LYB vs. CAT, CBT, CE, DD, DOW, EMN, HUN, OLN, PRU, and WLK
Should you be buying LyondellBasell Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LyondellBasell Industries include Caterpillar (CAT), Cabot (CBT), Celanese (CE), DuPont de Nemours (DD), DOW (DOW), Eastman Chemical (EMN), Huntsman (HUN), Olin (OLN), Prudential Financial (PRU), and Westlake (WLK).
LyondellBasell Industries vs. Its Competitors
Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) and LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE:LYB) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.
Caterpillar has higher revenue and earnings than LyondellBasell Industries. Caterpillar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LyondellBasell Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Caterpillar currently has a consensus price target of $460.20, suggesting a potential downside of 1.12%. LyondellBasell Industries has a consensus price target of $63.93, suggesting a potential upside of 21.51%. Given LyondellBasell Industries' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe LyondellBasell Industries is more favorable than Caterpillar.
Caterpillar pays an annual dividend of $6.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. LyondellBasell Industries pays an annual dividend of $5.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.4%. Caterpillar pays out 30.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. LyondellBasell Industries pays out 711.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Caterpillar has raised its dividend for 30 consecutive years and LyondellBasell Industries has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years.
Caterpillar has a net margin of 14.95% compared to LyondellBasell Industries' net margin of 0.74%. Caterpillar's return on equity of 48.95% beat LyondellBasell Industries' return on equity.
In the previous week, Caterpillar had 53 more articles in the media than LyondellBasell Industries. MarketBeat recorded 69 mentions for Caterpillar and 16 mentions for LyondellBasell Industries. LyondellBasell Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Caterpillar's score of 1.37 indicating that LyondellBasell Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
71.0% of Caterpillar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.2% of LyondellBasell Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Caterpillar shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of LyondellBasell Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Caterpillar has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LyondellBasell Industries has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Caterpillar beats LyondellBasell Industries on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:LYB) was last updated on 9/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
