Basf Se (OTCMKTS:BASFY – Get Free Report) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 50,729 shares, a growth of 388.7% from the July 30th total of 10,381 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 136,272 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s shares are short sold.
Basf Trading Down 0.3%
OTCMKTS:BASFY opened at $15.00 on Friday. Basf has a 1 year low of $11.93 and a 1 year high of $16.25. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $14.19 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $14.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 1.85 and a quick ratio of 1.26. The company has a market cap of $53.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.73, a P/E/G ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 0.73.
Basf (OTCMKTS:BASFY – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The basic materials company reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.24 by $0.13. Basf had a net margin of 9.40% and a return on equity of 5.66%. The firm had revenue of $19.99 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $18.85 billion. As a group, analysts expect that Basf will post 0.84 EPS for the current year.
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Basf Company Profile
BASF SE is a Germany-based chemical company founded in 1865 (originally Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik) and headquartered in Ludwigshafen. It is one of the world’s largest chemical producers, supplying raw materials, intermediates and finished chemical products to a broad range of industries including automotive, construction, agriculture, consumer goods, electronics and industrial manufacturing. The company combines large-scale production with global commercial and logistics networks to serve customers in many end markets.
BASF’s activities span basic and specialty chemicals, performance materials, functional additives, catalysts and coatings, as well as products for nutrition and personal care.
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