1.68% volatility in LyondellBasell Industries NV (LYB) last month: This is a red flag warning

On Tuesday, LyondellBasell Industries NV (NYSE: LYB) was -1.20% drop from the session before settling in for the closing price of $83.20. A 52-week range for LYB has been $82.20 – $107.02.

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A company in the Basic Materials sector has jumped its sales by 5.13% annually for the last half of the decade. When this article was written, the company’s average yearly earnings per share was at -18.49%. With a float of $258.79 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $324.48 million.

In an organization with 20000 employees, it is important to assess its efficiency. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 13.04%, operating margin of 6.52%, and the pretax margin is 6.41%.

LyondellBasell Industries NV (LYB) Insider Updates

Also, it is sometimes useful to examine the sentiment of large-scale investors toward LyondellBasell Industries NV stocks. The insider ownership of LyondellBasell Industries NV is 20.31%, while institutional ownership is 72.41%. 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) Performance Highlights and Predictions

Going through the last 3-months fiscal report unveiled on the 9/30/2024, it has been observed that the corporation posted 1.26 earnings per share (EPS) during the time that was less than consensus figure (set at 1.34) by -0.08. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 1.8 per share during the current fiscal year.

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -18.49% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 3.51% 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

You can see what LyondellBasell Industries NV (LYB) is doing with its current performance indicators. In the most recent quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 1.25. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 0.66. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 16.80.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 6.57, a number that is poised to hit 1.28 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 8.70 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of LyondellBasell Industries NV (LYB)

Let’s dig in a bit further. During the last 5-days, its volume was 1.93 million. That was better than the volume of 1.87 million it reported in year-ago period. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 9.77%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 1.52.

During the past 100 days, LyondellBasell Industries NV’s (LYB) raw stochastic average was set at 1.56%, which indicates a significant decrease from 4.22% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 19.46% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 19.26% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $90.67, while its 200-day Moving Average is $96.27. However, in the short run, LyondellBasell Industries NV’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $82.66. Second resistance stands at $83.11. The third major resistance level sits at $83.49. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $81.83, it is likely to go to the next support level at $81.45. Assuming the price breaks the second support level, the third support level stands at $81.00.

LyondellBasell Industries NV (NYSE: LYB) Key Stats

There are 324,757K outstanding shares of the company, which has a market capitalization of 26.70 billion. As of now, sales total 41,107 M while income totals 2,121 M. Its latest quarter income was 10,322 M while its last quarter net income were 573,000 K.