LyondellBasell Industries NV’s filing revealed that its Director Hanley Michael Sean acquired Company’s shares for reported $0.27 million on Mar 12 ’25. In the deal valued at $72.05 per share,3,750 shares were bought. As a result of this transaction, Hanley Michael Sean now holds 16,028 shares worth roughly $1.12 million.
Then, Buchanan Robin W.T. bought 5,000 shares, generating $380,300 in total proceeds. Upon buying the shares at $76.06, the Director now owns 18,175 shares.
Before that, Friedrichs Dale D sold 4,970 shares. LyondellBasell Industries NV shares valued at $480,997 were divested by the EVP, Ops Excellence, HSE at a price of $96.78 per share. As a result of the transaction, Friedrichs Dale D now holds 34,220 shares, worth roughly $2.39 million.
Piper Sandler downgraded its LyondellBasell Industries NV [LYB] rating to a Neutral from a an Overweight in a research note published on January 07, 2025; the price target was decreased to $95 from $112. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Wolfe Research’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in early March with a ‘”an Underperform”‘ rating. JP Morgan also remained covering LYB and has increased its forecast on February 05, 2024 with a “an Overweight” recommendation from previously “Neutral” rating. Deutsche Bank revised its rating on January 10, 2024. It rated LYB as “a Hold” which previously was an “a Buy”.
Price Performance Review of LYB
On Friday, LyondellBasell Industries NV [NYSE:LYB] saw its stock fall -1.59% to $69.82. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -2.42%. LyondellBasell Industries NV shares have fallen nearly -5.99% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -30.97% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $107.02 was reached on 01/28/25, a 52-week low of $69.79 was recorded on 03/28/25. SMA at 50 days reached $75.58, while 200 days put it at $86.00.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For LYB Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 69.26, which if violated will result in even more drops to 68.71. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 70.85. A further resistance level may holdings at 71.88. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 35.94, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -1.87, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bearish at 98.90%. Stochastics %K at 9.76% indicates the stock is a buying.
How much short interest is there in LyondellBasell Industries NV?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in LyondellBasell Industries NV stocks on 2025-03-14, growing by 1.75 million shares to a total of 6.88 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-02-14 was 5.13 million shares. There was a rise of 25.39%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
