LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$65.69 -0.88 (-1.33%)

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LyondellBasell Industries - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Hold

Based on 21 Analyst Ratings

Sell
4

Hold
7

Buy
10

Based on 21 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for LyondellBasell Industries in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 21 analysts, 4 have given a sell rating, 7 have given a hold rating, 9 have given a buy rating, and 1 has given a strong buy rating for LYB.

Consensus Price Target

$72.56
10.46% Upside

According to the 21 analysts' twelve-month price targets for LyondellBasell Industries, the average price target is $72.56. The highest price target for LYB is $98.00, while the lowest price target for LYB is $48.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 10.46% from the current price of $65.69.

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

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LYB Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 9/3/25 to 9/3/26	1 Month Ago 8/4/25 to 8/4/26	3 Months Ago 6/5/25 to 6/5/26	1 Year Ago 9/3/24 to 9/3/25
Strong Buy	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	9 Buy rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)
Hold	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)
Sell	4 Sell rating(s)	3 Sell rating(s)	3 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$72.56	$73.00	$76.71	$63.08
Forecasted Upside	10.46% Upside	19.22% Upside	18.78% Upside	16.41% Upside
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Hold	Hold

LYB Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

LYB Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

LyondellBasell Industries Stock vs. The Competition

Type	LyondellBasell Industries	Materials Companies	Broader Market
Consensus Rating Score	2.33	2.57	2.53
Consensus Rating	Hold	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	8.96% Upside	130.76% Upside	14.20% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent LYB News	Positive News	Positive News

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
8/26/2026	Weiss Ratings 5 of 5 stars		Downgrade	Hold (C-) ➝ Sell (D+)
8/5/2026	Royal Bank Of Canada 3 of 5 stars	Arun Viswanathan 3 of 5 stars	Boost Target	Outperform	$65.00 ➝ $72.00	+20.74%
8/4/2026	UBS Group 4 of 5 stars	Joshua Spector 4 of 5 stars	Boost Target	Neutral	$56.00 ➝ $64.00	+4.73%
8/3/2026	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	John McNulty Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Market Perform	$64.00 ➝ $68.00	+9.20%
8/3/2026	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Jeffrey Zekauskas Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Overweight	$75.00 ➝ $80.00	+28.47%
8/3/2026	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	John Roberts Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral	$62.00 ➝ $66.00	+5.99%
7/20/2026	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Vincent Andrews Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight	$77.00 ➝ $72.00	+18.98%
7/2/2026	Alembic Global Advisors Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Overweight	$95.00 ➝ $83.00	+53.35%
7/1/2026	Zacks Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
6/30/2026	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Steve Byrne Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Underperform	$68.00 ➝ $48.00	-9.17%
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6/24/2026	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Patrick Cunningham Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$80.00 ➝ $67.00	+19.31%
5/28/2026	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Michael Sison Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Equal Weight ➝ Overweight	$80.00 ➝ $98.00	+44.94%
5/14/2026	Evercore Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target		$70.00 ➝ $73.00	-0.99%
5/5/2026	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	David Begleiter Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Hold	$75.00 ➝ $80.00	+4.34%
5/4/2026	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Sell	$51.00 ➝ $75.00	-2.53%
4/16/2026	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Hold	$70.00 ➝ $75.00	+1.09%
4/14/2026	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Underperform	$38.00 ➝ $62.00	-15.33%
3/9/2026	Fermium Researc Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold ➝ Strong-Buy
3/9/2026	Vertical Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$75.00	+11.50%
3/4/2026	KeyCorp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Aleksey Yefremov Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Sector Weight ➝ Overweight	$73.00	+25.43%
9/12/2025	Rothschild & Co Redburn Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy	$80.00 ➝ $75.00	+36.28%
5/30/2025	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	John Eade Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold
5/1/2025	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Michael Leithead Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Equal Weight	$72.00 ➝ $62.00	+5.59%
5/1/2025	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	C. Neivert Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral	$67.00 ➝ $66.00	+13.01%

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Should I Buy LyondellBasell Industries Stock? LYB Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Tuesday, September 1, 2026. Please send any questions or comments about these LyondellBasell Industries pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

LyondellBasell Industries
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in LyondellBasell Industries:

LyondellBasell Industries recently reported second-quarter earnings of $4.30 per share, significantly exceeding the analyst consensus estimate of $3.44, which demonstrates strong operational performance and profitability relative to market expectations.
The company's EBITDA margins have surged from 9% to 23% due to cost optimization and favorable market positioning, indicating a substantial improvement in operational efficiency and profit generation capabilities.
With a current stock price of $65.00, the stock is trading below its 52-week high of $83.94 and below the average analyst price target of $72.56, suggesting potential for capital appreciation as the stock recovers from recent volatility.
LyondellBasell Industries offers a dividend yield of 4.24%, providing a steady income stream for investors, although the payout ratio is currently negative due to the company's financial restructuring and dividend adjustments.
Institutional investors, including BlackRock Inc. and Deutsche Bank AG, have recently increased their stakes in the company, signaling confidence in the long-term value and stability of LyondellBasell Industries' business model.

LyondellBasell Industries
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in LyondellBasell Industries for these reasons:

The company has a negative P/E ratio of -57.52, indicating that it is currently not generating sufficient earnings to justify its current valuation, which may deter value-oriented investors seeking stable returns.
LyondellBasell Industries recently cut its quarterly dividend by approximately 50% to $0.69 per share, reflecting financial pressures and a reduced capacity to distribute profits to shareholders compared to previous periods.
The stock has experienced significant volatility, with a 52-week range from $41.58 to $83.94, and recent price declines, such as the 3.5% drop on August 24, 2026, highlight the risks associated with investing in this commodity chemical sector.
Short interest in LyondellBasell Industries has increased, with 12,625,759 shares shorted as of August 14, 2026, indicating that a significant portion of investors are betting against the stock's future performance.
The company's debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05 suggests a moderate level of financial leverage, which could limit its flexibility in responding to economic downturns or market disruptions in the chemical industry.

LYB Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 21 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for LyondellBasell Industries is $72.56, with a high forecast of $98.00 and a low forecast of $48.00.

21 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for LyondellBasell Industries in the last year. There are currently 4 sell ratings, 7 hold ratings, 9 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" LYB shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in LYB, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.

According to analysts, LyondellBasell Industries's stock has a predicted upside of 10.46% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, LyondellBasell Industries's stock had 3 downgrades and 2 upgrades by analysts.

LyondellBasell Industries has been rated by research analysts at Alembic Global Advisors, Bank of America, BMO Capital Markets, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Mizuho, Morgan Stanley, Royal Bank Of Canada, UBS Group, Weiss Ratings, and Zacks Research in the past 90 days.

Analysts like LyondellBasell Industries less than other "materials" companies. The consensus rating for LyondellBasell Industries is Hold while the average consensus rating for "materials" companies is Moderate Buy. Learn more on how LYB compares to other companies.

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LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) Stock Forecast & Price Target

LyondellBasell Industries - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

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LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) Stock Forecast & Price Target

LyondellBasell Industries - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

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Consensus Price Target

LYB Analyst Ratings Over Time

LYB Analyst Recommendations By Month

LYB Price Targets by Month

LyondellBasell Industries Stock vs. The Competition

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

Should I Buy LyondellBasell Industries Stock? LYB Pros and Cons Explained

LyondellBasell Industries Bull Case

LyondellBasell Industries Bear Case

LYB Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

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