Basf (OTCMKTS:BASFY) Sets New 12-Month High at $14.52

Basf Se (OTCMKTS:BASFY - Get Free Report) shares reached a new 52-week high on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $14.52 and last traded at $14.48, with a volume of 100952 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $14.20.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, UBS Group upgraded shares of Basf from a "sell" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 13th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Basf presently has a consensus rating of "Hold".

Basf Trading Up 2.1 %

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 1.98. The business's fifty day moving average is $12.90 and its 200-day moving average is $12.27. The firm has a market cap of $52.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 241.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 1.30.

Basf (OTCMKTS:BASFY - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 23rd. The basic materials company reported ($0.05) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Basf had a return on equity of 6.25% and a net margin of 0.32%. The firm had revenue of $17.09 billion for the quarter. Analysts predict that Basf Se will post 0.85 EPS for the current year.

Basf Company Profile

BASF 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.