LyondellBasell Industries NV [LYB] stock prices are up 3.15% to $49.09 at the moment. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The LYB shares have gain 7.61% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -0.73%, 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 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.
The stock price of LyondellBasell Industries NV [LYB] has been fluctuating between $44.87 and $88.79 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $49.5 within the next 12 months. LyondellBasell Industries NV [NYSE: LYB] shares were valued at $49.09 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 0.84% based on the average LYB price forecast.
Analyzing the LYB fundamentals
The LyondellBasell Industries NV [NYSE:LYB] reported sales of 35.11B for trailing twelve months, representing a drop of -27.35%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.1% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.02%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.0%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.01%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.01, Equity is 0.02 and Total Capital is 0.02. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.11.
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 48.28 points at the first support level, and at 47.47 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 49.51, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 49.93.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that LyondellBasell Industries NV [NYSE:LYB]’s Current Ratio is 1.77. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.04, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.27. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.45, the price to book ratio is 1.33 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 64.40.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Vanacker Peter Z. E., Chief Executive Officer, that happened on Aug 15 ’25 when 20000.0 shares were sold. Officer, Peter Vanacker completed a deal on Aug 15 ’25 to buy 20000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Hanley Michael Sean bought 3500.0 shares on May 05 ’25.
