. CSW Industrials' return on equity of 13.98% beat Braskem's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Braskem-11.85% N/A -1.11%
CSW Industrials 15.18%13.98%10.76%

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Braskem$14.36B0.08-$2.10B-$4.19-0.73
CSW Industrials$878.30M4.67$136.65M$8.4129.02

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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

CSW Industrials beats Braskem on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BAK and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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BAK vs. The Competition

MetricBraskemOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.26B$70.22B$7.83B$20.65B
Dividend YieldN/A6.11%10.93%3.67%
P/E Ratio-0.7398.9576.4729.03
Price / Sales0.081.6827,108.9966.13
Price / Cash2.494.6935.9522.84
Price / Book-1.531.023.844.43
Net Income-$2.10B$5.03B$4.27B$994.22M
7 Day Performance-7.74%-3.41%68.66%-3.39%
1 Month Performance-9.25%-3.54%76.32%-2.09%
1 Year Performance-47.40%-3.09%98.75%10.09%

Braskem Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BAK
Braskem
1.9289 of 5 stars
$3.04
-3.8%
$9.75
+220.7%
-49.5%$1.26B$14.36B-0.738,382Upcoming Earnings
CSW
CSW Industrials
3.3107 of 5 stars
$282.81
-0.3%
$347.00
+22.7%
-22.5%$4.76B$878.30M33.632,600News Coverage
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Gap Down
AVNT
Avient
4.4995 of 5 stars
$33.62
-1.0%
$46.80
+39.2%
-24.0%$3.11B$3.24B31.429,200Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Revision
PCT
PureCycle Technologies
1.3912 of 5 stars
$14.86
-3.5%
$12.50
-15.9%
+69.4%$2.77BN/A-12.70120Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Gap Down
MEOH
Methanex
4.7034 of 5 stars
$33.95
-0.9%
$45.63
+34.4%
-27.6%$2.65B$3.72B11.391,415News Coverage
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
PRM
Perimeter Solutions
3.8352 of 5 stars
$16.53
-2.0%
$18.50
+11.9%
+45.7%$2.49B$560.97M20.92240Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Gap Down
CC
Chemours
4.7242 of 5 stars
$13.91
-1.8%
$17.44
+25.4%
-50.7%$2.12B$5.78B69.556,000Upcoming Earnings
Gap Down
NGVT
Ingevity
2.8978 of 5 stars
$45.73
-1.5%
$55.25
+20.8%
-5.1%$1.69B$1.41B-4.691,600Upcoming Earnings
Gap Down
UAN
CVR Partners
2.0521 of 5 stars
$89.36
0.0%
N/A+23.4%$1.53B$525.32M12.53300News Coverage
Earnings Report
ECVT
Ecovyst
3.3778 of 5 stars
$8.85
-1.6%
$10.00
+13.0%
+7.5%$1.06B$704.50M-88.50880Upcoming Earnings
Gap Down
TROX
Tronox
4.8274 of 5 stars
$5.72
-1.7%
$7.06
+23.5%
-78.3%$922.25M$3.04B-6.026,500Trending News
Earnings Report
Insider Trade
Gap Down

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