LyondellBasell Industries NV [NYSE: LYB] traded at a low on Wednesday, posting a -1.60 loss after which it closed the day’ session at $76.99.
The results of the trading session contributed to over 3072953 shares changing hands. Over the past one week, the price volatility of LyondellBasell Industries NV stands at 3.68% while the volatility over the past one month is 2.08%.
The market cap for LYB stock reached $25.00 billion, with 324.76 million shares outstanding and 258.77 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 2.96M shares, LYB reached a trading volume of 3072953 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
What do top market gurus say about LyondellBasell Industries NV [LYB]?
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for LYB shares is $83.86 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on LYB stock is a recommendation set at 2.48. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Piper Sandler have made an estimate for LyondellBasell Industries NV shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Neutral, with their previous recommendation back on January 07, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Wolfe Research raised their target price to Underperform. The new note on the price target was released on March 01, 2024, representing the official price target for LyondellBasell Industries NV stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise from $95 to $100, while JP Morgan kept a Overweight rating on LYB stock.
The Average True Range (ATR) for LyondellBasell Industries NV is set at 1.82, with the Price to Sales ratio for LYB stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 0.62. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.82, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 10.43. Price to Free Cash Flow for LYB in the course of the last twelve months was 15.74 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.25.
How has LYB stock performed recently?
LyondellBasell Industries NV [LYB] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -1.12. With this latest performance, LYB shares gained by 5.80% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -16.82% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -17.09% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for LYB stock in for the last two-week period is set at 51.40, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 51.99, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 49.13 for LyondellBasell Industries NV [LYB]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 76.79, while it was recorded at 76.67 for the last single week of trading, and 90.38 for the last 200 days.
LyondellBasell Industries NV [LYB]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals
LyondellBasell Industries NV’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 1.25 and a Current Ratio set at 2.13.
Earnings analysis for LyondellBasell Industries NV [LYB]
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for LYB. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for LyondellBasell Industries NV go to 13.48%.
Insider trade positions for LyondellBasell Industries NV [LYB]
There are presently around $72.86%, or 91.46%% of LYB stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of LYB stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 31.46 million shares, which is approximately 9.6797%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 22.95 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$2.19 billion in LYB stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$1.55 billion in LYB stock with ownership which is approximately 4.972%.