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LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$72.14 -1.82 (-2.46%)
Closing price 03/12/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$72.22 +0.08 (+0.11%)
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About LyondellBasell Industries Stock (NYSE:LYB)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$71.98
$73.95
50-Day Range
$72.14
$78.71
52-Week Range
$71.98
$107.02
Volume
2.84 million shs
Average Volume
2.07 million shs
Market Capitalization
$23.33 billion
P/E Ratio
17.43
Dividend Yield
7.43%
Price Target
$88.25
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. operates as a chemical company in the United States, Germany, Mexico, Italy, Poland, France, Japan, China, the Netherlands, and internationally. The company operates in six segments: Olefins and PolyolefinsAmericas; Olefins and PolyolefinsEurope, Asia, International; Intermediates and Derivatives; Advanced Polymer Solutions; Refining; and Technology. It produces and markets olefins and co-products, polyethylene, and polypropylene; and propylene oxide and derivatives; oxyfuels and related products; and intermediate chemicals, such as styrene monomer, acetyls, ethylene oxide, and ethylene glycol. In addition, the company produce and markets compounding and solutions including polypropylene compounds, engineered plastics, masterbatches, engineered composites, colors and powders, and advanced polymers including catalloy and polybutene-1; and refines heavy, high-sulfur crude oil and other crude oils, as well as refined products, including gasoline and distillates. Further, it develops and licenses chemical and polyolefin process technologies; manufactures and sells polyolefin catalysts; and serves food packaging, home furnishings, automotive components, and paints and coatings applications. LyondellBasell Industries N.V. was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

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LyondellBasell Industries Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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98th Percentile Overall Score

LYB MarketRank™: 

LyondellBasell Industries scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 4th out of 190 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    LyondellBasell Industries has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.23, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    LyondellBasell Industries has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about LyondellBasell Industries' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for LyondellBasell Industries are expected to grow by 26.15% in the coming year, from $6.31 to $7.96 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of LyondellBasell Industries is 17.43, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.28.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of LyondellBasell Industries is 17.43, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 99.57.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    LyondellBasell Industries has a PEG Ratio of 0.97. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    LyondellBasell Industries has a P/B Ratio of 1.88. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about LyondellBasell Industries' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.19% of the float of LyondellBasell Industries has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    LyondellBasell Industries has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in LyondellBasell Industries has recently increased by 10.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    LyondellBasell Industries is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.06%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    LyondellBasell Industries has been increasing its dividend for 13 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of LyondellBasell Industries is 129.47%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, LyondellBasell Industries will have a dividend payout ratio of 67.34% next year. This indicates that LyondellBasell Industries will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about LyondellBasell Industries' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.19% of the float of LyondellBasell Industries has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    LyondellBasell Industries has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in LyondellBasell Industries has recently increased by 10.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    LyondellBasell Industries has a news sentiment score of 1.07. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.50 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 21 news articles for LyondellBasell Industries this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 46 people have searched for LYB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -10% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    17 people have added LyondellBasell Industries to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 21% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, LyondellBasell Industries insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $380,300.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.11% of the stock of LyondellBasell Industries is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    71.20% of the stock of LyondellBasell Industries is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about LyondellBasell Industries' insider trading history.
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LYB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

LyondellBasell Industries' stock was trading at $74.27 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, LYB shares have decreased by 2.9% and is now trading at $72.1440.
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LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE:LYB) issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January, 31st. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.75 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.28 by $0.53. LyondellBasell Industries had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.97% and a net margin of 3.39%.
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LyondellBasell Industries subsidiaries include A. Schulman, Zylog Plastalloys, SJS Plastiblends, Solvay Engineered Polymers, Millennium Chemicals, ARCO Chemical, Rexene - LDPE and PP Businesses, and others.

LyondellBasell Industries' top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.80%), Dodge & Cox (5.22%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (2.64%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.10%). Insiders that own company stock include Ai Investments Holdings Llc, Kenneth Todd Lane, Michael C Mcmurray, Jeffrey A Kaplan, Chukwuemeka A Oyolu, Robin WT Buchanan, Jagjeet S Bindra and Anthony R Chase.
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Shares of LYB stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that LyondellBasell Industries investors own include Verizon Communications (VZ), American Water Works (AWK), Humana (HUM), Waste Connections (WCN), Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM), The RMR Group (RMR) and DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
1/31/2025
Ex-Dividend for 3/17 Dividend
3/10/2025
Today
3/12/2025
Dividend Payable
3/17/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
4/25/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Industrial organic chemicals
Sub-Industry
Commodity Chemicals
Current Symbol
NYSE:LYB
Employees
19,300
Year Founded
2009

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$88.25
High Stock Price Target
$105.00
Low Stock Price Target
$76.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+22.3%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.23
Research Coverage
13 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
17.43
Forward P/E Ratio
11.43
P/E Growth
0.97
Net Income
$1.37 billion
Pretax Margin
3.98%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$40.30 billion
Cash Flow
$10.93 per share
Price / Cash Flow
6.60
Book Value
$38.41 per share
Price / Book
1.88

Miscellaneous

Free Float
324,400,000
Market Cap
$23.33 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.06

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This page (NYSE:LYB) was last updated on 3/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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