LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) Competitors $64.60 -0.72 (-1.10%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$64.36 -0.23 (-0.36%) As of 07/11/2025 07:55 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. CAT, CBT, CE, DD, DOW, EMN, HUN, OLN, PRU, and WLKShould 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 Cabot Celanese DuPont de Nemours DOW Eastman Chemical Huntsman Olin Prudential Financial Westlake Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) and LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE:LYB) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings. Do institutionals and insiders believe in CAT or LYB? 71.0% of Caterpillar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.2% of LyondellBasell Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Caterpillar shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of LyondellBasell Industries shares are held 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. Is CAT or LYB more profitable? Caterpillar has a net margin of 15.71% compared to LyondellBasell Industries' net margin of 2.81%. Caterpillar's return on equity of 53.77% beat LyondellBasell Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Caterpillar15.71% 53.77% 11.64% LyondellBasell Industries 2.81%13.19%4.71% Is CAT or LYB a better dividend stock? Caterpillar pays an annual dividend of $5.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. LyondellBasell Industries pays an annual dividend of $5.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. Caterpillar pays out 27.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Caterpillar has increased its dividend for 30 consecutive years and LyondellBasell Industries has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Which has higher earnings & valuation, CAT or LYB? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCaterpillar$64.81B2.95$10.79B$20.5219.77LyondellBasell Industries$40.30B0.52$1.37B$3.2419.94 Which has more volatility & risk, CAT or LYB? Caterpillar has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LyondellBasell Industries has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate CAT or LYB? Caterpillar currently has a consensus target price of $404.64, indicating a potential downside of 0.27%. LyondellBasell Industries has a consensus target price of $68.15, indicating a potential upside of 5.50%. Given LyondellBasell Industries' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe LyondellBasell Industries is more favorable than Caterpillar.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Caterpillar 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.82LyondellBasell Industries 2 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13 Does the media refer more to CAT or LYB? In the previous week, Caterpillar had 38 more articles in the media than LyondellBasell Industries. MarketBeat recorded 59 mentions for Caterpillar and 21 mentions for LyondellBasell Industries. LyondellBasell Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Caterpillar's score of 1.26 indicating that LyondellBasell Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Caterpillar 43 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive LyondellBasell Industries 17 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryCaterpillar beats LyondellBasell Industries on 15 of the 20 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$20.99B$11.93B$3.30B$20.78BDividend Yield8.39%3.29%5.14%3.71%P/E Ratio19.9422.9192.7527.89Price / Sales0.524.7731,167,046,552,241,600.0042.43Price / Cash5.847.7423.8722.63Price / Book1.681.646.074.57Net Income$1.37B$507.43M$147.90M$988.81M7 Day Performance4.19%2.82%2.29%0.20%1 Month Performance7.38%5.65%6.56%3.93%1 Year Performance-32.04%-4.92%26.87%10.27% LyondellBasell Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LYBLyondellBasell Industries4.4092 of 5 stars$64.60-1.1%$68.15+5.5%-31.4%$20.99B$40.30B19.9420,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCATCaterpillar4.7875 of 5 stars$390.63-1.8%$380.83-2.5%+22.5%$184.00B$64.81B19.04112,900Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeCBTCabot4.4355 of 5 stars$76.33-2.6%$92.67+21.4%-16.3%$4.10B$3.99B9.874,200Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementCECelanese3.7144 of 5 stars$58.55-3.8%$63.50+8.5%-56.2%$6.41B$10.28B-3.8512,163Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastDDDuPont de Nemours4.6585 of 5 stars$73.07-0.9%$86.77+18.8%-6.5%$30.58B$12.52B-384.5524,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastDOWDOW3.3194 of 5 stars$27.40-3.7%$33.65+22.8%-43.6%$19.36B$42.96B68.4936,000Analyst ForecastGap DownEMNEastman Chemical4.8248 of 5 stars$77.95-2.0%$98.54+26.4%-18.3%$9.00B$9.38B9.9214,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastHUNHuntsman4.019 of 5 stars$10.59-4.7%$15.00+41.7%-49.1%$1.84B$6.04B-11.636,300News CoverageAnalyst ForecastGap DownOLNOlin4.6221 of 5 stars$20.99-4.2%$27.67+31.8%-54.0%$2.42B$6.54B41.167,676Analyst ForecastOptions VolumeGap DownPRUPrudential Financial4.9603 of 5 stars$106.49-2.4%$121.15+13.8%-13.5%$37.70B$68.05B16.8838,196Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastWLKWestlake4.2805 of 5 stars$78.64-3.1%$90.85+15.5%-41.5%$10.08B$12.14B26.3915,540News CoverageAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CAT Competitors CBT Competitors CE Competitors DD Competitors DOW Competitors EMN Competitors HUN Competitors OLN Competitors PRU 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 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredTrump’s treachery Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to ...Porter & Company | SponsoredEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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