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 "@type": "clearank:AssetAnalysis",
 "url": "https://clearank.com/stock/lyondellbasell-lyb/",
 "dataUrl": "https://clearank.com/stock/lyondellbasell-lyb/data.json",
 "title": "LyondellBasell (LYB) Stock Forecast & Price Target (2026)",
 "description": "LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) stock forecast 2026: buy, hold or sell? Pays a dividend. Beat EPS estimates in 4 of 8 reports.",
 "headline": "LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB)",
 "published": "2026-11-09T19:10:45+00:00",
 "modified": "2026-11-09T19:10:45.768+00:00",
 "generated": "2026-11-11T13:24:41.265Z",
 "language": "en-US",
 "publisher": {
  "name": "CleaRank",
  "url": "https://clearank.com/"
 },
 "disclaimer": "Educational and informational only; not financial advice. AI-generated analysis reviewed by Michelle Sofia, Market Analyst; prices delayed by up to a minute.",
 "asset": {
  "ticker": "LYB",
  "name": "LyondellBasell Industries N.V.",
  "type": "Common Stock",
  "exchange": "NYSE",
  "currency": "USD",
  "sector": "Basic Materials",
  "industry": "Specialty Chemicals",
  "country": "Netherlands",
  "website": "https://www.lyondellbasell.com"
 },
 "quote": {
  "price": 60.6,
  "previousClose": 59.5,
  "change": 1.1,
  "changePercent": 1.85,
  "open": 58.64,
  "high": 60.605,
  "low": 57.5103,
  "volume": 3209917,
  "averageVolume": 4264152,
  "marketCap": 19582030407,
  "fiftyTwoWeekHigh": 83.94,
  "fiftyTwoWeekLow": 42.0099983,
  "marketOpen": false,
  "asOf": "2026-11-10T23:57:41.000Z"
 },
 "statistics": {
  "pe": 14.96,
  "eps": 4.05,
  "dividendYield": 0.04554455445544554,
  "beta": 0.319,
  "priceToSales": 0.6126,
  "priceToBook": 1.7092298,
  "revenueTtm": 31964000256,
  "grossMargin": 0.2220769314590825,
  "returnOnEquity": 0.12182
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 "technicals": {
  "rsi": 42.07,
  "macd": -0.1395,
  "sma50": 62.52,
  "sma200": 64.25,
  "rsiSignal": "Neutral",
  "trend": "Bearish",
  "pricePosition": "Bearish",
  "macdSignal": "Bearish",
  "rating": "Bearish"
 },
 "analysis": {
  "rating": "Hold",
  "score": 47,
  "consensus": "Hold",
  "fairValue": null,
  "analystTarget": 72,
  "analystCount": 20,
  "wallStreetConsensus": "Hold",
  "generatedAt": "2026-11-10T23:57:41.000Z",
  "priceAtAnalysis": 60.6,
  "volatility": {
   "daily": 2.06,
   "risk": "standard"
  }
 },
 "projections": {
  "basis": "Monte Carlo simulation on historical return distribution, re-run daily; not price targets",
  "years": [
   {
    "year": 2027,
    "downside10th": 38.21,
    "base": 61.33,
    "upside90th": 98.43
   },
   {
    "year": 2028,
    "downside10th": 31.79,
    "base": 62.06,
    "upside90th": 121.17
   },
   {
    "year": 2029,
    "downside10th": 27.68,
    "base": 62.81,
    "upside90th": 142.53
   },
   {
    "year": 2030,
    "downside10th": 24.68,
    "base": 63.56,
    "upside90th": 163.73
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  ]
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 "faqCount": 7,
 "atAGlance": {
  "asOf": "November 10, 2026",
  "rating": "Hold",
  "score": 47,
  "evidence": [
   {
    "label": "Trend",
    "text": "Down: the price is below both its 50- and 200-day moving averages ($62.52 and $64.25)."
   },
   {
    "label": "Earnings",
    "text": "LYB beat estimates in 4 of its last 8 quarters, yet fell in the first session after 2 of those beats."
   },
   {
    "label": "Insiders",
    "text": "Insiders sold $28.1M and bought $247K over the last 18 months."
