BAK vs. CSAN, EC, GBR, PBR, VOC, WDS, CNEY, ORGN, GEVO, and VGAS
Should you be buying Braskem stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Braskem include Cosan (CSAN), Ecopetrol (EC), New Concept Energy (GBR), Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras (PBR), VOC Energy Trust (VOC), Woodside Energy Group (WDS), CN Energy Group. (CNEY), Origin Materials (ORGN), Gevo (GEVO), and Verde Clean Fuels (VGAS). These companies are all part of the "oils/energy" sector.
Braskem (NYSE:BAK) and Cosan (NYSE:CSAN) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Braskem received 63 more outperform votes than Cosan when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.85% of users gave Braskem an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Cosan an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Braskem had 2 more articles in the media than Cosan. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Braskem and 0 mentions for Cosan. Braskem's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Cosan's score of 0.00 indicating that Braskem is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Cosan has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Braskem.
Braskem presently has a consensus price target of $25.50, indicating a potential upside of 184.28%. Given Braskem's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Braskem is more favorable than Cosan.
Braskem has a beta of 1.96, meaning that its stock price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cosan has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Cosan has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Braskem's net margin of -6.61%. Cosan's return on equity of 0.00% beat Braskem's return on equity.
Summary
Braskem beats Cosan on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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