LyondellBasell Industries NV (LYB) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup
Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $74.53: Quality below floor (2.1 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 3.8/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 2.43; Below-average business quality.
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. operates as a chemical company in the United States, Germany, China, Mexico, Italy, Japan, France, Poland, the Netherlands, and internationally. It operates in five segments: Olefins and PolyolefinsAmericas; Olefins and PolyolefinsEurope, Asia,... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $74.53: Quality below floor (2.1 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 3.8/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 2.43; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: RSI 52 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 3.8/10, high confidence.
Passes 5/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio and earnings proximity 0d<=7d. Suitability: moderate.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- MEDIUMGeographicEurope10-K Item 1A: 'A significant portion of our revenues are derived from our business in Europe'
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers
Revenue shrinking — -9.2% YoY. Growth thesis broken unless recovery story develops.static
Cyclical trough — margins compressed or negative. Profitability typically recovers with the cycle, but floor fires on current data.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $74.53: Quality below floor (2.1 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 3.8/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 2.43; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: RSI 52 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $69.38. Score 3.8/10, high confidence.
Take-profit target: $80.32 (+7.7% upside). Prior stop was $69.38. Stop-loss: $69.38.
Target reached (-8.5% upside); Quality below floor (2.1 < 4.0).
LyondellBasell Industries NV trades at a P/E of N/A (forward 12.8). TrendMatrix value score: 6.0/10. Verdict: Sell.
25 analysts cover LYB with a consensus score of 3.3/5. Average price target: $76.
What does LyondellBasell Industries NV do?LyondellBasell Industries N.V. operates as a chemical company in the United States, Germany, China, Mexico, Italy,...
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. operates as a chemical company in the United States, Germany, China, Mexico, Italy, Japan, France, Poland, the Netherlands, and internationally. It operates in five segments: Olefins and PolyolefinsAmericas; Olefins and PolyolefinsEurope, Asia, International; Intermediates and Derivatives; Advanced Polymer Solutions; and Technology. The company produces and markets olefins and co-products, such as ethylene, aromatics, propylene and butadiene; polyolefins; polyethylene; polypropylene homopolymers and copolymers; propylene oxide and derivatives; oxyfuels and related products; and intermediate chemicals, such as styrene monomer and acetyls. It also produces and markets compounding and solutions, including polypropylene compounds, engineered plastics, masterbatches, and engineered composites and colors. In addition, it develops and licenses chemical and polyolefin process technologies; and 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 London, the United Kingdom.