LYB · LyondellBasell Industries NV
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $20.68B |
| P/E | — |
| Float | 257.5M |
| Beta | 0.36 |
| Volatility | 9.1% |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Chemicals |
| Cap tier | Large cap |
| Macro sensitivity | Low |
| Clavix score | 80.4 |
| Price | 63.70 |
| Change | −0.48% |
| Prev Close | 64.01 |
| Open | 63.24 |
| Day Low | 63.18 |
| Day High | 64.14 |
| Avg Vol | 3 |
| Avg $ Vol | $219.5M |
| 52W High | 83.94 |
| 52W Low | 41.58 |
| 52W Pos | 52.2% |
| From High | −24.11% |
| From Low | +53.20% |
| Max DD 1Y | −36.17% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Normal |
| SMA 20 | +6.85% |
| SMA 50 | +2.16% |
| SMA 200 | +1.28% |
| RSI (14) | 62.9 |
| Vol 30D | 29.2% |
| Vol 90D | 33.3% |
| 1Y Range | 42–84 |
| Daily bars | 536 |
| Perf Week | +6.63% |
| Perf Month | −0.37% |
| Perf Quarter | +5.40% |
| Perf Half Y | −3.41% |
| Perf Year | +36.89% |
| Perf YTD | +43.50% |
| Prev Day | −0.48% |
| Clavix | B+ |
| Debt / Eq | 0.57 |
| Curr Ratio | 1.77 |
| Int Cover | 0.9× |
| FCF Margin | 1.3% |
| Rev Growth | −9.7% |
| Profit | Unprofitable |
| Leverage | Moderate |
| Sector rank | 5 / 17 |
What LYB does
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. operates as a chemical company in the United States, Germany, China, Mexico, Italy, Japan, France, Poland, the Netherlands, and internationally.
It operates in five segments: Olefins and Polyolefins—Americas; Olefins and Polyolefins—Europe, Asia, International; Intermediates and Derivatives; Advanced Polymer Solutions; and Technology.
The company produces and markets olefins and co-products, such as ethylene, aromatics, propylene and butadiene; polyolefins; polyethylene; polypropylene homopolymers and copolymers; propylene oxide and derivatives; oxyfuels and related products; and intermediate chemicals, such as styrene monomer and acetyls.
It also produces and markets compounding and solutions, including polypropylene compounds, engineered plastics, masterbatches, and engineered composites and colors.
In addition, it develops and licenses chemical and polyolefin process technologies; and manufactures and sells polyolefin catalysts and serves food packaging, home furnishings, automotive components, and paints and coatings applications.
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayLYB grades B+, 80.4 of 100. Steadiest on Sector Resilience (81), most exposed on Price Stability (61, mixed). 2 of the 3 weighted dimensions sit above the Chemicals median. Ranks 5 of 17 in Chemicals by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| LYB | Chemicals median | |
|---|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 0.36 | 0.70 |
| Volatilityannualized | 9.1% | 17.4% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −36.2% | — |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 1.74% | — |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 50 (20%) | — |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| LYB | Chemicals median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 0.36 | 0.70 |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | Low | Moderate 53% of 17 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Chemicals names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| LYB | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | +6.6% |
| 1 month | −0.4% |
| Year to date | +43.5% |
| 1 year | +36.9% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| LYB | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30 since 18 Jun |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 61 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 17 · 3 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 17 ↑ 3 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the 17 Chemicals names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| LYB | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | −9.7% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Chemicals median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openAn analyst argues that LyondellBasell's 40% year-to-date stock rally does not fully reflect a potential recovery, and that the stock remains conservatively priced with upside if supply chains take longer than expected to normalize.
Traders bought 18,011 put options on LyondellBasell Industries on Wednesday, a 291% jump over the typical daily put volume of 4,605. A put option is a contract that pays off if the stock falls below a set price.
LyondellBasell's stock has outperformed other industrial stocks so far this year, and Wall Street analysts are cautiously optimistic the shares still have room to rise.
LyondellBasell's Q2 results were much better than expected, with the company's O&P Americas segment posting $1.27B in adjusted operating profit, and an analyst is keeping a Buy rating with a ~$63 price target.
An analyst upgraded LyondellBasell (LYB) to a Buy rating. The upgrade cites a jump in operating profit margin from 9% to 23%, the planned restart of the Bayport facility, and a current valuation of about 6.25 times forward earnings, with projected annual earnings growth of 111%, seen as better value than peer DOW.
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