Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for LYB FY2026 Earnings

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (NYSE:LYB) – Equities research analysts at KeyCorp lifted their FY2026 earnings estimates for LyondellBasell Industries in a research note issued on Tuesday, March 3rd. KeyCorp analyst A. Yefremov now forecasts that the specialty chemicals company will earn $4.87 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $4.75. KeyCorp currently has a “Overweight” rating and a $73.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for LyondellBasell Industries’ current full-year earnings is $6.31 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for LyondellBasell Industries’ FY2027 earnings at $3.97 EPS.

Several other research firms have also issued reports on LYB. UBS Group reduced their price target on shares of LyondellBasell Industries from $41.00 to $38.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, December 23rd. Bank of America reduced their target price on LyondellBasell Industries from $52.00 to $46.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on LyondellBasell Industries from $45.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Citigroup raised their price objective on LyondellBasell Industries from $46.00 to $49.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Mizuho lifted their target price on LyondellBasell Industries from $49.00 to $53.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, LyondellBasell Industries currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $54.00.

LyondellBasell Industries Price Performance

Shares of NYSE LYB opened at $62.11 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $51.92 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $49.59. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.01 billion, a PE ratio of -26.66, a P/E/G ratio of 0.52 and a beta of 0.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 1.77 and a quick ratio of 1.20. LyondellBasell Industries has a fifty-two week low of $41.58 and a fifty-two week high of $78.41.

LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE:LYB) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 30th. The specialty chemicals company reported ($0.26) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.18 by ($0.44). LyondellBasell Industries had a positive return on equity of 4.93% and a negative net margin of 2.46%.The firm had revenue of $7.09 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.82 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.75 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 9.2% on a year-over-year basis.

LyondellBasell Industries Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 9th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 2nd will be given a $0.69 dividend. This represents a $2.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.4%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 2nd. LyondellBasell Industries’s dividend payout ratio is -118.45%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On LyondellBasell Industries

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Bank of Montreal Can grew its position in shares of LyondellBasell Industries by 2.4% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 651,236 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $37,681,000 after buying an additional 15,264 shares during the period. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. boosted its stake in LyondellBasell Industries by 62.2% during the second quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 42,321 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $2,583,000 after acquiring an additional 16,234 shares in the last quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in LyondellBasell Industries by 375.1% in the second quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC now owns 18,007 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $1,042,000 after purchasing an additional 14,217 shares in the last quarter. Hosking Partners LLP increased its stake in LyondellBasell Industries by 33.3% in the third quarter. Hosking Partners LLP now owns 595,587 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $29,208,000 after purchasing an additional 148,673 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of LyondellBasell Industries during the 2nd quarter worth about $280,000,000. 71.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

LyondellBasell Industries Company Profile

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (NYSE: LYB) is a global chemical company headquartered in Houston, Texas, that specializes in the production of polyolefins and advanced polymers. Through its extensive portfolio, the company supplies raw materials for a wide range of end markets, including packaging, automotive, construction, electronics and consumer goods. By combining proprietary process technologies with expertise in catalysts, LyondellBasell aims to deliver value-added solutions that enhance product performance and sustainability.

The company’s integrated operations encompass the manufacture of olefins and polyolefins, advanced polymer products, chemical intermediates and refining activities.