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Company snapshot — BASF SE

BAS.DE in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
BASF makes chemicals across six segments: petrochemicals, materials such as polyamides and isocyanates, industrial ingredients, surface coatings, nutrition and care ingredients, and agricultural seeds and crop protection. It serves industries from automotive to food to construction worldwide. It was founded in 1865 and now operates from Ludwigshafen am Rhein in Germany.
Where it sits in the stack
BASF carries no place in Rubin, our index that maps the AI build-out; it belongs to the Basic Materials sector of our universe, within the Chemicals industry, rather than to a build-out layer.
Who it is priced against
Closelook's peer group puts it with scored names in the same sector, though most of those are gold and mining producers rather than chemical makers; the more familiar comparison the market draws is with Dow, the other diversified chemicals producer.
Why Closelook tracks it
It holds a seat in our Euro-AI 50 index, though that reflects its standing among large European names rather than a position in the build-out, since it has no Rubin place. The Closelook score is built across three modules, with momentum reading strongest and quality weakest. The diary has not yet drawn a quote from it, and mentions so far stand at zero.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether its Surface Technologies and Nutrition & Care lines, which touch battery materials and electronics coatings, pick up demand tied to the build-out, since that would be the first sign its sector reading is shifting.

BASF SE (BAS.DE) trades on the XETRA exchange in Germany, classified under Basic Materials. Constituent of Euro-AI 50.

The Closelook company score reads 50/100 composite (momentum 66, quality 21, valuation 57) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for BAS.DE, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Who it is priced against Basic Materials · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Basic Materials

Scored names in the same sector from the Closelook universe.

Compared against BAS.DE on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Versus its index Euro-AI 50 — the name, its sleeve and the index over day, week and month

Versus its index

The name against its Closelook index and its own sleeve — equal-weight, nightly closes.

Euro-AI 50 · as of 2026-09-17

DayWeekMonth3 months
BAS.DE−1.8%−1.8%+2.7%+6.9%
Euro-AI 50+1.7%+0.9%−4.1%—

Against the index: 2.7 pts behind on the week, 6.8 pts ahead on the month.

Returns from the index workers’ nightly closes; equal-weight sleeves. A relative reading from the research diary, not advice.

Weather around the name 4 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sector × region …

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 55/100 · S&P 500 fund at 58, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-17
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 94th percentile of the window, +2.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-17
  • Sector × region Materials in Europe: −1.1% week · −4.3% month · −1.6% quarter · +9.6% year (approximated)The Sector Engine cell this name lives in, from EXV3.XETRA+EXH6.XETRA+EXH3.XETRA; the 11 × 4 matrix shows where its sector is being bought and where it is being sold. Sector Engine → 2026-09-16
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.00 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-17

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-18

Quick answers

What is BASF SE (BAS.DE)?

BASF SE trades as BAS.DE on the XETRA exchange (Germany) and is classified under Basic Materials in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-18.

Is BAS.DE in a Closelook index?

Yes — BASF SE is a constituent of Euro-AI 50, as of 2026-09-18.

What is BASF SE's Closelook composite score?

50 out of 100, with momentum 66, quality 21 and valuation 57 sub-scores, as of 2026-09-18. Scores are Closelook's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does BAS.DE trade against its moving averages?

Trending: Above its 50- and 200-day — still in an uptrend. As of 2026-09-17 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

How is BAS.DE doing against its Closelook index?

Over the past month BASF SE is +2.7% against −4.1% for the Euro-AI 50 — 6.8 points ahead of its index, as of 2026-09-17. The “Versus its index” table on this page carries the day, the week and the month for the name, its sleeve and the index.

What does BASF SE do?

BASF makes chemicals across six segments: petrochemicals, materials such as polyamides and isocyanates, industrial ingredients, surface coatings, nutrition and care ingredients, and agricultural seeds and crop protection. It serves industries from automotive to food to construction worldwide. It was founded in 1865 and now operates from Ludwigshafen am Rhein in Germany. Closelook's peer group puts it with scored names in the same sector, though most of those are gold and mining producers rather than chemical makers; the more familiar comparison the market draws is with Dow, the other diversified chemicals producer.

Where does BASF SE sit in the AI build-out?

BASF carries no place in Rubin, our index that maps the AI build-out; it belongs to the Basic Materials sector of our universe, within the Chemicals industry, rather than to a build-out layer. It holds a seat in our Euro-AI 50 index, though that reflects its standing among large European names rather than a position in the build-out, since it has no Rubin place. The Closelook score is built across three modules, with momentum reading strongest and quality weakest. The diary has not yet drawn a quote from it, and mentions so far stand at zero.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for BAS.DE, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

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