LyondellBasell Industries NV [LYB] stock is trading at $76.21, up 3.73%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The LYB shares have gain 0.01% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -0.12%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
LyondellBasell Industries NV [NYSE: LYB] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 07, 2025, when Piper Sandler downgraded its rating to a Neutral and also revised its price target to $95 from $112. On February 05, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Overweight and revised its price target to $100 on the stock. Deutsche Bank downgraded its rating to a Hold but stick to its price target of $105 on January 10, 2024. Vertical Research upgraded its rating to a Buy. Citigroup downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on December 13, 2023, and downed its price target to $98. In a note dated October 18, 2023, BofA Securities upgraded an Neutral rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $99 to $107.
LyondellBasell Industries NV [LYB] stock has fluctuated between $72.21 and $107.02 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $96.67 within the next 12 months. LyondellBasell Industries NV [NYSE: LYB] shares were valued at $76.21 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 26.85% based on the average LYB price forecast.
Analyzing the LYB fundamentals
LyondellBasell Industries NV [NYSE:LYB] reported sales of 40.32B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -2.17%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.11% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.04%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.04%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.03%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.04, Equity is 0.1 and Total Capital is 0.06. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.04.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 74.85 points at the first support level, and at 73.48 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 77.10, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 77.99.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, LyondellBasell Industries NV’s Current Ratio is 1.83. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.12 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.5. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.61, the price to book ratio is 1.98 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 18.40.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Buchanan Robin W.T., Director, that happened on Dec 13 ’24 when 5000.0 shares were purchased. EVP, Ops Excellence, HSE, Friedrichs Dale D completed a deal on Aug 20 ’24 to sell 4970.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer DALE FRIEDRICHS bought 4970.0 shares on Aug 20 ’24.
