Braskem (BAK) Competitors

Braskem (NYSE:BAK) and Element Solutions (NYSE:ESI) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Do analysts prefer BAK or ESI?

Braskem currently has a consensus target price of $9.75, suggesting a potential upside of 154.90%. Element Solutions has a consensus target price of $26.38, suggesting a potential upside of 19.64%. Given Braskem's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Braskem is more favorable than Element Solutions.

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
Element Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility & risk, BAK or ESI?

Braskem has a beta of 1.73, suggesting that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Element Solutions has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BAK or ESI a better dividend stock?

Braskem pays an annual dividend of $0.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.5%. Element Solutions pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Braskem pays out -15.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Element Solutions pays out 26.9% 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. Braskem is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BAK or ESI?

Element Solutions received 3 more outperform votes than Braskem when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 53.28% of users gave Braskem an outperform vote while only 47.89% of users gave Element Solutions an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Braskem	Outperform Votes 65 53.28%	Underperform Votes 57 46.72%
Element Solutions	Outperform Votes 68 47.89%	Underperform Votes 74 52.11%

Does the media prefer BAK or ESI?

In the previous week, Braskem had 1 more articles in the media than Element Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Braskem and 4 mentions for Element Solutions. Element Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.82 beat Braskem's score of 1.55 indicating that Element Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Braskem	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Element Solutions	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

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

92.3% of Element Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Braskem shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of Element Solutions shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is BAK or ESI more profitable?

Element Solutions has a net margin of 9.94% compared to Braskem's net margin of -9.88%. Element Solutions' return on equity of 14.68% beat Braskem's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Braskem	-9.88%	-439.59%	-4.12%
Element Solutions	9.94%	14.68%	7.08%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BAK or ESI?

Element Solutions has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Braskem. Braskem is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Element Solutions, 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	$78.95B	0.02	-$917.17M	-$4.19	-0.91
Element Solutions	$2.48B	2.16	$118.10M	$1.19	18.53

Summary

Element Solutions beats Braskem on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.