Insights on LyondellBasell Industries NV – What Our Analysts Know

By Tamara Parker • Thursday, January 18 09:57 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Industrials company LyondellBasell Industries NV has moved -0.6% so far today on a volume of 69,215, compared to its average of 1,764,777. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 0.0%.

LyondellBasell Industries NV trades -9.03% away from its average analyst target price of $101.33 per share. The 21 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $85.0 to $115.0, and on average have given LyondellBasell Industries NV a rating of hold.

Anyone interested in buying LYB should be aware of the facts below:

LyondellBasell Industries NV's current price is 15.5% above its Graham number of $79.82, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
LyondellBasell Industries NV has moved 2.7% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 21.6%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 6.99, LyondellBasell Industries NV has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 13.2 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
LYB has a forward P/E ratio of 10.0 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $9.26 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of -3.36 — a number near or below 1 signifying that LyondellBasell Industries NV is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 2.26 compared to its sector average of 4.06
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. operates as a chemical company in the United States, Germany, Mexico, Italy, Poland, France, Japan, China, the Netherlands, and internationally.
Based in Houston, the company has 19,300 full time employees and a market cap of $29.9 Billion. LyondellBasell Industries NV currently returns an annual dividend yield of 5.3%.

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