LyondellBasell Industries NV (NYSE: LYB) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 3.68 compared to its previous closing price of 72.48. However, the company has seen a gain of 3.27% in its stock price over the last five trading days. fool.com reported 2025-01-10 that Between 2023 and the end of 2024, the S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.16%) gained a staggering 53.2%. The strong two-year performance has left the index with a relatively expensive valuation.
Is It Worth Investing in LyondellBasell Industries NV (NYSE: LYB) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for LyondellBasell Industries NV (NYSE: LYB) is above average at 11.44x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.05.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 13 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for LYB is 258.77M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.32% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of LYB on January 14, 2025 was 2.73M shares.
LYB’s Market Performance
LYB’s stock has seen a 3.27% increase for the week, with a -3.21% drop in the past month and a -20.61% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.97%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.95% for LyondellBasell Industries NV The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 1.47% for LYB’s stock, with a -18.69% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of LYB
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LYB stocks, with Piper Sandler repeating the rating for LYB by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for LYB in the upcoming period, according to Piper Sandler is $95 based on the research report published on January 07, 2025 of the current year 2025.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Overweight” to LYB, setting the target price at $100 in the report published on February 05th of the previous year.
LYB Trading at -5.13% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LYB to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -29.78% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.95%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.97%, as shares sank -1.70% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -13.80% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LYB rose by +3.27%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -25.70% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $74.06. In addition, LyondellBasell Industries NV saw 1.18% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at LYB starting from Buchanan Robin W.T., who purchase 5,000 shares at the price of $76.06 back on Dec 13 ’24. After this action, Buchanan Robin W.T. now owns 18,175 shares of LyondellBasell Industries NV, valued at $380,300 using the latest closing price.
Friedrichs Dale D, the EVP, Ops Excellence, HSE of LyondellBasell Industries NV, sale 4,970 shares at $96.78 during a trade that took place back on Aug 20 ’24, which means that Friedrichs Dale D is holding 34,220 shares at $480,997 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LYB
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.07 for the present operating margin
- 0.13 for the gross margin
The net margin for LyondellBasell Industries NV stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.09. Equity return is now at value 16.01, with 5.81 for asset returns.
Based on LyondellBasell Industries NV (LYB), the company’s capital structure generated 0.48 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.27. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.92. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.57.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.64 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.13. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.83. The receivables turnover for the company is 10.52for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.11. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.13.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, LyondellBasell Industries NV (LYB) has experienced a mixed performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
