Reviewing LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE:LYB) & Golden Arrow Merger (NASDAQ:GAMC)

LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE:LYB) and Golden Arrow Merger (NASDAQ:GAMC) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for LyondellBasell Industries and Golden Arrow Merger, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LyondellBasell Industries	1	7	6	0	2.36
Golden Arrow Merger	0	0	0	0	N/A

LyondellBasell Industries currently has a consensus target price of $105.08, indicating a potential upside of 5.36%. Given LyondellBasell Industries’ higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe LyondellBasell Industries is more favorable than Golden Arrow Merger.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

71.2% of LyondellBasell Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.5% of Golden Arrow Merger shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of LyondellBasell Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 77.4% of Golden Arrow Merger shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares LyondellBasell Industries and Golden Arrow Merger’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LyondellBasell Industries	5.20%	19.31%	6.84%
Golden Arrow Merger	N/A	-23.97%	-7.91%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares LyondellBasell Industries and Golden Arrow Merger’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
LyondellBasell Industries	$41.11 billion	0.79	$2.12 billion	$6.47	15.42
Golden Arrow Merger	N/A	N/A	-$1.47 million	N/A	N/A

LyondellBasell Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Golden Arrow Merger.

Summary

LyondellBasell Industries beats Golden Arrow Merger on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About LyondellBasell Industries

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. operates as a chemical company in the United States, Germany, Mexico, Italy, Poland, France, Japan, China, the Netherlands, and internationally. The company operates in six segments: Olefins and PolyolefinsAmericas; Olefins and PolyolefinsEurope, Asia, International; Intermediates and Derivatives; Advanced Polymer Solutions; Refining; and Technology. It produces and markets olefins and co-products, polyethylene, and polypropylene; and propylene oxide and derivatives; oxyfuels and related products; and intermediate chemicals, such as styrene monomer, acetyls, ethylene oxide, and ethylene glycol. In addition, the company produce and markets compounding and solutions including polypropylene compounds, engineered plastics, masterbatches, engineered composites, colors and powders, and advanced polymers including catalloy and polybutene-1; and refines heavy, high-sulfur crude oil and other crude oils, as well as refined products, including gasoline and distillates. Further, it develops and licenses chemical and polyolefin process technologies; 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 Houston, Texas.

About Golden Arrow Merger

Golden Arrow Merger Corp. does not have significant operations. The company intends to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. It focuses on acquiring companies in the healthcare and healthcare-related infrastructure industries in the United States and other developed countries. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in New York, New York. Golden Arrow Merger Corp. is a subsidiary of Golden Arrow Sponsor, LLC.