LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) Competitors $53.41 -4.52 (-7.80%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$55.70 +2.30 (+4.30%) As of 08/1/2025 07:57 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock LYB vs. CBT, CE, DD, DOW, EMN, HUN, OLN, PRU, TROX, and WLKShould you be buying LyondellBasell Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LyondellBasell Industries include Cabot (CBT), Celanese (CE), DuPont de Nemours (DD), DOW (DOW), Eastman Chemical (EMN), Huntsman (HUN), Olin (OLN), Prudential Financial (PRU), Tronox (TROX), and Westlake (WLK). LyondellBasell Industries vs. Its Competitors Cabot Celanese DuPont de Nemours DOW Eastman Chemical Huntsman Olin Prudential Financial Tronox Westlake LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE:LYB) and Cabot (NYSE:CBT) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk and media sentiment. Which has better earnings & valuation, LYB or CBT? LyondellBasell Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Cabot. Cabot is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LyondellBasell Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLyondellBasell Industries$40.30B0.43$1.37B$3.2416.48Cabot$3.99B0.97$380M$7.739.31 Is LYB or CBT a better dividend stock? LyondellBasell Industries pays an annual dividend of $5.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.3%. Cabot pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. LyondellBasell Industries pays out 169.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Cabot pays out 23.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. LyondellBasell Industries has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Cabot has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Does the media prefer LYB or CBT? In the previous week, LyondellBasell Industries had 23 more articles in the media than Cabot. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for LyondellBasell Industries and 7 mentions for Cabot. LyondellBasell Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Cabot's score of 0.33 indicating that LyondellBasell Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment LyondellBasell Industries 18 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cabot 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is LYB or CBT more profitable? Cabot has a net margin of 11.08% compared to LyondellBasell Industries' net margin of 2.81%. Cabot's return on equity of 26.76% beat LyondellBasell Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets LyondellBasell Industries2.81% 13.19% 4.71% Cabot 11.08%26.76%11.24% Do analysts recommend LYB or CBT? LyondellBasell Industries currently has a consensus price target of $66.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.57%. Cabot has a consensus price target of $92.67, indicating a potential upside of 28.72%. Given Cabot's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cabot is more favorable than LyondellBasell Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score LyondellBasell Industries 2 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13Cabot 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Do insiders & institutionals believe in LYB or CBT? 71.2% of LyondellBasell Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of Cabot shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of LyondellBasell Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Cabot shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, LYB or CBT? LyondellBasell Industries has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cabot has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryCabot beats LyondellBasell Industries on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get LyondellBasell Industries News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LYB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding LYB and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LYB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLyondellBasell IndustriesCHEM IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$18.62B$11.13B$3.17B$20.63BDividend Yield9.46%3.87%5.19%3.67%P/E Ratio16.4820.57117.7729.01Price / Sales0.435.1430,017,513,221,196,900.0066.10Price / Cash5.187.0623.7822.82Price / Book1.391.565.884.43Net Income$1.37B$507.45M$148.55M$993.74M7 Day Performance-16.62%-8.97%-3.26%-3.39%1 Month Performance-14.58%-6.62%1.41%-2.10%1 Year Performance-43.42%-4.86%28.77%10.09% LyondellBasell Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LYBLyondellBasell Industries4.6704 of 5 stars$53.41-7.8%$66.00+23.6%-45.6%$18.62B$40.30B16.4820,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportHigh Trading VolumeCBTCabot4.4208 of 5 stars$75.31-1.1%$92.67+23.0%-25.6%$4.05B$3.99B9.744,200Upcoming EarningsCECelanese4.6918 of 5 stars$57.78-1.6%$66.50+15.1%-64.7%$6.32B$10.28B-3.8012,163Positive NewsEx-DividendGap DownDDDuPont de Nemours4.6675 of 5 stars$74.86-1.2%$88.31+18.0%-15.5%$31.31B$12.39B-393.7224,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsDOWDOW4.5041 of 5 stars$25.58+0.3%$30.47+19.1%-59.1%$18.08B$42.96B-18.2736,000Analyst ForecastEMNEastman Chemical4.8311 of 5 stars$76.68-2.1%$97.08+26.6%-42.2%$8.86B$9.36B9.7614,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap DownHUNHuntsman4.5235 of 5 stars$10.89-2.7%$13.17+21.0%-60.1%$1.89B$6.04B-11.956,300Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionOLNOlin4.2888 of 5 stars$20.76-2.4%$27.33+31.7%-59.0%$2.39B$6.54B40.687,676News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastPRUPrudential Financial4.7425 of 5 stars$103.70-1.4%$121.75+17.4%-17.9%$36.71B$68.05B16.4438,196Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeTROXTronox4.8274 of 5 stars$5.73-1.6%$7.06+23.4%-78.3%$905.60M$3.07B-6.026,500Trending NewsEarnings ReportInsider TradeGap DownWLKWestlake4.4496 of 5 stars$85.77+0.0%$93.77+9.3%-47.6%$10.97B$12.14B28.7215,540Upcoming EarningsDividend CutShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CBT Competitors CE Competitors DD Competitors DOW Competitors EMN Competitors HUN Competitors OLN Competitors PRU Competitors TROX Competitors WLK Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:LYB) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Elon put $51 million into thisA single U.S. company has started producing a “miracle metal” once locked in research labs. 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