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 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 7,407 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 8 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
41% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $423M | Put options by funds: $301M
1.2% more ownership
Funds ownership: 69.89% [Q3] → 71.09% (+1.2%) [Q4]
5% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 354 | Existing positions reduced: 372
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,016 [Q3] → 953 (-63) [Q4]
21% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $21.8B [Q3] → $17.2B (-$4.57B) [Q4]
25% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 129 | Existing positions closed: 171
60% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 10 [Q3] → 4 (-6) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
8 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$51
10%
downside
Avg. target
$70
24%
upside
High target
$90
59%
upside
8 analyst ratings
3 positive
38%
4 neutral
50%
1 negative
13%
Wells Fargo Michael Sison 25% 1-year accuracy 13 / 53 met price target | 23%upside $70 | Overweight Maintained | 9 Apr 2025 |
Piper Sandler Charles Neivert 36% 1-year accuracy 14 / 39 met price target | 18%upside $67 | Neutral Maintained | 7 Apr 2025 |
UBS Joshua Spector 29% 1-year accuracy 15 / 52 met price target | 10%downside $51 | Sell Downgraded | 7 Apr 2025 |
Citigroup Patrick Cunningham 34% 1-year accuracy 12 / 35 met price target | 16%upside $66 | Neutral Maintained | 4 Apr 2025 |
JP Morgan Jeffrey Zekauskas 24% 1-year accuracy 11 / 45 met price target | 6%upside $60 | Neutral Downgraded | 4 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 17 articles about LYB published over the past 30 days
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
3 days ago
LyondellBasell advances sustainability leadership in 2024 Sustainability Report: From Vision to Value
HOUSTON, April 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB), a global leader in the chemical industry, today released its 2024 Sustainability Report, demonstrating significant progress in circular and low-carbon solutions, climate action and operational excellence. "At LYB, sustainability is an opportunity to reimagine the future and create long-term value," said Peter Vanacker, CEO of LyondellBasell.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 days ago
LYB Dalian APS Plant to Run Fully on 100% Renewable Electricity
LYB powers Dalian Site operations with 100% renewable electricity, a milestone that will help reduce carbon emissions.
Negative
24/7 Wall Street
4 days ago
Why JPMorgan Analysts Downgrade Dow Chemical (DOW), LyondellBasell (LYB), and Tesla (TSLA)
JPMorgan's recent downgrades could signal more pain to come for the following trio of hard-hit stocks.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
5 days ago
Buy 9 'Safer' Dividend Dogs Of 23 April Barron's Better Bets Than T-Bills
Nine out of ten "Safest" BBB dividend dogs are ready to buy, with annual dividends from $1K invested exceeding single share prices. Analysts expect 32.86% to 53.48% net gains from top-ten BBB dogs by April 2026, with an average net gain of 43.38%. Best Buy, LyondellBasell, and Pfizer are among the top projected profit-generating trades based on dividends and target price estimates.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
6 days ago
The More You Sell, The More I Buy: LyondellBasell
Collect income from a source creating the basic blocks of our plastic-dependent society. Tariff confusion and shifting sentiment have created a high yield for a short time. The more others sell, the more I keep buying.
Neutral
24/7 Wall Street
1 week ago
5 Tariff Sell-Off Casualties That Now Pay 7% and Higher Dividends
Investors love dividend stocks, especially high-yield varieties, because they offer a significant income stream and have substantial total return potential.
Negative
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
Dividend Cut Alert: Blue Chips With 9%+ Yields Getting Too Risky
Two blue-chip dividend giants with strong histories—but their payouts could soon be on the chopping block. Hidden risks are building behind some of the market's most trusted income streams.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
5 Relatively Secure And Cheap Dividend Stocks, Yields Up To 8% (April 2025)
This article is part of our monthly series where we highlight five large-cap, relatively safe, dividend-paying companies offering significant discounts to their historical norms. The market is volatile with economic uncertainties, but investing consistently in solid dividend-paying stocks with reasonable valuations is a good idea. We go over our filtering process to select just five conservative DGI stocks from more than 7,500 companies that are traded on U.S. exchanges, including OTC networks.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
LYB Joins Nexeo to Distribute Engineered Polymer Portfolio in Europe
LyondellBasell provides a wide variety of compounds based on polyamides, polyesters and blends, among others.
Neutral
24/7 Wall Street
2 weeks ago
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