BASF SE

BAS

DE000BASF111

Diversified Chemicals

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Mar. 06	European firms navigate US tariff chaos post-Supreme Court ruling	RE
Mar. 06	Lanxess Stuck with Envalior Stake – Hits Lowest Level Since 2009	DP

Berenberg Upgrades BASF to 'Hold' and Raises Target Price to 48 Euros

Published on 02/17/2026 at 03:06 am EST

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BASF SE

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HAMBURG (dpa-AFX Broker) - Private bank Berenberg has raised its price target for BASF from 38 to 48 euros and upgraded the shares from "Sell" to "Hold." Analyst Sebastian Bray wrote in his reassessment on Monday evening that his previous thesis—that the Ludwigshafen-based company's shares were expensive and that short-term market expectations would decline—has now been replaced by the prospect of political support extending beyond 2026. Since his sell recommendation in mid-October last year, consensus earnings estimates have indeed dropped by about 15 percent. However, the shares have since staged a significant recovery—driven by a combination of a German fiscal package and the possible extension of free emission certificate allocations. The example of the steel sector demonstrates how far a recovery can go when backed by political support./rob/ag/zb

Original study published: 16.02.2026 / 17:46 / GMT

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Latest news about BASF SE

Mar. 06	European firms navigate US tariff chaos post-Supreme Court ruling	RE
Mar. 06	Lanxess Stuck with Envalior Stake – Hits Lowest Level Since 2009	DP
Mar. 06	BASF SE : JP Morgan remains a Sell rating	ZD
Mar. 06	Basf se - Silox acquires selected hydrosulfite-related assets from Basf	RE
Mar. 06	Lanxess Hits Lowest Level Since 2009 – Left Holding Envalior Stake	DP
Mar. 04	BASF SE : Goldman Sachs gives a Buy rating	ZD
Mar. 04	Middle East tensions intensify pessimism in chemicals
Mar. 04	BASF SE : UBS sticks Neutral	ZD
Mar. 04	BASF to increase prices for additives in plastic applications	RE
Mar. 04	BASF SE : JP Morgan keeps a Sell rating	ZD
Mar. 03	Chemical Stocks Heavily Hit by Oil and Gas Price Fears	DP
Mar. 03	Berenberg Lowers EPS Estimates for BASF After FY25 Results; Hold Rating Maintained	MT
Mar. 03	BASF SE : Receives a Buy rating from Bernstein	ZD
Mar. 03	BASF Downgraded to Hold as Mwb Notes 'Challenging' Demand Outlook	MT
Mar. 02	BASF sees no immediate risks to supply from Strait of Hormuz turmoil	RE

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Company Profile

BASF SE is No. 1 worldwide in the chemical industry. Net sales break down by family of products as follows: - functional products (40.5%): catalysts (32.7% of net sales), performance materials (25.9%), monomers (25.2%), and coatings (16.2%); - high-performance materials (22.8%): dispersions and pigments (34.3% of net sales), care chemicals (31.9%), performance chemicals (20.5%) and nutrition products (13.3%); - chemicals (16.6%): petrochemicals (74.3% of net sales), and intermediate products (25.7%); - agrochemicals (15%); - other (5.1%). Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Germany (9.4%), Europe (28.6%), North America (27.2%), Asia/Pacific (24.9%) and South America/Africa/Middle East (9.9%).

Employees

106,256

Sector

Diversified Chemicals

Calendar

Mar. 19 - Earnings release - Annual 2025

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