LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) Competitors

Methanex has a net margin of 2.07% compared to LyondellBasell Industries' net margin of -1.13%. LyondellBasell Industries' return on equity of 17.44% beat Methanex's return on equity.

LyondellBasell Industries has a beta of 0.3, suggesting that its share price is 70% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Methanex has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the broader market.

Methanex has lower revenue, but higher earnings than LyondellBasell Industries. LyondellBasell Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Methanex, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

LyondellBasell Industries pays an annual dividend of $2.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Methanex pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. LyondellBasell Industries pays out -244.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Methanex pays out 71.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. LyondellBasell Industries has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Methanex has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. LyondellBasell Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

LyondellBasell Industries presently has a consensus target price of $72.06, suggesting a potential upside of 24.76%. Methanex has a consensus target price of $68.56, suggesting a potential upside of 17.09%. Given LyondellBasell Industries' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe LyondellBasell Industries is more favorable than Methanex.

In the previous week, LyondellBasell Industries had 9 more articles in the media than Methanex. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for LyondellBasell Industries and 6 mentions for Methanex. Methanex's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat LyondellBasell Industries' score of 0.19 indicating that Methanex is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

71.2% of LyondellBasell Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.5% of Methanex shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of LyondellBasell Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Methanex shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

LyondellBasell Industries presently has a consensus price target of $72.06, indicating a potential upside of 24.76%. Celanese has a consensus price target of $62.60, indicating a potential upside of 41.89%. Given Celanese's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Celanese is more favorable than LyondellBasell Industries.

LyondellBasell Industries has a net margin of -1.13% compared to Celanese's net margin of -12.04%. LyondellBasell Industries' return on equity of 17.44% beat Celanese's return on equity.

LyondellBasell Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Celanese. LyondellBasell Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Celanese, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

LyondellBasell Industries pays an annual dividend of $2.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Celanese pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. LyondellBasell Industries pays out -244.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Celanese pays out -1.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. LyondellBasell Industries has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. LyondellBasell Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

71.2% of LyondellBasell Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.9% of Celanese shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of LyondellBasell Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Celanese 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.

LyondellBasell Industries has a beta of 0.3, meaning that its share price is 70% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Celanese has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its share price is 24% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, LyondellBasell Industries had 3 more articles in the media than Celanese. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for LyondellBasell Industries and 12 mentions for Celanese. LyondellBasell Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.19 beat Celanese's score of 0.09 indicating that LyondellBasell Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

71.2% of LyondellBasell Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.0% of DOW shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of LyondellBasell Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of DOW shares are held by company 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.

LyondellBasell Industries has a beta of 0.3, suggesting that its share price is 70% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, DOW has a beta of 0.43, suggesting that its share price is 57% less volatile than the broader market.

LyondellBasell Industries currently has a consensus price target of $72.06, suggesting a potential upside of 24.76%. DOW has a consensus price target of $34.82, suggesting a potential upside of 26.40%. Given DOW's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe DOW is more favorable than LyondellBasell Industries.

LyondellBasell Industries pays an annual dividend of $2.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. DOW pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. LyondellBasell Industries pays out -244.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. DOW pays out -76.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. LyondellBasell Industries has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years.

In the previous week, LyondellBasell Industries had 11 more articles in the media than DOW. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for LyondellBasell Industries and 4 mentions for DOW. LyondellBasell Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.19 beat DOW's score of -0.47 indicating that LyondellBasell Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

LyondellBasell Industries has a net margin of -1.13% compared to DOW's net margin of -3.13%. LyondellBasell Industries' return on equity of 17.44% beat DOW's return on equity.

LyondellBasell Industries has higher earnings, but lower revenue than DOW. LyondellBasell Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DOW, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, LyondellBasell Industries had 10 more articles in the media than Eastman Chemical. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for LyondellBasell Industries and 5 mentions for Eastman Chemical. LyondellBasell Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.19 beat Eastman Chemical's score of -0.36 indicating that LyondellBasell Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

LyondellBasell Industries pays an annual dividend of $2.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Eastman Chemical pays an annual dividend of $3.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. LyondellBasell Industries pays out -244.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Eastman Chemical pays out 87.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. LyondellBasell Industries has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Eastman Chemical has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Eastman Chemical is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Eastman Chemical has a net margin of 4.99% compared to LyondellBasell Industries' net margin of -1.13%. LyondellBasell Industries' return on equity of 17.44% beat Eastman Chemical's return on equity.

Eastman Chemical has lower revenue, but higher earnings than LyondellBasell Industries. LyondellBasell Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eastman Chemical, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

LyondellBasell Industries presently has a consensus target price of $72.06, suggesting a potential upside of 24.76%. Eastman Chemical has a consensus target price of $78.85, suggesting a potential upside of 23.25%. Given LyondellBasell Industries' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe LyondellBasell Industries is more favorable than Eastman Chemical.

LyondellBasell Industries has a beta of 0.3, meaning that its share price is 70% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Eastman Chemical has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the broader market.

71.2% of LyondellBasell Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of Eastman Chemical shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of LyondellBasell Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Eastman Chemical shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.