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 is 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 7,390 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 7 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
41% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $423M | Put options by funds: $301M
0.39% less ownership
Funds ownership: 71.51% [Q3] → 71.11% (-0.39%) [Q4]
6% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 352 | Existing positions reduced: 374
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,016 [Q3] → 952 (-64) [Q4]
23% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $22.3B [Q3] → $17.2B (-$5.06B) [Q4]
25% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 128 | Existing positions closed: 171
60% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 10 [Q3] → 4 (-6) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
7 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$76
7%
upside
Avg. target
$84
18%
upside
High target
$90
27%
upside
7 analyst ratings
4 positive
57%
3 neutral
43%
0 negative
0%
Piper Sandler Charles Neivert 33% 1-year accuracy 13 / 39 met price target | 18%upside $84 | Neutral Maintained | 13 Feb 2025 |
RBC Capital Arun Viswanathan 17% 1-year accuracy 11 / 66 met price target | 27%upside $90 | Outperform Maintained | 4 Feb 2025 |
JP Morgan Jeffrey Zekauskas 28% 1-year accuracy 13 / 46 met price target | 13%upside $80 | Overweight Maintained | 4 Feb 2025 |
Morgan Stanley Vincent Andrews 50% 1-year accuracy 4 / 8 met price target | 20%upside $85 | Overweight Maintained | 4 Feb 2025 |
Barclays Michael Leithead 32% 1-year accuracy 6 / 19 met price target | 13%upside $80 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 3 Feb 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 19 articles about LYB published over the past 30 days
Negative
Seeking Alpha
3 days ago
Near-Term Pain, But LyondellBasell's Valuations Are Too Hard To Ignore
LYB has faced a challenging year with a 22.6% stock decline, but its attractive valuations and high dividend yield make it a buy. Despite upbeat quarterly results, LYB's margins remain under pressure due to weak global demand, overcapacity, and high energy costs in Europe. Valuations are enticing, price-to-tangible book ratio at a 10-year low of 2.2x.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
5 days ago
LyondellBasell: One Of The Best Times To Buy
LyondellBasell Industries offers a compelling investment opportunity with a high 7.5% dividend yield and an undemanding valuation. LYB's cyclical business model is currently at a low point, but economic recovery and limited new production capacity should drive future profitability. The company's strong dividend growth track record and cost-saving initiatives indicate potential for higher average profits and long-term value.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
Buy 4 Ideal 'Safer' February Dividends, Out Of 40 Choices From Readers
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Negative
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
LYB & Covestro Decide Permanent Shut Down of PO11 Unit at Maasvlakte
LyondellBasell and Covestro to shut PO11 unit at Maasvlakte as a result of continued pressure on profitability.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
March's 5 Dividend Growth Stocks With Yields Up To 7.3%
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Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 week ago
LyondellBasell and Covestro announce permanent closure of PO11 unit at Maasvlakte
MAASSVLAKTE, Netherlands, March 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LyondellBasell (LYB) and Covestro have jointly decided to permanently close the Propylene Oxide Styrene and Monomer (POSM) production unit (PO11) at the Maasvlakte site in the Netherlands. This decision comes after thorough and careful consideration and is driven by the continued pressure on Maasvlakte's profitability due to global overcapacities, a strong increase of imports from Asia and high costs of European production.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
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Neutral
Seeking Alpha
2 weeks ago
Forget Growth: 5 Big Safe Yields Worth Considering
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Neutral
Seeking Alpha
2 weeks ago
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB) Presents at 2025 J.P.
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (NYSE:LYB ) 2025 J.P.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
LYB Launches Pro-fax EP649U for Rigid Packaging Market
LyondellBasell Industries introduces Pro-fax EP649U, a new polypropylene impact copolymer, for thin-wall packaging.
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