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Kronos Worldwide Inc

KRO
6.080USD
+0.260+4.47%
Close 02/06, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
699.52MMarket Cap
LossP/E TTM

Kronos Worldwide Inc

6.080
+0.260+4.47%
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of Kronos Worldwide Inc

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

Key Insights

Kronos Worldwide Inc's fundamentals are relatively stable, with an industry-leading ESG disclosure.and its growth potential is high.Its valuation is considered fairly valued, ranking 45 out of 69 in the Chemicals industry.Institutional ownership is very high.Over the past month, multiple analysts have rated it as Hold, with the highest price target at 5.50.In the medium term, the stock price is expected to trend up.Despite a good stock market performance and strong technicals over the past month, the fundamentals don't support the current trend.The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Kronos Worldwide Inc's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
45 / 69
Overall Ranking
244 / 4521
Industry
Chemicals

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Media Coverage

Last 24 hours
Coverage Level

Very Low
Very High
Neutral

Kronos Worldwide Inc Highlights

StrengthsRisks
Kronos Worldwide, Inc. is a global producer and marketer of value-added titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigments, a base industrial product used in a wide range of applications. The Company, along with its distributors and agents, sells and provides technical services for its products. TiO2 is a white inorganic pigment used in applications, such as coatings, plastics and paper, as well as many specialty products such as inks, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. The Company offers its customers a broad portfolio of products that include over 50 different TiO2 pigment grades under the KRONOS trademark, which provide a variety of performance properties to meet customers' specific requirements. The Company manufactures and sells iron-based chemicals, which are co-products and processed co-products of the sulfate and chloride process TiO2 pigment production. It also manufactures and sells other specialty chemicals, which are side-stream products from the production of TiO2.
Turnaround to Profit
The company's performance has turned profitable, with the latest annual net income of USD .
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 64.04%.
Undervalued
The company’s latest PB is 0.87, at a low 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 18.98M shares, decreasing 16.82% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by PRFDX
Star Investor PRFDX holds 32.32K shares of this stock.
Higher Market Activity
The company has more investor interest, with a 20-day turnover ratio of 1.07.

Analyst Rating

Based on 2 analysts
Hold
Current Rating
5.500
Target Price
-5.50%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current financial score of Kronos Worldwide Inc is 5.95, ranking 64 out of 69 in the Chemicals industry. Its financial status is weak, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 456.90M, representing a year-over-year decrease of 5.74%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year decrease of 151.53%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
5.95
Change
0

Financials

4.88

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Total liabilities
Free cash flow
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Quality of Earnings

6.64

Operational Efficiency

6.68

Growth Potential

6.15

Shareholder Returns

5.39

Kronos Worldwide Inc's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current valuation score of Kronos Worldwide Inc is 8.52, ranking 15 out of 69 in the Chemicals industry. Its current P/E ratio is -16.93, which is -5132.35% below the recent high of 851.97 and -279.42% above the recent low of -64.24.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.52
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E
P/B
P/S
P/CF
Industry Ranking 45/69
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current earnings forecast score of Kronos Worldwide Inc is 6.00, ranking 55 out of 69 in the Chemicals industry. The average price target is 6.00, with a high of 6.00 and a low of 6.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.00
Change
0

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Analyst Rating

Based on 2 analysts
Hold
Current Rating
5.500
Target Price
-10.86%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

21
Total
10
Median
12
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Kronos Worldwide Inc
KRO
2
Sherwin-Williams Co
SHW
28
Linde PLC
LIN
27
PPG Industries Inc
PPG
27
Air Products and Chemicals Inc
APD
25
Dow Inc
DOW
21
1
2
3
4

Financial Forecasting

EPS
Revenue
Net Profit
EBIT
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current price momentum score of Kronos Worldwide Inc is 9.15, ranking 22 out of 69 in the Chemicals industry. Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 6.52 and the support level at 5.38, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.03
Change
0.12

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(2)
Neutral(2)
Buy(2)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
0.094
Buy
RSI(14)
64.956
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
77.972
Neutral
ATR(14)
0.292
Low Volatility
CCI(14)
134.633
Buy
Williams %R
15.044
Overbought
TRIX(12,20)
0.682
Sell
StochRSI(14)
50.132
Sell
Moving Average
Sell(0)
Neutral(0)
Buy(6)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
5.886
Buy
MA10
5.646
Buy
MA20
5.530
Buy
MA50
5.063
Buy
MA100
5.106
Buy
MA200
5.770
Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current institutional shareholding score of Kronos Worldwide Inc is 3.00, ranking 52 out of 69 in the Chemicals industry. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 16.50%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 1.01%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 1.74M shares, representing 1.52% of shares outstanding, with 22.25% decrease in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
3.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
Valhi Inc
57.99M
--
NLKW Holding, L.L.C.
35.22M
--
Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.
3.26M
-2.13%
Boston Partners
2.95M
+16.92%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
2.20M
-2.80%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
1.34M
-4.14%
Neuberger Berman, LLC
996.34K
+14.53%
Renaissance Technologies LLC
Star Investors
743.09K
+15.83%
Mellon Investments Corporation
540.11K
-1.23%
Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.
532.45K
+0.87%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The U.S. Dollar Index is currently in a neutral state, which has a neutral effect on the Chemicals domestic-focused industry. The Dollar Index (DXY) measures the value of the U.S. dollar against a basket of major currencies, including the euro, yen, pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona, and Swiss franc. The current risk assessment score of Kronos Worldwide Inc is 3.81, ranking 52 out of 69 in the Chemicals industry. The company's beta value is 1.08. This indicates that the stock tends to outperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences larger declines during downward trending markets. with an industry-leading ESG disclosure.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
3.81
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
1.08
VaR
+4.03%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+51.46%
240-Day Volatility
+52.32%

Return

Best Daily Return
60 days
+8.07%
120 days
+8.07%
5 years
+16.65%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-5.67%
120 days
-6.78%
5 years
-19.06%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+2.74
120 days
+0.19
5 years
-0.20

Risk Assessment

Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+51.46%
3 years
+69.95%
5 years
+77.92%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
-0.59
3 years
-0.15
5 years
-0.17
Skewness
240 days
+0.49
3 years
+0.20
5 years
+0.02

Volatility

Realised Volatility
240 days
+52.32%
5 years
+42.08%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+4.57%
5 years
+6.16%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+36.39%
240 days
+36.39%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+42.19%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+32.92%

Liquidity

Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.29%
120 days
+0.25%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
+106.85%
60 days
+43.87%
120 days
+25.58%

Peer Comparison

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8.77 /10
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Koppers Holdings Inc
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8.63 /10
Score
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Ecovyst Inc
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8.57 /10
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8.50 /10
Score
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8.39 /10
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