Braskem (BAK) Competitors

Braskem (NYSE:BAK) and Avient (NYSE:AVNT) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, community ranking, valuation and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility and risk, BAK or AVNT?

Braskem has a beta of 2.01, meaning that its stock price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avient has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BAK or AVNT?

95.5% of Avient shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Braskem shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Avient shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is BAK or AVNT more profitable?

Avient has a net margin of 4.66% compared to Braskem's net margin of -9.88%. Avient's return on equity of 10.56% beat Braskem's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Braskem	-9.88%	-439.59%	-4.12%
Avient	4.66%	10.56%	4.17%

Do analysts rate BAK or AVNT?

Braskem presently has a consensus target price of $9.75, suggesting a potential upside of 103.34%. Avient has a consensus target price of $55.50, suggesting a potential upside of 29.01%. Given Braskem's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Braskem is more favorable than Avient.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Braskem	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Avient	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BAK or AVNT?

Braskem received 35 more outperform votes than Avient when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.72% of users gave Braskem an outperform vote while only 46.88% of users gave Avient an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Braskem	Outperform Votes 65 53.72%	Underperform Votes 56 46.28%
Avient	Outperform Votes 30 46.88%	Underperform Votes 34 53.13%

Does the media prefer BAK or AVNT?

In the previous week, Braskem had 3 more articles in the media than Avient. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Braskem and 1 mentions for Avient. Avient's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Braskem's score of 0.46 indicating that Avient is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Braskem	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Avient	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BAK or AVNT?

Avient has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Braskem. Braskem is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avient, 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	$14.14B	0.14	-$917.17M	-$3.55	-1.35
Avient	$3.14B	1.25	$75.70M	$1.62	26.56

Summary

Avient beats Braskem on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.