Braskem (BAK) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BAK or CSWI?

CSW Industrials has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Braskem	$77.41B	0.02	-$917.17M	-$5.17	-0.74
CSW Industrials	$858.61M	5.69	$101.65M	$8.37	34.77

Does the media favor BAK or CSWI?

In the previous week, CSW Industrials had 4 more articles in the media than Braskem. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for CSW Industrials and 5 mentions for Braskem. CSW Industrials' average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Braskem's score of 0.63 indicating that CSW Industrials is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Braskem	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CSW Industrials	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in BAK or CSWI?

82.8% of CSW Industrials shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Braskem shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of CSW Industrials shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BAK or CSWI?

CSW Industrials received 182 more outperform votes than Braskem when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.53% of users gave CSW Industrials an outperform vote while only 53.28% of users gave Braskem an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Braskem	Outperform Votes 65 53.28%	Underperform Votes 57 46.72%
CSW Industrials	Outperform Votes 247 62.53%	Underperform Votes 148 37.47%

Is BAK or CSWI more profitable?

CSW Industrials has a net margin of 15.53% compared to Braskem's net margin of -9.88%. CSW Industrials' return on equity of 15.72% beat Braskem's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Braskem	-9.88%	-439.59%	-4.12%
CSW Industrials	15.53%	15.72%	10.93%

Do analysts recommend BAK or CSWI?

Braskem currently has a consensus target price of $9.75, suggesting a potential upside of 153.58%. CSW Industrials has a consensus target price of $379.00, suggesting a potential upside of 30.24%. Given Braskem's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Braskem is more favorable than CSW Industrials.

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
CSW Industrials	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Is BAK or CSWI a better dividend stock?

Braskem pays an annual dividend of $0.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.4%. CSW Industrials pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Braskem pays out -12.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CSW Industrials pays out 11.5% 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, BAK or CSWI?

Braskem has a beta of 2.06, indicating that its stock price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CSW Industrials has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

CSW Industrials beats Braskem on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.