3.37 USD
+0.04
1.2%
At close Updated Sep 15, 2:10 PM EDT
1 day
1.2%
5 days
-5.34%
1 month
17.83%
3 months
-11.78%
6 months
-15.54%
Year to date
-15.75%
1 year
-51.86%
5 years
-60.58%
10 years
-57.34%
 

About: Braskem SA manufactures and sells chemicals, petrochemicals, fuels, and utilities. The company's geographical segments include Brazil; the United States and Europe and Mexico. It derives a majority of its revenue from Brazil. It produces olefins, such as ethylene, polymer and chemical-grade propylene, butadiene, and butene-1; fuels, such as automotive gasoline, liquefied petroleum gas, or LPG, ethyl tertiary-butyl ether, or ETBE, and methyl tertiary-butyl ether, or MTBE; intermediates, such as cumene and others.

Employees: 8,382

0
Funds holding %
of 7,463 funds
Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

12% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 17

1.11% more ownership

Funds ownership: 2.38% [Q1] → 3.49% (+1.11%) [Q2]

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 58 [Q1] → 52 (-6) [Q2]

37% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $31.6M [Q1] → $19.7M (-$11.8M) [Q2]

45% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 11

Research analyst outlook

1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$5
48% upside
Avg. target
$5
48% upside
High target
$5
48% upside

1 analyst rating

positive
0%
neutral
100%
negative
0%
JP Morgan
Ricardo Rezende
$5
Neutral
Maintained
27 Aug 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 4 articles about BAK published over the past 30 days

Neutral
Business Wire
7 days ago
Braskem's Sustainable Advancements Take Center Stage at K 2025
AMSTERDAM--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #braskem--Braskem, a market leader and pioneer in the production of biopolymers on an industrial scale, will be at K 2025, taking place in Düsseldorf, Germany, October 8th – 15th. Since the last edition in 2022, Braskem has accelerated its transformation journey as a response to the current scenario of the petrochemical industry. At Hall 6, Stand D27, Braskem will demonstrate how it has evolved since the last edition of the fair through the acceleration of key initiatives: opt.
Braskem's Sustainable Advancements Take Center Stage at K 2025
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
13 days ago
What Makes Braskem (BAK) a New Strong Buy Stock
Braskem (BAK) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).
What Makes Braskem (BAK) a New Strong Buy Stock
Positive
Reuters
17 days ago
Petrobras open to IG4 plan to take control of Braskem, sources say
Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras has been receptive to a proposal by IG4 Capital to take over engineering group Novonor's controlling stake in Latin America's largest petrochemical company, Braskem , four people familiar with the talks told Reuters.
Petrobras open to IG4 plan to take control of Braskem, sources say
Neutral
Reuters
23 days ago
Braskem sale negotiations with Tanure fund persist despite end of exclusivity window
Talks for Brazilian firm Novonor, formerly Odebrecht, to sell a controlling stake in petrochemical company Braskem to a fund backed by businessman Nelson Tanure continue, despite the end of a 90-day exclusive negotiation deadline, Braskem said in a securities filing on Friday.
Braskem sale negotiations with Tanure fund persist despite end of exclusivity window
Negative
Reuters
1 month ago
Brazilian businessman Nelson Tanure may give up on Braskem deal
Brazilian businessman Nelson Tanure may give up on his bid to acquire a controlling stake in Latin America's largest petrochemical firm Braskem BRKM3.SA as his exclusive negotiations window nears closing without an agreement to resolve claims from an environmental incident linked to the company.
Brazilian businessman Nelson Tanure may give up on Braskem deal
Neutral
Reuters
1 month ago
Brazil's Braskem, Unipar confirm talks after report of US plant sales
Brazilian petrochemical companies Braskem and Unipar said on Friday that they had kicked off talks regarding some of Braskem's assets.
Brazil's Braskem, Unipar confirm talks after report of US plant sales
Neutral
Business Wire
2 months ago
Braskem Expands Its Own Fleet with the Vessel Brave Future and Strengthens its Global Logistics Strategy
SÃO PAULO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Braskem, (B3: BRKM3, BRKM5, and BRKM6; NYSE: BAK; LATIBEX: XBRK), a global pioneer in large-scale biopolymer production, celebrated the arrival of the Brave Future, its new vessel, today. The start of operations of the approximately R$ 500 million ship, which will operate on the route between the United States, Mexico, and Brazil, marks the expansion of the company's strategy to increase its logistics autonomy, reduce maritime transport costs, and strengthen global c.
Braskem Expands Its Own Fleet with the Vessel Brave Future and Strengthens its Global Logistics Strategy
Positive
Invezz
2 months ago
Brazil's Braskem shares surge on prospects of tax incentive bill backing petrochemical sector
Braskem shares rallied on Wednesday after reports named the company as a key beneficiary of a proposed government incentive program targeting the domestic chemical sector. At 10:25 a.m.
Brazil's Braskem shares surge on prospects of tax incentive bill backing petrochemical sector
Neutral
Reuters
3 months ago
Brazil tycoon Tanure enlists Rothschild & Co for negotiations in Braskem bid
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.
Brazil tycoon Tanure enlists Rothschild & Co for negotiations in Braskem bid
Positive
Reuters
3 months ago
Exclusive: Brazilian businessman Tanure courts banks after hatching Braskem bid with Novonor
Brazilian businessman Nelson Tanure has begun talks with the banks that will be key to his bid for petrochemical firm Braskem , he told Reuters, as he aims to clinch a deal this year and give oil giant Petrobras a larger role in operations.
Exclusive: Brazilian businessman Tanure courts banks after hatching Braskem bid with Novonor
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