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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.76%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 3rd. View LyondellBasell Industries' Dividend History.

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

LyondellBasell Industries issued an update on its second quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday, June, 26th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $2.79-2.91 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $2.83.

17 analysts have issued 12-month price targets for LyondellBasell Industries' shares. Their forecasts range from $80.00 to $130.00. On average, they expect LyondellBasell Industries' stock price to reach $102.2667 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 15.8% 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 been trending negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. LyondellBasell Industries earned a coverage optimism score of -2.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the specialty chemicals company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term. View News Stories for LyondellBasell Industries.

LyondellBasell Industries saw a increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 5,462,700 shares, an increase of 5.2% from the July 31st total of 5,190,300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,410,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.6 days. Approximately 2.1% of the company's shares are sold short. View LyondellBasell Industries' Current Options Chain.

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LyondellBasell Industries' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (7.20%), BlackRock Inc. (6.83%), BlackRock Inc. (6.83%), Janus Henderson Group PLC (1.75%), Janus Henderson Group PLC (1.75%) and Northern Trust Corp (1.41%). 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 AQR Capital Management LLC, APG Asset Management N.V., UBS Asset Management Americas Inc., Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc., Panagora Asset Management Inc., First Trust Advisors LP, Pictet Asset Management Ltd. and Pictet Asset Management Ltd.. View Insider Buying and Selling for LyondellBasell Industries.

LYB stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Aristeia Capital LLC, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp, Invesco Ltd., Kiltearn Partners LLP, Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P. and Laurion Capital Management LP. 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 $88.29.

LyondellBasell Industries has a market capitalization of $29.60 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]