LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) to Release Earnings on Friday

LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE:LYB) is projected to announce its Q2 2025 earnings results before the market opens on Friday, August 1st. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.14 per share and revenue of $7.58 billion for the quarter.

LyondellBasell Industries Stock Down 5.7%

Shares of LYB opened at $58.90 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $60.15 and a 200-day simple moving average of $65.62. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.18, a P/E/G ratio of 3.66 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a current ratio of 1.83. LyondellBasell Industries has a 52 week low of $51.11 and a 52 week high of $100.46.

LyondellBasell Industries Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 9th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 2nd were given a dividend of $1.37 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 2nd. This represents a $5.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.30%. This is a positive change from LyondellBasell Industries’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.34. LyondellBasell Industries’s dividend payout ratio is currently 169.14%.

Institutional Trading of LyondellBasell Industries

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in LyondellBasell Industries stock. Focus Partners Wealth increased its stake in shares of LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (NYSE:LYB) by 35.4% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 6,866 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,796 shares during the quarter. Focus Partners Wealth’s holdings in LyondellBasell Industries were worth $483,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Institutional investors own 71.20% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently commented on LYB shares. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on shares of LyondellBasell Industries from $61.00 to $64.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 3rd. Piper Sandler cut their price objective on shares of LyondellBasell Industries from $67.00 to $66.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Barclays cut their price objective on shares of LyondellBasell Industries from $72.00 to $62.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price target on shares of LyondellBasell Industries from $65.00 to $60.00 in a research report on Friday, June 27th. Finally, UBS Group dropped their price target on shares of LyondellBasell Industries from $50.00 to $49.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 9th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, LyondellBasell Industries currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $66.00.

About LyondellBasell Industries

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. operates as a chemical company in the United States, Germany, Mexico, Italy, Poland, France, Japan, China, the Netherlands, and internationally. The company operates in six segments: Olefins and PolyolefinsAmericas; Olefins and PolyolefinsEurope, Asia, International; Intermediates and Derivatives; Advanced Polymer Solutions; Refining; and Technology.