   },
   {
    "label": "Valuation",
    "text": "P/E of 15.0 against 30.2 for the Basic Materials sector: a discount to peers (-50%)."
   }
  ]
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 "figures": {
  "asOf": "November 10, 2026",
  "earningsReaction": {
   "quarters": 8,
   "beats": 4,
   "fellFirstSessionAfterBeat": 2,
   "latestReport": "Oct 30, 2026",
   "latestSurprisePercent": -0.39,
   "latestFirstSessionMovePercent": -2.56
  },
  "insiders": {
   "windowMonths": 18,
   "soldValue": 28069658,
   "boughtValue": 246621,
   "sales": 3,
   "purchases": 1,
   "note": "open-market transactions only; grants and option exercises excluded"
  },
  "drawdown": {
   "years": 10,
   "worstFallPercent": -68.05,
   "peak": "January 2018",
   "trough": "March 2020",
   "recoveredBy": "March 2021",
   "recoveryMonths": 12,
   "belowThatPeakNowPercent": null,
   "fromHighNowPercent": -31.4,
   "oneYearHoldsPositivePercent": 53,
   "dividendsReinvested": true
  },
  "seasonality": {
   "years": 10,
   "bestMonth": {
    "month": "Nov",
    "averagePercent": 5.2,
    "upYearsPercent": 78
   },
   "worstMonth": {
    "month": "Jun",
    "averagePercent": -3.19,
    "upYearsPercent": 40
   }
  },
  "correlations": null,
  "analystTargets": {
   "analysts": 20,
   "low": 58,
   "median": 72,
   "high": 93,
   "mean": 72.28,
   "buy": 5,
   "hold": 12,
   "sell": 3
  },
  "dividend": {
   "yieldPercent": 4.55,
   "annualPerShare": 2.76
  },
  "simulation": {
   "year": 2030,
   "base": 63.56,
   "percentile10": 24.68,
   "percentile90": 163.73,
   "note": "Monte Carlo simulation outcomes, not price targets"
  }
 },
 "sources": [
  "TwelveData",
  "Wall Street consensus"
 ],
 "sections": [
  {
   "id": "ch-overview",
   "title": "LYB stock today, November 11, 2026: price, news and analyst targets",
   "text": [
    "As of November 10, 2026, LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB) trades at $60.60. Wall Street's median 12-month price target is $72.00 across 20 analysts, 18.8% above the price. CleaRank rates it Hold with a score of 47/100.",
    "LyondellBasell's stock has pulled back into the middle of its 52-week range after a soft stretch: it fell 8.31% over the past week and sits 3.06% below its 50-day average and 5.68% below its 200-day average. The most recent earnings report, dated October 30, 2026, came in slightly short of estimates at $2.54 per share against $2.55 expected, and the stock fell 2.56% in the next session. Analysts are mostly on the sidelines, with a median 12-month target of $72.00 that sits 18.8% above the current price. The gap between the stock's discount valuation and its slowing top line is the central tension for investors watching the name now.",
    "The October 30, 2026 report was a narrow miss: adjusted earnings of $2.54 per share compared with the $2.55 analysts expected, a shortfall of 0.39%. The stock fell 2.56% in the first session afterward. That reaction fits a pattern: of the last eight reports, four beat estimates, and in two of those beats the share price still closed lower the next session. The July 31, 2026 report was a clearer beat, at $4.30 against $3.42, yet the stock also dropped 2.35% the following session. Investors appear to be weighing the quality of the results and the outlook more than the headline comparison with estimates.",
    "At a trailing P/E of 14.96, the stock trades at a 50.5% discount to the Basic Materials sector median P/E of 30.2. Its price-to-sales ratio of 0.61 compares with a sector median of 4.2. The trailing dividend yield is 4.55%, paid at $2.76 a share. Those figures explain why the stock screens cheaply. Debt-to-equity stands at 1.21, which supports the company's health rating of 2 out of 5.",
    "Of 20 analysts with a current rating, 5 rate the stock buy or strong buy, 12 rate it hold and 3 rate it sell or strong sell. Three months ago, 7 of 18 ratings were buy. On November 2 and November 3, 2026, Barclays, RBC Capital, Wells Fargo, Citigroup and UBS each kept their existing ratings, with no changes. Insiders sold $28.1M of stock over the last 18 months across three sales and bought $247K on the open market in one purchase. Insider sales are often planned in advance or made to cover tax on vesting shares, so they carry less weight than open-market buying.",
    "CleaRank score 47/100 (Hold). 8 of 19 checks pass: trend 0 of 4, momentum 1 of 3, valuation and quality 4 of 5, analysts 1 of 3, track record 2 of 4.",
    "V. is a global chemical company that develops, manufactures, and markets products used across everyday industrial and consumer applications. V. is one of the world’s largest producers of polymers and a leading provider of polyolefin technologies, with operations centered on olefins, polyolefins, intermediates, and advanced polymer solutions. Its product portfolio includes polyethylene, polypropylene, propylene oxide derivatives, plastic resins, compounding solutions, engineered plastics, and related chemical products."
