On Friday, LyondellBasell Industries NV (NYSE: LYB) opened higher 0.54% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $98.17. Price fluctuations for LYB have ranged from $88.46 to $107.02 over the past 52 weeks.
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Annual sales at Basic Materials sector company grew by 5.13% over the past five years. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted -8.21% at the time writing. With a float of $259.17 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $324.48 million.
Let’s look at the performance matrix of the company that is accounted for 20000 employees. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 13.44%, operating margin of 6.98%, and the pretax margin is 6.8%.
LyondellBasell Industries NV (LYB) Insider and Institutional Ownership
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Specialty Chemicals industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of LyondellBasell Industries NV is 20.28%, while institutional ownership is 73.44%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Aug 20 ’24, was worth 480,997. In this transaction EVP, Ops Excellence, HSE of this company sold 4,970 shares at a rate of $96.78, taking the stock ownership to the 34,220 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Aug 20 ’24, when Company’s Officer proposed sale 4,970 for $96.78, making the entire transaction worth $480,997.
LyondellBasell Industries NV (LYB) Latest Financial update
If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 6/30/2024, the company posted 2.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, besting the agreed prediction (set at 2.03) by 0.43. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 1.83 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -8.21% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 7.25% during the next five years compared to -11.67% drop over the previous five years of trading.
LyondellBasell Industries NV (NYSE: LYB) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for LyondellBasell Industries NV (LYB). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 1.28. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 0.78. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 12.54.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 7.11, a number that is poised to hit 2.27 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 9.45 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of LyondellBasell Industries NV (LYB)
LyondellBasell Industries NV (NYSE: LYB) saw its 5-day average volume 1.63 million, a negative change from its year-to-date volume of 1.77 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 64.75%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 1.72.
During the past 100 days, LyondellBasell Industries NV’s (LYB) raw stochastic average was set at 46.70%, which indicates a significant decrease from 83.12% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 11.62% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 19.26% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $96.31, while its 200-day Moving Average is $97.31. Nevertheless, the first resistance level for the watch stands at $99.28 in the near term. At $99.86, the stock is likely to face the second major resistance level. The third major resistance level sits at $100.79. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $97.77, it is likely to go to the next support level at $96.84. The third support level lies at $96.26 if the price breaches the second support level.
LyondellBasell Industries NV (NYSE: LYB) Key Stats
There are currently 325,622K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 32.09 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 41,107 M according to its annual income of 2,121 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 10,558 M and its income totaled 924,000 K.
