Braskem (BAK) Competitors

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

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

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

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, CSW or BAK?

CSW Industrials has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
CSW Industrials	$878.30M	4.63	$136.65M	$8.37	28.95
Braskem	$77.73B	0.02	-$2.10B	-$2.53	-1.21

Do analysts prefer CSW or BAK?

CSW Industrials currently has a consensus price target of $319.75, indicating a potential upside of 31.96%. Braskem has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 63.13%. Given Braskem's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Braskem is more favorable than CSW Industrials.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CSW Industrials	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Braskem	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the media prefer CSW or BAK?

In the previous week, CSW Industrials had 1 more articles in the media than Braskem. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for CSW Industrials and 1 mentions for Braskem. Braskem's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat CSW Industrials' score of 1.10 indicating that Braskem is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Which has more volatility & risk, CSW or BAK?

CSW Industrials has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Braskem has a beta of 1.81, suggesting that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CSW or BAK a better dividend stock?

CSW Industrials pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Braskem pays an annual dividend of $0.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 20.6%. CSW Industrials pays out 12.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Braskem pays out -24.9% 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.

Is CSW or BAK 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
CSW Industrials	15.18%	13.78%	10.43%
Braskem	-7.36%	N/A	-0.30%

Summary

CSW Industrials beats Braskem on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.