Reviewing LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE:LYB) & Geltech Solutions (OTCMKTS:GLTC)

Geltech Solutions (OTCMKTS:GLTC) and LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE:LYB) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, dividends and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Geltech Solutions and LyondellBasell Industries, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Geltech Solutions	0	0	0	0	0.00
LyondellBasell Industries	4	17	2	0	1.91

LyondellBasell Industries has a consensus target price of $54.00, indicating a potential downside of 19.72%. Given LyondellBasell Industries’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe LyondellBasell Industries is more favorable than Geltech Solutions.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Geltech Solutions and LyondellBasell Industries”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Geltech Solutions	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
LyondellBasell Industries	$30.15 billion	0.72	-$738.00 million	($2.33)	-28.87

Geltech Solutions has higher earnings, but lower revenue than LyondellBasell Industries.

Profitability

This table compares Geltech Solutions and LyondellBasell Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Geltech Solutions	N/A	N/A	N/A
LyondellBasell Industries	-2.46%	4.93%	1.60%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

71.2% of LyondellBasell Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 61.8% of Geltech Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of LyondellBasell Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

LyondellBasell Industries beats Geltech Solutions on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Geltech Solutions

GelTech Solutions, Inc. is a product innovation company, which specializes in environmentally-friendly chemicals and products that reduce costs associated with fighting fire, protecting assets, water retention and improving ROI for its customers. Its product lines include chemicals and equipment designed for use in wildland and municipal fire management, as well as industrial, agriculture, commercial, and personal home applications. Its products include: FireIce, is a water soluble fire retardant used to protect structures, personal property and forest wildfires; Soil2O Dust Control is effective at controlling airborne particulate matter while substantially reducing water usage on traffic areas; and Soil2O Soil Cap, a product which is effective at controlling dust and erosion of non-traffic and storage areas. The company was founded by Michael Cordani, Joseph Ingarra and Peter Cordani on July 19, 2006 and is headquartered in Jupiter, FL.

About LyondellBasell Industries

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. operates as a chemical company in the United States, Germany, Mexico, Italy, Poland, France, Japan, China, the Netherlands, and internationally. The company operates in six segments: Olefins and PolyolefinsAmericas; Olefins and PolyolefinsEurope, Asia, International; Intermediates and Derivatives; Advanced Polymer Solutions; Refining; and Technology. It produces and markets olefins and co-products, polyethylene, and polypropylene; and propylene oxide and derivatives; oxyfuels and related products; and intermediate chemicals, such as styrene monomer, acetyls, ethylene oxide, and ethylene glycol. In addition, the company produce and markets compounding and solutions including polypropylene compounds, engineered plastics, masterbatches, engineered composites, colors and powders, and advanced polymers including catalloy and polybutene-1; and refines heavy, high-sulfur crude oil and other crude oils, as well as refined products, including gasoline and distillates. Further, it develops and licenses chemical and polyolefin process technologies; 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 Houston, Texas.