A share price of LyondellBasell Industries NV [LYB] is currently trading at $48.71, up 2.25%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The LYB shares have gain 9.73% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 13.86%, and 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, 2026, when Vertical Research downgraded its rating to a Hold but kept the price target unchanged to $48 for it. Previously, Wells Fargo downgraded its rating to Equal Weight on December 19, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $45. On December 15, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Underperform but maintained its price target of $36 on the stock. Argus downgraded its rating to a Hold. RBC Capital Mkts downgraded its rating to a Sector Perform but $62 remained the price target by the analyst firm on April 09, 2025. UBS downgraded its rating to Sell for this stock on April 07, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $51. In a note dated April 04, 2025, JP Morgan downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock but restated the target price of $60.
LyondellBasell Industries NV experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $41.58 and $79.39. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $45.88 within the next 12 months. LyondellBasell Industries NV [NYSE: LYB] shares were valued at $48.71 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -5.81% based on the average LYB price forecast.
Analyzing the LYB fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for LyondellBasell Industries NV [NYSE:LYB] were 32.57B which represents -24.74% decline. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.09% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.03%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.04%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.04%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.04, Equity is -0.1 and Total Capital is -0.04. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.25.
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Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for LyondellBasell Industries NV [NYSE:LYB] is 1.57. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.93, and the Cash Ratio is 0.26. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.47, the price to book ratio is 1.48.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Foley Kimberly A, EVP, Global O&P and Refining, that happened on Nov 12 ’25 when 5661.0 shares were purchased. Chief Executive Officer, Vanacker Peter Z. E. completed a deal on Aug 15 ’25 to sell 20000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Peter Vanacker bought 20000.0 shares on Aug 15 ’25.
