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The price of LyondellBasell Industries NV (NYSE: LYB) closed at $42.38 in the last session, down -3.62% from day before closing price of $43.97. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.62 from its previous closing price. On the day, 7.11 million shares were traded. LYB stock price reached its highest trading level at $44.33 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $42.325.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at LYB’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 7.57 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.74. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.93 and its Current Ratio is at 1.57. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.25 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.13.
On April 09, 2025, RBC Capital Mkts Downgraded its rating to Sector Perform which previously was Outperform but kept the price unchanged to $62.
UBS Downgraded its Neutral to Sell on April 07, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $51.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 15 ’25 when Vanacker Peter Z. E. sold 20,000 shares for $53.57 per share. The transaction valued at 1,071,422 led to the insider holds 160,351 shares of the business.
Peter Vanacker bought 20,000 shares of LYB for $1,066,200 on Aug 15 ’25. On May 05 ’25, another insider, Hanley Michael Sean, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 3,500 shares for $57.01 each. As a result, the insider paid 199,535 and bolstered with 19,528 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, LYB now has a Market Capitalization of 13640976384 and an Enterprise Value of 25288976384. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.42 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.29. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.669 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.112.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LYB is 0.72, which has changed by -0.4845252 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13355756 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LYB has reached a high of $88.20, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $43.94. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -14.53%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -29.51%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, LYB traded on average about 4.77M shares per day over the past 3-months and 5733940 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 321.83M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 256.25M. Insiders hold about 20.39% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 74.33% stake in the company. Shares short for LYB as of 1760486400 were 17670564 with a Short Ratio of 3.71, compared to 1757894400 on 13213295. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 17670564 and a Short% of Float of 5.5.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for LYB is 5.42, which was 5.42 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.12326586. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 5.69.
Earnings Estimates
. The current market rating for LyondellBasell Industries NV (LYB) reflects the collective analysis of 14.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.71, with high estimates of $0.86 and low estimates of $0.65.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.96 and $2.22 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.55. EPS for the following year is $3.68, with 18.0 analysts recommending between $5.05 and $3.13.
Revenue Estimates
According to 13 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $6.88B. It ranges from a high estimate of $7.78B to a low estimate of $6.16B. As of. The current estimate, LyondellBasell Industries NV’s year-ago sales were $9.5BFor the next quarter, 13 analysts are estimating revenue of $7.17B. There is a high estimate of $7.48B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $6.87B.
A total of 17 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LYB’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $31.41B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $28.36B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $29.91B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $40.3BBased on 16 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $29.46B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $31.51B and the low estimate is $25.81B.
