LyondellBasell Industries NV LYB

Investing.com -- Citi downgraded Dow and LyondellBasell to Neutral from Buy on Wednesday, saying it no longer sees meaningful upside for polyethylene prices even with crude above $100 a barrel.

Chemical stocks are flashing some of the highest dividend yields in the sector right now, but the number your screener shows and the check you will actually receive are not the same thing, and the gap between them hides a story most investors have not noticed yet.

While Dow and LyondellBasell handed shareholders painful dividend cuts, a handful of chemical names kept raising their payouts through the same downcycle. The structural reasons behind that divide reveal which corner of the sector actually belongs in a retirement portfolio.

A fat dividend yield can signal a screaming buy or a slow-motion disaster, and the difference hides in coverage math most investors never check. Six well-known names are flashing the exact warning signs that tend to show up just before a payout gets cut.

Soaring gas prices in the UK have pushed Ineos to mothball key chemical plants in Hull, while US producers sit on far cheaper fuel. That gap in energy cost can reshape which industrial stocks earn healthy returns and which ones fight for survival. This piece unpacks what that shift might mean for investors and walks through 3 US listed chemicals and industrial stocks exposed to this story. The stocks covered below are only a starter set. The full screen on Simply Wall St surfaced another 66...

Alluvium Asset Management, an asset management company, released its “Conventum – Alluvium Global Fund” second-quarter 2026 investor letter. The letter can be downloaded here. The second quarter reflected a sharp shift from geopolitical uncertainty and oil market volatility to a powerful equity rally led by semiconductor companies. Despite the broader market strength, the Fund declined […]

LyondellBasell Industries has pulled ahead of its industry peers this year, and Wall Street remains cautiously optimistic that the stock has further room to run.

Commodity chemical stocks are flashing eye-catching yields right now, but one name on this list already burned investors with a dividend cut this cycle while another is riding a supply shock that could reverse before the balance sheet heals.

VICI Properties, UPS and General Mills lead the list of the highest-yielding dividend stocks in the S&P 500. Some of the other names might surprise you.

LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE:LYB) drew fresh attention after a report linked it to early stage bids for Shell’s U.S. chemicals business, an asset that could be valued around US$8b. See our latest analysis for LyondellBasell Industries. The Shell chemicals bid talk comes after a busy spell for LyondellBasell Industries, with its share price now at US$65.20 and a year to date share price return of 46.88%. That sits alongside a 1 year total shareholder return of 21.49%. However, the 3 year...

ExxonMobil, LyondellBasell, Apollo Global Management, and Kuwait Petroleum have submitted non-binding offers for Shell's U.S. assets

Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) and LyondellBasell NV (NYSE:LYB) have emerged as possible bidders for Shell’s (LSE:SHEL) US chemicals assets, which could be sold for up to $8 billion as the energy major seeks to reduce its exposure to weaker-performing operations. The Financial Times reported on Monday that the two industry groups are among several parties exploring a potential acquisition of the portfolio.

A brutal oil shock is creating opportunity in one unlikely sector