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In the latest session, LyondellBasell Industries NV (NYSE: LYB) closed at $69.85 down -2.93% from its previous closing price of $71.96. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.93 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.03 million shares were traded. LYB stock price reached its highest trading level at $72.09 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $69.79.
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 6.67 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.47. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.12 and its Current Ratio is at 1.83. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.04 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.96.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Piper Sandler on January 07, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $95 from $112 previously.
JP Morgan Upgraded its Neutral to Overweight on February 05, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $95 to $100.
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 Mar 12 ’25 when Hanley Michael Sean bought 3,750 shares for $72.05 per share. The transaction valued at 270,196 led to the insider holds 16,028 shares of the business.
Buchanan Robin W.T. bought 5,000 shares of LYB for $380,300 on Dec 13 ’24. The Director now owns 18,175 shares after completing the transaction at $76.06 per share. On Aug 20 ’24, another insider, Friedrichs Dale D, who serves as the EVP, Ops Excellence, HSE of the company, sold 4,970 shares for $96.78 each. As a result, the insider received 480,997 and left with 34,220 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 23275206656 and an Enterprise Value of 32412715008. As of this moment, LyondellBasell’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.87, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.48. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.41. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.56 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.82. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.804 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.85.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LYB is 0.88, which has changed by -0.32151532 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10063088 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LYB has reached a high of $107.02, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $70.75. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.94%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -19.14%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, LYB has traded an average of 2.81M shares per day and 3622820 over the past ten days. A total of 323.89M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 257.44M. Insiders hold about 20.41% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 72.58% stake in the company. Shares short for LYB as of 1740700800 were 5653562 with a Short Ratio of 2.01, compared to 1738281600 on 5093267. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5653562 and a Short% of Float of 2.19.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for LYB is 5.36, from 5.27 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.07323513The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 5.3.
Earnings Estimates
At present, 16.0 analysts are actively evaluating the performance of LyondellBasell Industries NV (LYB) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.63, with high estimates of $2.04 and low estimates of $1.21.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.66 and $5.09 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $6.06. EPS for the following year is $8.2, with 20.0 analysts recommending between $10.33 and $6.85.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 12 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $7.69B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $9.23B to a low estimate of $6.79B. As of the current estimate, LyondellBasell Industries NV’s year-ago sales were $9.93BFor the next quarter, 12 analysts are estimating revenue of $8.06B. There is a high estimate of $8.41B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $7.43B.
A total of 17 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LYB’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $32.82B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $30.14B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $31.81B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $40.3BBased on 18 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $32.95B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $36.58B and the low estimate is $30.74B.
