LyondellBasell Industries NV

The analyst consensus target price for LyondellBasell is $116.82, implying a return potential of 8.5% over the closing price of $107.68 as of April 20, 2018.

On May 24, 2017, LyondellBasell’s (LYB) board authorized a new share repurchase program. It can repurchase up to 10% of its outstanding shares over the next 18 months.

LyondellBasell (LYB) is the leading global producer of olefins and polyolefins.

Praxair’s (PX) European segment contributed 14.5% of its total revenue in Q2 2018, compared with 13.5% in Q2 2017.

For LyondellBasell, 30% of the analysts recommended a “buy,” 65% recommended a “hold,” and 5% recommended a “sell.”

On October 22, Celanese (CE) announced that it would be increasing the prices of ethyl acetate in the Americas region.

On a year-to-date basis, until March 19, 2018, OLN stock has fallen 15.5%.

DowDuPont (DWDP) is expected to post an adjusted EPS (earnings per share) of $0.66 in 4Q17. DowDuPont posted an adjusted EPS of $0.55 in 3Q17.

PPG Industries’ (PPG) Industrial Coatings segment is its second reporting segment. The segment represented 42.3% of the company’s total revenue in 4Q17 compared to 42.0% in 4Q16.

The demand for Eastman Chemical’s Tritan continues to grow.

On December 18, 2017, Westlake Chemical (WLK) announced that it had sent notices about the optional redemption of $688 million in senior notes.

Analysts’ revenue expectations As of December 20, 2017, analysts expected RPM International (RPM) to report revenue of $1.3 billion in fiscal 2Q18. The expected revenue represents growth of 6.7% year-over-year. In fiscal 2Q17, RPM reported revenue of $1.2 billion. Between 2012 and 2017, RPM’s second-quarter revenue grew at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of […]

On November 28, 2017, H.B. Fuller (FUL) announced that it has started a new Automotive Competency Center in Mannheim, Germany.

In 3Q17, DWDP’s interest expense was reported at $283 million as compared to the $220 million in 3Q16 on a proforma basis.

On November 6, 2017, H.B. Fuller (FUL) provided its acquisition plans for Adecol Indústria Química, a Brazilian company.

On October 4, 2017, H.B. Fuller (FUL) announced that Ruth Kimmelshue had been appointed to the company’s board of directors, effective immediately.

On September 21, 2017, LyondellBasell (LYB) announced that it has started manufacturing polypropylene (or PP) from its production facility in Dalian, China.

On September 14, 2017, Celanese (CE) announced that it’s increasing the prices for several of its products across different regions.

Analysts’ consensus for Huntsman The number of analysts covering Huntsman (HUN) stock has increased from eight analysts to nine analysts in the last month. Among them, 89% of the analysts have recommended “buy,” and 11% have recommended “hold.” There were no “sell” recommendations. Analysts have raised Huntsman’s 12-month target price to $30.11 from $28.71, implying a potential […]

As of September 7, 2017, LyondellBasell’s one-year forward PE multiple stands at 9.80x, while Eastman Chemical has one-year forward PE multiple of 10.70x.

Westlake Chemical is trading at a premium to its peer Eastman Chemical. After good earnings in 1H17, analysts expect Westlake Chemical to post EPS of $4.66.

On August 25, 2017, Ashland (ASH) announced that it would hike the prices of its Gelcoat portfolio. The price hike will be 75 euros per metric ton.

As of August 17, 2017, International Flavors and Fragrances traded at a one-year forward PE (price-to-earnings) multiple of 22.20x.

ALB has guided its fiscal 2017 revenues to be in the range of ~$2.9 billion–$3.1 billion.

On July 12, 2017, LyondellBasell (LYB) granted its Spherizone and Lupotech T Licenses to Shaanxi Coal Yulin Energy and Chemical.

As of June 26, 2017, LyondellBasell’s one-year forward PE (price-to-earnings) multiple stood at 8.50x.

LyondellBasell’s (LYB) interest expense has been steady in the range of $309 million–$352 million since 2013, although debt has risen during the same period.

As of June 13, 2017, Dow Chemical (DOW) was trading at a one-year forward PE ratio of 14.70x, compared to 10.9x for Eastman Chemical (EMN).

On May 25, 2017, LyondellBasell (LYB) stock closed at $80.67. With LYB’s 2Q17 quarterly dividend of $0.90 per share, its current dividend yield is 4.4%.

On May 15, 2017, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) said it’s set to build a polyethylene plant at its La Porte, Texas, facility.

As of April 27, 2017, Dow Chemical (DOW) was trading at a one-year forward PE ratio of 15.4x, compared to Eastman Chemical (EMN) and LyondellBasell (LYB) at 10.9x and 8.9x, respectively.

As of April 19, 2017, Dow Chemical (DOW) traded at a one-year forward PE ratio of 14.60x.

As of April 18, 2017, DD traded at a one-year forward PE multiple of 20.60x.

As of March 21, Dow Chemical (DOW) traded at a one-year forward PE multiple of 15.50x—compared to its peers Eastman Chemical and LyondellBasell.

From the beginning of 2017 to March 21, 2017, Dow Chemical (DOW) has been an outstanding performer. It rose 10.20% and outperformed SPY.

LyondellBasell is a leading licensor of polyethylene technologies with more than 250 polyolefin process licenses.

As of March 9, 2017, LyondellBasell (LYB) was trading at a one-year forward PE (price-to-earnings) multiple of 9.3x.

For 2Q16, DuPont’s Industrial Biosciences segment reported revenues of $355 million, representing 5% of the company’s total revenue.

DuPont is a technology and research and development driven company. It spent an average of 6% of its revenues on R&D activities during the 2011–2014 period.

After the merger, the merged entity is expected to have a better geographical presence than its individual global presence.

DuPont is a global company with operations in more than 90 countries. In 2014, the company’s North America region contributed 41% to its total revenue.

LyondellBasell (LYB) has a presence throughout the world. However, the company generates around 50% of its revenue from the United States.

LyondellBasell is one of the world’s leading producers of olefins and polyolefins. After Dow Chemical, LYB is the second largest company by revenue and EBITDA in the US.

The Dow Chemical Company has significantly changed its business model to improve its earnings profile and returns to shareholders.

Dow’s Performance Plastics segment contributed 39% and 46% to Dow’s total revenue and EBITDA, respectively, in 2014.