The stock price of Braskem S.A. ADR (NYSE: BAK) has plunged by -1.09 when compared to previous closing price of 3.22, but the company has seen a -9.52% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. reuters.com reported 2025-06-16 that Brazilian businessman Nelson Tanure has retained advisory firm Rothschild & Co. to conduct bank negotiations critical to his proposed bid for Latin America’s largest petrochemical firm, Braskem, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Is It Worth Investing in Braskem S.A. ADR (NYSE: BAK) Right Now?
The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.70. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for BAK is 172.20M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.71% of that float. On June 27, 2025, the average trading volume of BAK was 891.76K shares.
BAK’s Market Performance
BAK stock saw a decrease of -9.52% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -21.55% and a quarterly a decrease of -21.94%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.46%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.85% for Braskem S.A. ADR (BAK). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -11.35% for BAK stock, with a simple moving average of -31.41% for the last 200 days.
BAK Trading at -13.58% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought BAK to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -58.69% of loss for the given period.
Stock Fundamentals for BAK
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.02 for the present operating margin
- 0.08 for the gross margin
The net margin for Braskem S.A. ADR stands at -0.12. The total capital return value is set at -0.02. Equity return is now at value -8638.28, with -9.46 for asset returns.
Based on Braskem S.A. ADR (BAK), the company’s capital structure generated 1.07 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.01. The debt to equity ratio resting at -16.28. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -0.25.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.7 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -13.86. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.82. The receivables turnover for the company is 12.42for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.83. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.32.
Conclusion
To sum up, Braskem S.A. ADR (BAK) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
