At the time of writing, LyondellBasell Industries NV [LYB] stock is trading at $61.22, up 1.86%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The LYB shares have gain 4.69% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 4.79%, 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 May 30, 2025, when Argus downgraded its rating to a Hold. Previously, RBC Capital Mkts downgraded its rating to Sector Perform on April 09, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $62. On April 07, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Sell but maintained its price target of $51 on the stock. JP Morgan downgraded its rating to a Neutral but stick to its price target of $60 on April 04, 2025. Piper Sandler downgraded its rating to a Neutral and reduced its price target to $95 on January 07, 2025. In a note dated February 05, 2024, JP Morgan upgraded an Overweight rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $95 to $100.
For the past year, the stock price of LyondellBasell Industries NV fluctuated between $51.11 and $100.46. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $70.6 within the next 12 months. LyondellBasell Industries NV [NYSE: LYB] shares were valued at $61.22 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 15.32% based on the average LYB price forecast.
Analyzing the LYB fundamentals
According to LyondellBasell Industries NV [NYSE:LYB], the company’s sales were 37.99B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -23.29% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.1% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.03%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.03%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.03%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.08 and Total Capital is 0.04. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.04.
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 60.40 points at the first support level, and at 59.58 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 61.67, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 62.12.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that LyondellBasell Industries NV [NYSE:LYB] has a current ratio of 1.83. As well, the Quick Ratio is 1.04, while the Cash Ratio is 0.3. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.52, the price to book ratio is 1.62 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 18.93.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Hanley Michael Sean, Director, that happened on May 05 ’25 when 3500.0 shares were purchased. Director, Hanley Michael Sean completed a deal on Mar 12 ’25 to buy 3750.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Buchanan Robin W.T. bought 5000.0 shares on Dec 13 ’24.
