LyondellBasell Industries
About: LyondellBasell is a petrochemical producer with operations in the United States, Europe, and Asia. The company is the world's largest producer of polypropylene and also a major producer of polyethylene and propylene oxide. Its chemicals are used in various consumer and industrial end products. Well over half of LyondellBasell's production comes from its North American operations.
Employees: 20,000
0
Funds holding %
of 7,312 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 8 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
45% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 422 | Existing positions reduced: 291
25% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 [Q4 2024] → 5 (+1) [Q1 2025]
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $17.2B [Q4 2024] → $17.7B (+$496M) [Q1 2025]
0.97% more ownership
Funds ownership: 71.29% [Q4 2024] → 72.25% (+0.97%) [Q1 2025]
2% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 120 | Existing positions closed: 122
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 953 [Q4 2024] → 934 (-19) [Q1 2025]
33% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $186M | Put options by funds: $278M
Research analyst outlook
8 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$49
24%
downside
Avg. target
$62
3%
downside
High target
$70
8%
upside
8 analyst ratings
1 positive
13%
5 neutral
63%
2 negative
25%
UBS Joshua Spector | 24%downside $49 | Sell Maintained | 9 Jul 2025 |
RBC Capital Arun Viswanathan | 1%downside $64 | Sector Perform Maintained | 3 Jul 2025 |
Barclays Michael Leithead | 4%downside $62 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 1 May 2025 |
Piper Sandler Charles Neivert | 2%upside $66 | Neutral Maintained | 1 May 2025 |
BMO Capital John McNulty | 1%upside $65 | Market Perform Maintained | 30 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 18 articles about LYB published over the past 30 days
Positive
Seeking Alpha
14 hours ago
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Zacks Investment Research
1 day ago
LyondellBasell and Polynt Partner on Low-Carbon Marine Resins
LYB teams up with Polynt to launch low-carbon marine resins, blending high performance with sustainability goals.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
3 days ago
June Readers Tagged 13 Ideal Dividend Dogs From 16 "Safer" Out Of 38 ReFa/Ro
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Neutral
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Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
5 days ago
LYB to discuss second-quarter results Friday, August 1, 2025
HOUSTON and LONDON, July 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB), a leader in the global chemical industry, will announce its second-quarter 2025 financial results before the U.S. market opens Friday, August 1, followed by a webcast and teleconference to discuss the results at 11 a.m. EDT. Teleconference and webcast details Friday, August 1, 202511 a.m. EDTHosted by David Kinney, head of investor relationsAccess the webcast 10 to 15 minutes prior to the start of the call at www.lyondellbasell.com/earnings.
Positive
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6 days ago
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Positive
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1 week ago
LyondellBasell: Market Leading Yield With Price Upside
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Positive
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