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. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 10th will be given a dividend of $1.00 per share on Monday, December 17th. This represents a $4.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.86%. The ex-dividend date 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 declared that its board has initiated a stock repurchase program on Sunday, June 4th 2017, which permits the company to repurchase 1,000% of outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

LyondellBasell Industries NV (NYSE:LYB) released its earnings results on Tuesday, October, 30th. The specialty chemicals company reported $2.96 earnings per share 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 net margin of 15.01% and a return on equity of 47.35%. LyondellBasell Industries's revenue for the quarter was up 19.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.67 earnings per share. View LyondellBasell Industries' Earnings History.

LyondellBasell Industries is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, February 1st 2019. View Earnings Estimates for LyondellBasell Industries.

17 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year target prices for LyondellBasell Industries' stock. Their forecasts range from $94.00 to $135.00. On average, they anticipate LyondellBasell Industries' stock price to reach $115.2633 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 40.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for LyondellBasell Industries.

17 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for LyondellBasell Industries in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 7 hold ratings and 9 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for LyondellBasell Industries.

News headlines about LYB stock have trended somewhat negative on Saturday, according to InfoTrie. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. LyondellBasell Industries earned a coverage optimism score of -1.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the specialty chemicals company a news buzz of 8.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is very likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days.

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LyondellBasell Industries' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (6.71%), Vanguard Group Inc (6.71%), BlackRock Inc. (5.92%), FMR LLC (5.73%), Capital World Investors (3.87%) and AQR Capital Management LLC (2.26%). 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 FMR LLC, Capital World Investors, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., American Century Companies Inc., Deutsche Bank AG, O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC, AQR Capital Management LLC and Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp. View Insider Buying and Selling for LyondellBasell Industries.

LYB stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Capital International Investors, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ, Alliancebernstein L.P., PointState Capital LP, Nordea Investment Management AB, Epoch Investment Partners Inc., Bank of New York Mellon Corp and LSV Asset Management. 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 $82.34.

LyondellBasell Industries has a market capitalization of $32.78 billion and generates $34.48 billion in revenue each year. The specialty chemicals company earns $4.88 billion in net income (profit) each year or $10.23 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]