Stock Research: BASF

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BASF

GER:BAS DE000BASF111
62
  • Value
    65
  • Growth
    83
  • Safety
    Safety
    37
  • Combined
    73
  • Sentiment
    45
  • 360° View
    360° View
    62
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Company Description

BASF SE is a Germany-based chemical company. It operates in Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care, and Agricultural Solutions. The company operates globally, with a focus on Germany. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $44,484 million, profits of $17,345 million, and revenue of $67,564 million with 111991 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 62 (better than 62% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock BASF are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for BASF. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 65, which means that the share price of BASF is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 65% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 83, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. But the professional market sentiment is below average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 45. Professional investors are more confident in 55% other stocks. Worryingly, the company has risky financing, with a Safety rank of 37. This means 63% of comparable companies have a safer financing structure than BASF. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
65 69 87 87
Growth
83 54 73 53
Safety
Safety
37 63 56 66
Sentiment
45 44 24 47
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62 85 80 81
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
40 56 21 62
Opinions Change
50 27 31 9
Pro Holdings
n/a 45 56 67
Market Pulse
47 56 42 44
Sentiment
45 44 24 47
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
65 69 87 87
Growth
83 54 73 53
Safety Safety
37 63 56 66
Combined
73 72 92 84
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
64 56 71 75
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
25 59 73 67
Price vs. Book (P/B)
58 56 60 68
Dividend Yield
91 85 98 94
Value
65 69 87 87
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
55 41 50 8
Profit Growth
96 64 32 68
Capital Growth
30 21 81 88
Stock Returns
77 79 79 31
Growth
83 54 73 53
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
35 48 55 49
Refinancing
73 57 68 64
Liquidity
33 40 44 46
Safety Safety
37 63 56 66

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This is a mixed bag with good value and high growth balanced by risky financing and negative sentiment. This is a risky stock that requires conviction; you should only consider it if you are willing to conduct further research into the underlying sentiment and financial risks.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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