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In the latest session, LyondellBasell Industries NV (NYSE: LYB) closed at $50.9 down -4.72% from its previous closing price of $53.42. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.72 from its previous closing price. On the day, 10.11 million shares were traded. LYB stock price reached its highest trading level at $54.165 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $50.77.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of LyondellBasell Industries NV’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 9.60 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 36.11. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.04 and its Current Ratio is at 1.77. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.11 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.06.
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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 05 ’25 when Hanley Michael Sean bought 3,500 shares for $57.01 per share. The transaction valued at 199,535 led to the insider holds 19,528 shares of the business.
Hanley Michael Sean bought 3,750 shares of LYB for $270,196 on Mar 12 ’25. The Director now owns 16,028 shares after completing the transaction at $72.05 per share. On Dec 13 ’24, another insider, Buchanan Robin W.T., who serves as the Director of the company, bought 5,000 shares for $76.06 each. As a result, the insider paid 380,300 and bolstered with 18,175 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 16371884032 and an Enterprise Value of 28139905024. As of this moment, LyondellBasell’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 66.77, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.01. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.47 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.37. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.728 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.004.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LYB is 0.85, which has changed by -0.46735036 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.20799685 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LYB has reached a high of $99.36, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $51.11. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -14.94%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -27.53%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, LYB has traded an average of 4.18M shares per day and 6770910 over the past ten days. A total of 321.63M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 255.87M. Insiders hold about 20.39% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 73.82% stake in the company. Shares short for LYB as of 1752537600 were 12638491 with a Short Ratio of 3.03, compared to 1749772800 on 11150627. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 12638491 and a Short% of Float of 3.94.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for LYB is 5.39, from 5.39 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.10089854The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 5.46.
