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 announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, February 22nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 4th will be given a dividend of $1.00 per share on Monday, March 11th. This represents a $4.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.60%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 1st. This is a boost from LyondellBasell Industries's previous quarterly dividend of $0.78. View LyondellBasell Industries' Dividend History.

LyondellBasell Industries declared that its board has approved a stock repurchase program 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 repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

LyondellBasell Industries NV (NYSE:LYB) posted its earnings results on Friday, February, 1st. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.83 EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $2.13 by $0.30. The specialty chemicals company had revenue of $8.88 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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.

16 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price targets for LyondellBasell Industries' stock. Their forecasts range from $95.00 to $135.00. On average, they anticipate LyondellBasell Industries' share price to reach $115.0679 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 32.3% 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, 5 hold ratings and 10 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for LyondellBasell Industries.

Media coverage about LYB stock has trended somewhat negative recently, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news 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 -1.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories 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 stock's share price in the immediate future.

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LyondellBasell Industries' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (5.88%), FMR LLC (3.58%), Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (3.48%), Northern Trust Corp (1.30%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.13%) and American International Group Inc. (1.11%). 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 FMR LLC, 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 and First Quadrant L P CA. 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, Norges Bank, Two Sigma Advisers LP, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Epoch Investment Partners Inc., First Manhattan Co., APG Asset Management N.V. and Northern Trust Corp. 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 $86.96.

LyondellBasell Industries has a market capitalization of $32.28 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]