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LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$53.41 -4.52 (-7.80%)
Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$55.70 +2.30 (+4.30%)
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About LyondellBasell Industries Stock (NYSE:LYB)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$53.40
$57.59
50-Day Range
$53.41
$67.22
52-Week Range
$51.11
$99.36
Volume
10.55 million shs
Average Volume
3.90 million shs
Market Capitalization
$17.17 billion
P/E Ratio
16.48
Dividend Yield
10.26%
Price Target
$66.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

LyondellBasell Industries Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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93rd Percentile Overall Score

LYB MarketRank™: 

LyondellBasell Industries scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 16th out of 184 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 2.13, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    LyondellBasell Industries has been the subject of 5 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 16.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.09.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of LyondellBasell Industries is 16.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 117.77.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    LyondellBasell Industries has a PEG Ratio of 3.39. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    LyondellBasell Industries has a P/B Ratio of 1.39. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.94% 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 3.2, 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 10.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    LyondellBasell Industries is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 9.46%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    LyondellBasell Industries has been increasing its dividend for 14 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of LyondellBasell Industries is 169.14%. 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 68.84% 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

    4.94% 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 3.2, 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 10.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    LyondellBasell Industries has a news sentiment score of 1.06. 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 0.53 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 29 news articles for LyondellBasell Industries this week, compared to 17 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 54 people have searched for LYB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -7% 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 6% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, LyondellBasell Industries insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.14% 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 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, LYB shares have decreased by 28.1% and is now trading at $53.41.

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (NYSE:LYB) posted its earnings results on Friday, August, 1st. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.62 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.87 by $0.25. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 11.8% on a year-over-year basis.
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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 more.

LyondellBasell Industries' top institutional investors include AustralianSuper Pty Ltd (0.43%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.30%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.22%) and Allianz Asset Management GmbH (0.18%). 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, Michael Sean Hanley 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

Record date for 6/9 Dividend
6/02/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/9 Dividend
6/02/2025
Dividend Payable
6/09/2025
Today
8/01/2025
Last Earnings
8/01/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/01/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
CHEM - DIVERSIFD
Sub-Industry
Commodity Chemicals
Current Symbol
NYSE:LYB
CIK
1489393
Employees
20,000
Year Founded
2009

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$94.00
Low Price Target
$49.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+23.6%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.13
Research Coverage
15 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$3.24
Trailing P/E Ratio
16.48
Forward P/E Ratio
8.46
P/E Growth
3.39
Net Income
$1.37 billion
Net Margins
2.81%
Pretax Margin
2.94%
Return on Equity
13.19%
Return on Assets
4.71%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.87
Current Ratio
1.83
Quick Ratio
1.04

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$40.30 billion
Price / Sales
0.43
Cash Flow
$10.31 per share
Price / Cash Flow
5.18
Book Value
$38.41 per share
Price / Book
1.39

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
321,400,000
Free Float
320,950,000
Market Cap
$17.17 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.85

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This page (NYSE:LYB) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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