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "ch-news",
   "title": "LYB stock news",
   "text": [
    "October 30, 2026·Earnings report",
    "The October 30, 2026 report came in at $2.54 per share against a $2.55 estimate, and the stock fell 2.56% the next session. A miss that small leaves little room for disappointment in the next report.",
    "November 3, 2026·Citigroup",
    "Citigroup kept its Neutral rating on November 3, 2026. The reiteration signals that a major bank sees the stock as fairly valued at current levels rather than offering a clear upgrade case.",
    "UBS also kept its Neutral rating on November 3, 2026, the same day as Citigroup. Two large firms standing pat leaves the consensus tilted toward hold.",
    "November 2, 2026·RBC Capital",
    "RBC Capital kept its Outperform rating on November 2, 2026, and had also reiterated the same rating on October 13, 2026. Repeated positive stances from a major firm support the view that the stock has upside.",
    "November 2, 2026·Wells Fargo",
    "Wells Fargo kept its Overweight rating on November 2, 2026. A positive stance from a large bank is one of the few buy-side signals in the recent rating flow."
   ],
   "lists": {
    "items": [
     "Narrow earnings miss October 30, 2026·Earnings report The October 30, 2026 report came in at $2.54 per share against a $2.55 estimate, and the stock fell 2.56% the next session. A miss that small leaves little room for disappointment in the next report.",
     "Citigroup holds Neutral November 3, 2026·Citigroup Citigroup kept its Neutral rating on November 3, 2026. The reiteration signals that a major bank sees the stock as fairly valued at current levels rather than offering a clear upgrade case.",
     "UBS holds Neutral November 3, 2026·UBS UBS also kept its Neutral rating on November 3, 2026, the same day as Citigroup. Two large firms standing pat leaves the consensus tilted toward hold.",
     "RBC Capital reiterates Outperform November 2, 2026·RBC Capital RBC Capital kept its Outperform rating on November 2, 2026, and had also reiterated the same rating on October 13, 2026. Repeated positive stances from a major firm support the view that the stock has upside.",
     "Wells Fargo keeps Overweight November 2, 2026·Wells Fargo Wells Fargo kept its Overweight rating on November 2, 2026. A positive stance from a large bank is one of the few buy-side signals in the recent rating flow."
    ]
   }
  },
  {
   "id": "ch-street",
   "title": "LYB price target 2026",
   "text": [
    "The base case for the coming months is a stock that trades in a range while it works through its averages. For the shares to regain the 50-day and 200-day averages, revenue growth would need to keep pace with the 19.0% sector median rather than the 10.00% it posted in the latest quarter, and earnings would need to stop missing or barely meeting estimates. Analysts' own figures point to a harder path: they expect earnings per share to shrink 28.5% next fiscal year, to $6.39 from the $8.94 projected this year. Upside toward the $72.00 median target would depend on the business delivering on the revenue growth analysts expect this year, 8.8%. The downside case is a further break below the $42.01 52-week low, where the stock would be testing its lowest levels in a year. The analysts' targets range from $58.00 to $93.00, so the spread of views is wide."
