Basf (BASFY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

BASF SE is a Germany-based chemical company founded in 1865 (originally Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik) and headquartered in Ludwigshafen. It is one of the world’s largest chemical producers, supplying raw materials, intermediates and finished chemical products to a broad range of industries including automotive, construction, agriculture, consumer goods, electronics and industrial manufacturing. The company combines large-scale production with global commercial and logistics networks to serve customers in many end markets.

BASF’s activities span basic and specialty chemicals, performance materials, functional additives, catalysts and coatings, as well as products for nutrition and personal care. The company provides plastics and polymer materials, formulations for coatings and adhesives, chemical intermediates used in industrial processes, and agricultural solutions including crop protection products and biologicals. BASF also offers tailored industrial solutions and technical services that support customers’ product development, processing and sustainability goals.

Operations are global, with manufacturing sites, research facilities and sales organizations across Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific and other regions. The company places significant emphasis on research and development, investing in innovation for product performance, process efficiency and environmental impact reduction. BASF is led by an executive team responsible for strategy, operations and sustainability initiatives; Martin Brudermüller has served as the company’s chief executive and chairman of the Board of Executive Directors. BASF frequently highlights decarbonization, circular economy approaches and chemical recycling among its strategic priorities as it adapts to changing regulatory and customer demands worldwide.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $14.97 to $15.15
• 50-Day Range: $13.25 to $16.13
• 52-Week Range: $11.66 to $16.25
• Volume: 62,151 shs
• Average Volume: 286,689 shs
• Market Capitalization: $53.66 billion
• P/E Ratio: 25.91
• Dividend Yield: 3.13%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Basf Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Basf scored higher than 46% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Basf has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.44, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 3 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Basf has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -3.70%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Basf are expected to decrease by -3.70% in the coming year, from $0.81 to $0.78 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Basf is 25.91, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.94.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Basf is 25.91, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 22.89.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Basf has a PEG Ratio of 1.27. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Basf has a P/B Ratio of 1.38. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% of the float of Basf has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Basf has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.18, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Basf has recently decreased by 37.75%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Basf pays a meaningful dividend of 3.06%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Basf does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Basf is 81.03%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Basf will have a dividend payout ratio of 60.26% next year. This indicates that Basf will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Basf has a news sentiment score of 0.50. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Basf this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Basf to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Basf insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

0.03% of the stock of Basf is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/30/2026
• Today: 5/23/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: CHEM - DIVERSIFD
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:BASFY
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:BF
• CIK: 1024148
• Web: www.basf.com
• Phone: 49621600
• Fax: 49-0621-604-2525
• Employees: 108,251
• Year Founded: 1865

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.58
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 25.91
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.56
• P/E Growth: 1.27
• Net Income: $1.83 billion
• Net Margins: 2.91%
• Pretax Margin: 4.10%
• Return on Equity: 3.90%
• Return on Assets: 1.72%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.54
• Current Ratio: 1.93
• Quick Ratio: 1.19

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $67.48 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.80
• Cash Flow: $1.93 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.80
• Book Value: $10.88 per share
• Price / Book: 1.38

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 3,570,090,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $53.66 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.75