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, February 22nd. Investors of record on Monday, March 4th will be paid a dividend of $1.00 per share on Monday, March 11th. This represents a $4.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.35%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 1st. This is an increase from LyondellBasell Industries's previous quarterly dividend of $0.78. View LyondellBasell Industries' Dividend History.

LyondellBasell Industries declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback program on Sunday, June 4th 2017, which allows the company to repurchase 1,000% of shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are typically a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

LyondellBasell Industries NV (NYSE:LYB) issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February, 1st. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $2.13 by $0.30. The specialty chemicals company earned $8.88 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.22 billion. LyondellBasell Industries had a net margin of 12.02% and a return on equity of 42.30%. 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.

17 brokers have issued 1-year price objectives for LyondellBasell Industries' shares. Their forecasts range from $95.00 to $135.00. On average, they anticipate LyondellBasell Industries' stock price to reach $115.13 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 25.2% 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, 4 hold ratings and 12 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for LyondellBasell Industries.

Media headlines about LYB stock have been trending negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm ranks the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. LyondellBasell Industries earned a news sentiment score of -2.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the specialty chemicals company a news buzz of 2.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is very unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

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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 (0.24%), First Manhattan Co. (0.19%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.10%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.08%), Hamlin Capital Management LLC (0.08%) and Hexavest Inc. (0.07%). Company insiders that own LyondellBasell Industries stock include Ai Investments Holdings Llc, 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 Central Bank & Trust Co., Eqis Capital Management Inc., Strs Ohio, Retirement Systems of Alabama, Denali Advisors LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Virtu Financial LLC and MHI Funds LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for LyondellBasell Industries.

LYB stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hamlin Capital Management LLC, Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, First Manhattan Co., Valicenti Advisory Services Inc., Gyroscope Capital Management Group LLC, Manning & Napier Group LLC and Hexavest 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 $91.99.

LyondellBasell Industries has a market capitalization of $34.07 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.

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]