Braskem SA (BAK) Stock Analysis
Basic Materials · Chemicals
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $4.77: Quality below floor (1.2 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.1/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality.
Braskem S.A., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture, sale, import, and export of chemicals, petrochemicals, and fuels in Brazil. It produces and sells polyethylene (PE), polypropylene, tertiary-butyl ethyl ether, gasoline, benzene, toluene, xylene, ethylene,... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $4.77: Quality below floor (1.2 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.1/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Score 4.1/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity 84d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent Developments — Braskem SA
Latest news
- Braskem Q1 2026 Earnings Call: Complete Transcript — benzinga May 15, 2026 positive
- 'Braskem Idesa, Creditors Near Deal for Bankruptcy Loan' - Bloomberg — benzinga May 13, 2026 negative
- Earnings Scheduled For May 13, 2026 — benzinga May 13, 2026 neutral
- Zebra Technologies, Vishay Precision Group, Quantum Computing, Aramark And Other Big Stocks Moving Higher On Tuesday — benzinga May 12, 2026 positive
- 'Braskem Majority Stake Sale by Novonor Advances With Signed Deal' - Bloomberg — benzinga Apr 20, 2026 positive
Generated 2026-05-20T21:06:21Z.
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers
Cyclical trough — margins compressed or negative. Profitability typically recovers with the cycle, but floor fires on current data.static
No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static
Negative sentiment — recent news tone and/or analyst downgrades drag the composite below neutral.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $4.77: Quality below floor (1.2 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.1/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Prior stop was $4.51. Score 4.1/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $5.28 (+8.9% upside). Prior stop was $4.51. Stop-loss: $4.51.
Target reached (-30.7% upside); Quality below floor (1.2 < 4.0).
Braskem SA trades at a P/E of N/A (forward -9.0). TrendMatrix value score: 4.1/10. Verdict: Sell.
15 analysts cover BAK with a consensus score of 2.5/5. Average price target: $4.
What does Braskem SA do?Braskem S.A., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture, sale, import, and export of chemicals,...
Braskem S.A., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture, sale, import, and export of chemicals, petrochemicals, and fuels in Brazil. It produces and sells polyethylene (PE), polypropylene, tertiary-butyl ethyl ether, gasoline, benzene, toluene, xylene, ethylene, propylene, polyvinyl chloride, caustic soda, butadiene, cumene, naphtha, solvents, and condensate; thermoplastic resins; and basic petrochemicals. The company also supplies electricity and other inputs to second-generation producers; and sale of utilities such as steam, water, compressed air and industrial gases, as well as provides industrial services and natural gas. It also operates in the United States, Mexico, Switzerland, Argentina, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Singapore, Chile, Spain, Peru, Italy, Luxembourg, China, and internationally. The company was formerly known as Copene Petroquímica do Nordeste S.A. and changed its name to Braskem S.A. in 2002. Braskem S.A. was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil. Braskem S.A. is a subsidiary of NSP Investimentos S.A.