The stock of Braskem S.A. (BAK) is currently priced at $9.52. In the last session, the stock climbed significantly, topping out at $9.73 after opening at $9.45. The day’s lowest price was $9.37 before the stock closed at $9.03.
Braskem S.A.’s market performance has been unstable in recent times. The company’s stock hit a 1-year high of $14.51 on 10/13/22 and a low of $6.26 for the same time frame on 03/23/23.
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52-week price history of BAK Stock
Studying a stock’s 52-week price history, which includes both low and high prices, can help gauge its current status and potential future performance. Braskem S.A.’s current trading price is -34.39% away from its 52-week high, while its distance from the 52-week low is 52.08%. The stock’s price range during the 52-week period has remained between $6.26 and $14.51. In the Basic Materials sector, the company’s shares saw a trading volume of around 0.84 million for the day, which was evidently higher than the average daily volume of 0.82 million over the past three months.
Market Capitalization and Financial Performance: An In-Depth Look
Braskem S.A. (BAK) has experienced a quarterly decline of -23.60% in its revenues when compared to the same period in the previous year. Presently, the company has a total market capitalization of 4.02B and boasts a workforce of 8126 employees.
Making Sense of Trading Volume and Moving Average Data
Based on Barchart.com data, the company’s moving average over the 100-day period was 9.94, with a change in price of +1.91. Similarly, Braskem S.A. recorded 1,139,232 in trading volume during the last 100 days, posting a change of +25.10%.
Examining BAK’s Debt-to-Equity Ratio: What You Need to Know
The debt-to-equity (D/E) ratio is a crucial measure that sheds light on a company’s financial health and market standing. It is determined by dividing a company’s overall liabilities by its shareholders’ equity, showing the extent of a company’s debt usage in financing its assets compared to the shareholders’ equity. At the time of writing, the total D/E ratio for BAK stands at 7.15. Similarly, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio is also 6.67.
BAK Stock Stochastic Average
As of today, Braskem S.A.’s raw stochastic average for the last 50 days stands at 32.72%. This is a decline compared to the raw stochastic average of the previous 20 days, which was noted at 76.82%. Furthermore, the company’s Stochastic %K and %D values for the past 20 days were 56.51% and 49.74%, respectively.
BAK Stock Price Performance Analysis
The performance of the stock price over the year has been up and down, leaving investors with either an optimistic or pessimistic outlook, depending on how they interpret the data. The metric has seen a significant gain of 3.48% since the start of this calendar year. Looking back over the last six months, we can see a weaker performance of 32.41%. Over the past 30 days, the price of BAK has fallen by 5.43%. And in the last five days, it has surged by 1.06%.
