NYSE:LYB - LyondellBasell Industries Stock Price, News, & Analysis

LyondellBasell Industries trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "LYB."

LyondellBasell Industries declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, November 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 10th will be paid a dividend of $1.00 per share on Monday, December 17th. This represents a $4.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.56%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 7th. This is a positive change from LyondellBasell Industries's previous quarterly dividend of $0.78. View LyondellBasell Industries' Dividend History.

LyondellBasell Industries announced that its board has initiated a share buyback plan on Sunday, June 4th 2017, which permits the company to buyback 1,000% of outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

LyondellBasell Industries NV (NYSE:LYB) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October, 30th. The specialty chemicals company reported $2.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.68 by $0.28. The specialty chemicals company earned $10.16 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.95 billion. LyondellBasell Industries had a return on equity of 42.30% and a net margin of 12.02%. LyondellBasell Industries's quarterly revenue was up 19.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.67 EPS. View LyondellBasell Industries' Earnings History.

LyondellBasell Industries is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, April 26th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for LyondellBasell Industries.

15 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for LyondellBasell Industries' stock. Their predictions range from $95.00 to $135.00. On average, they anticipate LyondellBasell Industries' stock price to reach $115.4250 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 31.7% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for LyondellBasell Industries.

15 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for LyondellBasell Industries in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 4 hold ratings and 10 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for LyondellBasell Industries.

News articles about LYB stock have trended somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. LyondellBasell Industries earned a coverage optimism score of 1.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the specialty chemicals company a news buzz of 3.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days.

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LyondellBasell Industries' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (5.88%), Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (3.48%), Northern Trust Corp (1.30%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.13%), American International Group Inc. (1.11%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.09%). Company insiders that own LyondellBasell Industries stock include Ai Investments Holdings Llc, Ai New Holdings 2 Llc, Jacquelyn H Wolf, Jagjeet S Bindra and Robin WT Buchanan. View Institutional Ownership Trends for LyondellBasell Industries.

LYB stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bessemer Group Inc., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, American International Group Inc., Prudential Financial Inc., Bank of Montreal Can, O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC, First Quadrant L P CA and State of Tennessee Treasury Department. View Insider Buying and Selling for LyondellBasell Industries.

LYB stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, Two Sigma Advisers LP, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Epoch Investment Partners Inc., First Manhattan Co., Northern Trust Corp, Bahl & Gaynor Inc. and Los Angeles Capital Management & Equity Research Inc.. Company insiders that have bought LyondellBasell Industries stock in the last two years include Ai Investments Holdings Llc and Robin WT Buchanan. View Insider Buying and Selling for LyondellBasell Industries.

Shares of LYB can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of LYB stock can currently be purchased for approximately $87.64.

LyondellBasell Industries has a market capitalization of $33.62 billion and generates $39.00 billion in revenue each year. The specialty chemicals company earns $4.69 billion in net income (profit) each year or $11.27 on an earnings per share basis. LyondellBasell Industries employs 13,400 workers across the globe.

The official website for LyondellBasell Industries is http://www.lyondellbasell.com.

LyondellBasell Industries' mailing address is 1221 MCKINNEY ST SUITE 300, HOUSTON TX, 77010. The specialty chemicals company can be reached via phone at 713-309-7200 or via email at [email protected]