LYB

What Is Attracting Investors to LYB?

We're taking a closer look at LyondellBasell Industries NV today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved 0.7% compared to 0.5% for the S&P 500. Increased investor interest and volatility surrounding the stock are not reason enough to buy in -- you should first perform your own due diligence. Here are some figures that can get you started:

  • LyondellBasell Industries N.V. is a chemical company incorporated in 2009 and headquartered in Houston, Texas

  • LYB has an average analyst rating of hold and is -26.41% away from its mean target price of $106.43 per share

  • Its trailing 12 month price to earnings (Eps) is $7.0 per share

  • LyondellBasell Industries has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 11.2 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97

  • Its forward 12 month price to earnings (Eps) is $7.0 per share and its forward P/E ratio is 6.3

  • LYB has a Price to Earnings Growth ratio of 1.6, which shows the company is fairly valued compared to its earnings.

  • The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 3.0 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95

  • LyondellBasell Industries is part of the Basic Materials sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 8.57 and an average P/B of 1.86

  • LyondellBasell Industries has on average reported free cash flows of $3,206,500,000.00 over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of 75.1%

  • LYB's gross profit margins have averaged 15.9 % over the last four years, during which time they had a growth rate of 9.3 % and a coefficient of variability of 17.7 %.

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