   ],
   "tables": [
    {
     "caption": "Recent analyst rating actions on LYB",
     "columns": [
      "Date",
      "Firm",
      "Action",
      "Rating"
     ],
     "rows": [
      {
       "label": "Nov 3, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "Citigroup",
        "Maintains",
        "Neutral"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Nov 3, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "UBS",
        "Maintains",
        "Neutral"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Nov 2, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "Barclays",
        "Maintains",
        "Equal-Weight"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Nov 2, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "RBC Capital",
        "Maintains",
        "Outperform"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Nov 2, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "Wells Fargo",
        "Maintains",
        "Overweight"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Oct 13, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "RBC Capital",
        "Maintains",
        "Outperform"
       ]
      }
     ]
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "ch-levels",
   "title": "LYB support and resistance levels",
   "text": [
    "Support sits at the 52-week low of $42.01, the nearest and most distant floor, far below the current price and marking the bottom of the past year's range. Resistance is closest at the 50-day average of $62.52, then the 20-day exponential average of $63.18, and the 200-day average of $64.25. A move through these three averages would be the first sign that the downtrend is losing force. Above them, the 52-week high of $83.94 marks the top of the range the stock has traded in over the past year."
   ],
   "tables": [
    {
     "caption": "LYB support and resistance levels",
     "columns": [
      "Level",
      "What it is",
      "Price",
      "From the price"
     ],
     "rows": [
      {
       "label": "Resistance 4",
       "cells": [
        "52-week high",
        "$83.94",
        "+38.5%"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Resistance 3",
       "cells": [
        "200-day moving average",
        "$64.25",
        "+6.0%"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Resistance 2",
       "cells": [
        "20-day exponential average",
        "$63.18",
        "+4.3%"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Resistance 1",
       "cells": [
        "50-day moving average",
        "$62.52",
        "+3.2%"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Price",
       "cells": [
        "November 10, 2026",
        "$60.60",
        ""
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Support 1",
       "cells": [
        "52-week low",
        "$42.01",
        "-30.7%"
       ]
      }
     ]
    }
   ],
   "lists": {
    "items": [
     "RSI Neutral",
     "SMA cross Bearish",
     "Price vs SMA Bearish",
     "MACD Bearish"
    ]
   }
  },
  {
   "id": "ch-price",
   "title": "LYB stock price and trading"
  },
  {
   "id": "ch-fundamentals",
   "title": "LYB fundamentals and valuation",
   "text": [
    "Price to earnings vs sector: LYB trades at a notable discount to sector peers (-50% against the sector median P/E). Investors are paying less for each dollar of earnings than for the typical stock in the sector.",
    "Return vs XLB: Since May 30, 2025, LYB has gained 7.3% against a gain of 22.4% for XLB.",
    "Revenue growth: Revenue fell 25.2% in FY2025 to $30.2B, from $40.3B a year earlier.",
    "Profit margin: The net margin was -2.4% in FY2025, down from 3.4% the year before.",
    "Loss-making: LYB lost $738M in FY2025.",
    "Earnings record: LYB beat the analyst estimate in 4 of the last 8 quarters.",
    "Market reaction: The stock fell in the first session after 2 of those 4 beats, so a beat has not been enough on its own."
   ],
   "tables": [
    {
     "caption": "LYB earnings surprises and the stock's reaction",
     "columns": [
      "Report",
      "Estimate",
      "Actual",
      "Surprise",
      "First sessionDay 1",
      "5 sessionsDay 5"
     ],
     "rows": [
      {
       "label": "Oct 30, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "$2.55",
        "$2.54",
        "-0.39%",
        "-2.56%",
        "-11.54%"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Jul 31, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "$3.42",
        "$4.30",
        "+25.73%",
        "-2.35%",
        "-4.01%"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "May 1, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "$0.28",
        "$0.49",
        "+75.00%",
        "+1.40%",
        "-4.31%"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Jan 30, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "$0.25",
        "-$0.26",
        "-204.00%",
        "+2.55%",
        "+12.45%"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Oct 31, 2025",
       "cells": [
        "$0.80",
        "$1.01",
        "+26.25%",
        "-0.32%",
        "-7.32%"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Aug 1, 2025",
       "cells": [
        "$0.78",
        "$0.62",
        "-20.51%",
        "-4.72%",
        "-8.16%"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Apr 25, 2025",
       "cells": [
        "$0.43",
        "$0.33",
        "-23.26%",
        "-1.21%",
        "-1.78%"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Jan 31, 2025",
       "cells": [
        "$0.70",
        "$0.75",
        "+7.14%",
        "+0.79%",
        "+1.20%"
       ]
      }
     ]
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "ch-history",
   "title": "LYB price history and drawdowns",
   "text": [
    "Against the market: LYB trailed the S&P 500 over this period: $11,164 against $40,115.",
    "A $10,000 investment in LYB in December 2016 would be worth about $11,164 today with dividends reinvested, compared with about $40,115 for the same investment in the S&P 500 benchmark (also with dividends reinvested)."
