LyondellBasell Industries Stock Price, News & Analysis (NYSE:LYB)

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

LyondellBasell Industries announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, August 23rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 4th will be paid a dividend of $1.05 per share on Wednesday, September 11th. This represents a $4.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.78%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 3rd. View LyondellBasell Industries' Dividend History.

LyondellBasell Industries NV (NYSE:LYB) announced its earnings results on Friday, August, 2nd. The specialty chemicals company reported $2.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $2.84 by $0.09. The specialty chemicals company earned $9.05 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $9.26 billion. LyondellBasell Industries had a return on equity of 35.20% and a net margin of 9.83%. View LyondellBasell Industries' Earnings History.

LyondellBasell Industries is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October 29th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for LyondellBasell Industries.

16 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for LyondellBasell Industries' stock. Their forecasts range from $80.00 to $130.00. On average, they anticipate LyondellBasell Industries' stock price to reach $100.47 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 14.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for LyondellBasell Industries.

16 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 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for LyondellBasell Industries.

Media headlines about LYB stock have been trending somewhat positive on Monday, according to InfoTrie. The research firm rates the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. LyondellBasell Industries earned a news impact score of 0.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the specialty chemicals company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for LyondellBasell Industries.

LyondellBasell Industries saw a decrease in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 5,610,000 shares, a decrease of 21.5% from the August 30th total of 7,150,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,870,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.0 days. Currently, 2.2% of the company's stock are short sold. View LyondellBasell Industries' Current Options Chain.

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LyondellBasell Industries' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY (0.23%), Hamlin Capital Management LLC (0.13%), Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.12%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.10%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.09%) and Hexavest Inc. (0.08%). Company insiders that own LyondellBasell Industries stock include Ai Investments Holdings Llc, Bhavesh V Patel, 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 Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc., Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., Hamlin Capital Management LLC, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Denali Advisors LLC, Oakbrook Investments LLC and Delphi Management Inc. MA. View Insider Buying and Selling for LyondellBasell Industries.

LYB stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank, Strs Ohio, Winmill & CO. Inc., ST Germain D J Co. Inc., Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Stephens Inc. AR and Viking Fund Management LLC. Company insiders that have bought LyondellBasell Industries stock in the last two years include Ai Investments Holdings Llc, Bhavesh V Patel, Jagjeet S Bindra 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of LYB stock can currently be purchased for approximately $87.86.

LyondellBasell Industries has a market capitalization of $29.45 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 19,450 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About LyondellBasell Industries.

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]