44 Wealth Management LLC Makes New Investment in LyondellBasell Industries N.V. $LYB

44 Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (NYSE:LYB) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 10,650 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock, valued at approximately $522,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. MTM Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of LyondellBasell Industries during the second quarter worth approximately $26,000. Parvin Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in LyondellBasell Industries in the 2nd quarter valued at $26,000. Capital A Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in LyondellBasell Industries by 6,314.3% during the 2nd quarter. Capital A Wealth Management LLC now owns 449 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 442 shares in the last quarter. EMC Capital Management acquired a new position in LyondellBasell Industries during the second quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Quent Capital LLC acquired a new position in LyondellBasell Industries during the third quarter worth $29,000. Institutional investors own 71.20% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on LYB. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on shares of LyondellBasell Industries from $51.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “sell” rating on shares of LyondellBasell Industries in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. BMO Capital Markets upgraded LyondellBasell Industries from an “underperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $38.00 to $68.00 in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Citigroup raised LyondellBasell Industries from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $49.00 to $76.00 in a report on Thursday. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered LyondellBasell Industries from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, November 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $61.28.

Insider Buying and Selling at LyondellBasell Industries

In other news, major shareholder Ai Investments Holdings Llc sold 384,548 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.13, for a total transaction of $26,199,255.24. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 5,270,918 shares in the company, valued at $359,107,643.34. This represents a 6.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.14% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Key Headlines Impacting LyondellBasell Industries

Here are the key news stories impacting LyondellBasell Industries this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades and supply‑tightening narrative lifted sentiment — multiple brokers (KeyBanc, RBC, Jefferies) have upgraded LYB this month, arguing the company could benefit from tighter global petrochemical supplies and recovering polyolefins margins; that thesis drove recent rallies. Quiver Quantitative analysis
• Positive Sentiment: Geopolitical risks (Middle East) are being priced as a potential tailwind for U.S. Gulf‑Coast chemical producers, including LYB, supporting expectations for stronger pricing and spreads. Invezz article
• Positive Sentiment: Broker optimism persists in places — recent coverage highlights upside potential (Jefferies and others have bullish forecasts), which can sustain a re‑rating if spreads firm. American Banking News
• Neutral Sentiment: Wells Fargo raised its price target to $70 from $48 but kept an “equal‑weight” rating — the higher target narrows the disconnect with the market but its stance signals a hold/limited‑upside view that can cap further rallies. Benzinga
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage highlighting LYB as a potential dividend play despite prior payout cuts may attract income‑seeking flows, but those buyers may be cautious until margins stabilize. Barron’s
• Negative Sentiment: Unusual options activity: investors bought ~11,852 put contracts (≈34% above average), suggesting increased hedging or bearish speculation after the recent run. (No article link provided in the feed.)
• Negative Sentiment: Fundamentals/headwinds: LYB missed Q4 EPS expectations in late January and reported year‑over‑year revenue declines; until spreads and volumes recover, earnings risk remains a downside catalyst.

LyondellBasell Industries Price Performance

LYB opened at $72.28 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $55.43 and a 200 day moving average of $50.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 1.77. LyondellBasell Industries N.V. has a fifty-two week low of $41.58 and a fifty-two week high of $75.62. The firm has a market cap of $23.29 billion, a P/E ratio of -31.02, a PEG ratio of 0.62 and a beta of 0.64.

LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE:LYB) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 30th. The specialty chemicals company reported ($0.26) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.18 by ($0.44). LyondellBasell Industries had a negative net margin of 2.46% and a positive return on equity of 4.93%. The firm had revenue of $7.09 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.82 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.75 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was down 9.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts expect that LyondellBasell Industries N.V. will post 6.31 EPS for the current year.

LyondellBasell Industries Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 9th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.69 per share. This represents a $2.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 2nd. LyondellBasell Industries’s payout ratio is presently -118.45%.

LyondellBasell Industries 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.