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "ch-scenarios",
   "title": "LYB stock price prediction 2030",
   "text": [
    "CleaRank's simulation projects a price near $63.56 for LYB by 2030 in the base case, from $60.60 today (1.0x over 4 years). The 10th-percentile path ends near $24.68. These are outcomes of a Monte Carlo simulation run on LYB's historical return distribution, not price targets, and they assume no dividends are reinvested."
   ],
   "tables": [
    {
     "caption": "LYB simulated price paths by year",
     "columns": [
      "Year",
      "10th percentile",
      "Base case",
      "90th percentile",
      "range base today"
     ],
     "rows": [
      {
       "label": "2027",
       "cells": [
        "$38.21",
        "$61.33",
        "$98.43",
        ""
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "2028",
       "cells": [
        "$31.79",
        "$62.06",
        "$121",
        ""
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "2029",
       "cells": [
        "$27.68",
        "$62.81",
        "$143",
        ""
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "2030",
       "cells": [
        "$24.68",
        "$63.56",
        "$164",
        ""
       ]
      }
     ]
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "ch-insiders",
   "title": "LYB insider trading",
   "text": [
    "Net insider selling: Insiders bought $247K on the open market and sold $28.1M."
   ],
   "tables": [
    {
     "caption": "Insider transactions in LYB",
     "columns": [
      "Date",
      "Insider",
      "Type",
      "Shares",
      "Value"
     ],
     "rows": [
      {
       "label": "Jun 30, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "Virginia Ann Kamsky Director",
        "Grant",
        "561",
        "-"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "Jun 30, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "Bridget E Karlin Director",
        "Grant",
        "615",
        "-"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "May 21, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "Jacques Aigrain Director",
        "Grant",
        "4.4K",
        "-"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "May 21, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "Lincoln E Benet Director",
        "Grant",
        "2.3K",
        "-"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "May 21, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "Robin William Turnbull Buchanan Director",
        "Grant",
        "2.3K",
        "-"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "May 21, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "Anthony R. Chase Director",
        "Grant",
        "2.3K",
        "-"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "May 21, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "Robert W Dudley Director",
        "Grant",
        "2.3K",
        "-"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "May 21, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "Claire Scobee Farley Director",
        "Grant",
        "2.3K",
        "-"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "May 21, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "Rita E Griffin Director",
        "Grant",
        "2.3K",
        "-"
       ]
      },
      {
       "label": "May 21, 2026",
       "cells": [
        "Michael Sean Hanley Director",
        "Grant",
        "2.3K",
        "-"
       ]
      }
     ]
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "ch-faq",
   "title": "LYB stock forecast: questions people ask",
   "text": [
    "How these figures are computed, and where the data comes from: CleaRank methodology."
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "ch-related",
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 "faq": [
  {
   "question": "What is the LYB stock forecast?",
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   "answer": "The median 12-month analyst target is $72.00, with the lowest target at $58.00 and the highest at $93.00. The consensus rating is Hold, and the stock trades at $60.60, below the median target. Five analysts rate it buy or strong buy, 12 hold and three sell or strong sell."
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   "answer": "The stock is up 41.69% over one year but down 18.45% over six months and 5.28% over three months. Over the past week it fell 8.31%. Its 52-week range runs from $42.01 to $83.94."
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